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| Activity-based costing (ABC) |
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| a method of allocating overhead based on each product's use of activities in making the product |
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| a performance-measurement approach that uses both financial and nonfinancial measures, tied to company objectives, to evaluate a company's operations in an integrated fashion |
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| the group of officials elected by the stockholders of a corporation to formulate operating policies, select officers, and otherwise manage the company |
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| Cheif executive officer (CEO) |
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| Corporate officer who has overall responsibility for managing the business and delegates responsibilites to other corporate officers |
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| Cheif financial officer (CFO) |
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| Corporate officer who is responsible for all of the accounting and finance issues of the company |
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| Financial officer responsible for a company's accounting records, system of internal control, and preparation of financial statements, tax returns, and internal reports |
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| Cost of goods manufactured |
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| total cost of work in process less the cost of the ending work in process inventory |
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| the work of factory employees that can be physically and directly associated with converting raw materials into finished goods |
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| Raw materals that can be physically and directly associated with manufacturing the finished product |
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| Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system |
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| Software that provides a comprehensive, centralized, integrated source of information used to manage all major business processes |
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| work of factory employees that has no physical association with the finished product, or for which it is impractical to trace the costs to the goods produced |
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| Raw materials that do not physically become part of the finished product or cannot be traced because their physical association with the finished product is too small |
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| Just-in-tim (JIT) inventory |
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| inventory system in which goods are manufactured or purchased just in time for use |
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| jobs that are directly involved in a company's primary revenure-generating operating activities |
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| A field of accounting that provides economic and financial information for managers and other internal users |
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| Manufacturing costs that are indirectly associated with the manufacture of the finished product |
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| costs that are matched with the revenue of a specific time period and charged to expense as incurred |
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| Costs that are a necessary and integral part of producing the finished product |
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| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) |
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| Law passed by Congress in 2002 intended to reduce unethical corporate behavior |
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| Jobs that support the efforts of line employees |
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A specific approach used to identify and manage constraints in order to achieve the company's goals |
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| Total Cost of Work in Process |
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Cost of the beginning work in process plus total manufacturing overhead incurred in the current period |
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Total Manufacturing Costs |
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| The sum of direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead incurred in the current period |
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| Total Quality Management (TQM) |
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| Systems implented to reduce defects in finished products with the goal of achieving zero defects |
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| Financial officer responsible for custody of a company's funds and for maintaining its cash position |
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| all activities associated with providing a product or service |
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