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Allow me to add some details about the topic this week. While utilizing differential analysis, Weiss (1996) mentions that a decision-making approach examines the relevant costs associated with each option and compares the results. The option selected typically has the most favorable financial impact. This method includes those costs that will change if the one alternative over another. Fixed or other costs are constant for the two options and will not differentiate as sunk costs are past expenditures already incurred and cannot be recovered. It's essential to consider all the potential solutions and opportunities to determine the most cost-effective methods. Analyzing all options, costs, and revenue allows organizations to make the necessary profitable moves and not make imprudent decisions. In theory, in managerial accounting, relevant cost is the incremental and avoidable cost of implementing a decision. These costs are a refined business decision. The key to relevant costing is filtering the necessary data elements for a business decision Hardie (1995). According to Hardie, 1995, the below illustrates types of relevant and non-relevant costs. Types of Relevant Costs Types of Non-Relevant Costs Future Cash Flows A relevant cost is a cash expense that will be incurred in the future due to a decision. Sunk Cost Sunk cost is an expenditure that has already been incurred in the past. Sunk cost is irrelevant because it does not affect the future cash flows of a business. Avoidable Costs Only those costs are relevant to a decision that can be avoided if the decision is not implemented. Committed Costs Future costs that cannot be avoided are irrelevant because they will be incurred irrespective of the business decision being considered. Opportunity Costs A relevant cost is a cash inflow that will be sacrificed due to a particular management decision. Non-Cash Expenses Non-cash expenses such as depreciation are irrelevant because they do not affect the cash flows of a business. Incremental Cost Where different alternatives are being considered, relevant cost is the incremental or differential cost between the various alternatives being considered. General Overheads General and administrative overheads not affected by the decisions under consideration should be ignored.
Hardie, R. (1995). All relevant costs and consequences should be measured. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 310(6971), 61. https://0634a7aix-mp01-y-https-doi-org.prx- keiser.lirn.net/10.1136/bmj.310.6971.61c Weiss, A. A. (1996). ESTIMATING TIME SERIES MODELS USING THE RELEVANT COST FUNCTION: SUMMARY. Journal of Applied Econometrics (1986-1998), 11(5), 539. https://0634a7aix-mp01-y-https- www-proquest-com.prx-keiser.lirn.net/scholarly-journals/estimating-time-series-models-using-relevant- cost/docview/199281565/se-2
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