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Managerial Accounting Terms
Costs Ect.
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Accounting
Undergraduate 2
05/01/2009

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Direct Labor
Definition
Touch Labor, easily traced
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Direct Materials
Definition
integral parts of finished product
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Manufacturing Overhead
Definition
All costs that are not Direct Labor or Materials
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Selling Costs
Definition
All costs involved in securing orders and delivering the finished product to the customer
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Administrative Costs
Definition
All executive, organizational, and clerical costs associated with the general management of the company
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Product Cost
Definition
All costs involved in acquiring or making a product. Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead
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Period Cost
Definition
All costs that are not product costs. All Selling and Administrative Costs.
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Prime Cost
Definition
Direct Materials + Direct Labor
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Conversion Cost
Definition
Direct Labor + Manufacturing Overhead
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
Potential benefits given up when one alternative is chosen over another
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Sunk Cost
Definition
Cost already been incurred and cannot change
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Differential
Definition
Difference in cost between two alternatives
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Step-Variable Cost
Definition
Only available in large chunks of time
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Y= a +bX
Definition
Total Mixed Cost = Fixed Cost + Variable Cost Per Unit(Number of Units)
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Discretionary Fixed Costs
Definition
Annual Decisions that can be changed from year-to-year
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Committed Fixed Costs
Definition
Costs that cannot be changed even in the slightest without changing many things
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Cost Center
Definition
Manager controls cost but not Revenue or Investments
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Investment Center
Definition
Manager has control over cost, revenue, and investment
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Profit Center
Definition
Manager has control over Cost and Revenue but no control over investment
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Responsibility Center
Definition
Manager has control over costs, revenues, or investments. or all.
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