Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (15th Edition)
Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428858
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost st…
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Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs r…
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“Management should always maximize sales of the product with the highest contribution margin per unit.” Do you agree? Why?

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Recently, Abercrombie & Fitch has been implementing a turnaround strategy since its sales had been falling for the past few years (11% decrease in 2014, 8% in 2015, and just 3% in 2016.) One part of Abercrombie's new strategy has been to abandon its logo-adorned merchandise, replacing it with a subtler look. Abercrombie wrote down $20.6 million of inventory, including logo-adorned merchandise, during the year ending January 30, 2016. Some of this inventory dated back to late 2013. The write-down was net of the amount it would be able to recover selling the inventory at a discount. The write-down is significant; Abercrombie's reported net income after this write-down was $35.6 million. Interestingly, Abercrombie excluded the inventory write-down from its non-GAAP income measures presented to investors; GAAP earnings were also included in the same report. Question: What impact would the write-down of inventory have had on Abercrombie's expenses, Gross margin, and Net income?
Recently, Abercrombie & Fitch has been implementing a turnaround strategy since its sales had been falling for the past few years (11% decrease in 2014, 8% in 2015, and just 3% in 2016.) One part of Abercrombie's new strategy has been to abandon its logo-adorned merchandise, replacing it with a subtler look. Abercrombie wrote down $20.6 million of inventory, including logo-adorned merchandise, during the year ending January 30, 2016. Some of this inventory dated back to late 2013. The write-down was net of the amount it would be able to recover selling the inventory at a discount. The write-down is significant; Abercrombie's reported net income after this write-down was $35.6 million. Interestingly, Abercrombie excluded the inventory write-down from its non-GAAP income measures presented to investors; GAAP earnings were also included in the same report. Question: What impact would the write-down of inventory have had on Abercrombie's assets, Liabilities, and Equity?
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Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (15th Edition)

Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1QCh. 11 - Define relevant costs. Why are historical costs...Ch. 11 - All future costs are relevant. Do you agree? Why?Ch. 11 - Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative...Ch. 11 - Describe two potential problems that should be...Ch. 11 - Variable costs are always relevant, and fixed...Ch. 11 - A component part should be purchased whenever the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.8QCh. 11 - Managers should always buy inventory in quantities...Ch. 11 - Management should always maximize sales of the...
Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11QCh. 11 - Cost written off as depreciation on equipment...Ch. 11 - Managers will always choose the alternative that...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.14QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.15QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.16ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.17ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.18ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.19ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.20ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.21ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.22ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.23ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.24ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.25ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.26ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.27ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.28ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.29PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.30PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.31PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.32PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.33PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.34PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.35PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.36PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.37PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.38PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.39PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.40PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.41PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.42PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.43PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.44PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.45P
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