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final
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
05/08/2008

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Term
fixed cost
Definition
does not change in total dollars when volume changes; changes on a per unit basis
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variable cost
Definition
changes in the total dollars as volume changes; on a per unit basis stays the same
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mixed cost
Definition
part fixed, part variable
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direct costs
Definition
cost that will disapear if the company discontinues a particular product
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indirect costs
Definition
cost continued to be incurred despite the discontinuance of a particular product or process
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committed cost
Definition
incurred as a result of a long-term decision
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discretionary cost
Definition
one that can be changed in the short term
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differential cost
Definition
cost that differs between alternatives
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opportunity cost
Definition
income forgone by NOT choosing the other alternative
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sunk cost
Definition
money paid in the past and cannot be reversed
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product cost
Definition
"inventorial" costs assets cost
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period cost
Definition
expenses in a given time period
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breakeven point (concept)
Definition
the amount of sales needed in order to show exactly 0 profit or loss
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break even point formula
Definition
fixed cost/[(sales-variable costs)/sales]
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contribution margin ratio
Definition
(sales-variables)/sales
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contribution margin formula
Definition
sales -variable
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BE point formula in units
Definition
fix cost /(sales-variable/units)
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contribution margin
Definition
the amount of sales each unit is responsible for manking profit
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components of the master budget
Definition
sales/ revenue budget
purchase/ production budget
operating expense budget
income statement budget
cash budget
balance sheet budget
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variances
Definition
budget versus actual results
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raw matierial price variance
Definition
|(actual price)-(standard price budgeted) x actual quantity
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raw material efficiency variance
Definition
|( actual quantity)-(standard or budgeted quantity)x standard price
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labor rate varience
Definition
(actual rate- standard rate) X actual hours
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labor efficiency varience
Definition
(acutal hours- standard(budgeted) hours) X standard rate
Term
assets: increase with ___ & decrease with ____
Definition
debits, credits
Term
owner equity: increases w/ ____, decreases with ____
Definition
credits, debits
Term
liabilities: increase w/ ____, decrease w/ ____
Definition
credit; debit
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revenues: increase w/___; decrease w/____
Definition
credits; debits
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expenses: increased w/__; decrease w/___
Definition
debits; credit
Term
cash accounts: increased w/__; decreased w/ __
Definition
debit; credit
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FIFO
Definition
inventory cost-flow assumption that the first costs in to inventory ready for sale to customers
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LIFO
Definition
inventory cost-flow assumption that the last costs in to inventory are the first costs out to cost of goods
Term
taxable or not:
alimony
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
awards
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
bonuses
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
capital gains and losses
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
debt cancellation
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
employee benifits
Definition
taxable! if discriminatory
Term
taxable or not:
gains from illegal activity
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
gambling winnings
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
scholarships
Definition
taxable! if not used for tution or books/ supplies
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taxable or not:
social security benifits
Definition
may be taxable! 0%-85% taxable 15%-100% tax free
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taxable or not:
unemployment compensation
Definition
taxable!
Term
taxable or not:
child support
Definition
not taxable!
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taxable or not:
damages for personal PHYSICAL injuries
Definition
not taxable!
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taxable or not:
gifts
Definition
not taxable!
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taxable or not:
inheritance
Definition
not taxable!
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taxable or not:
municiple bond interest
Definition
not taxable!
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