
Principles of Financial Accounting (Elon University)
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.8E
To determine
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Relevant costs are the costs that are relevant for any decision making. Relevant costs are helpful for take managerial decisions like make or buy, accept or reject new offers, sell or further process etc.
Two basic types of the relevant costs are as follows:
- Out-of-pocket costs
- Opportunity costs
Sunk Costs are cost incurred in past which are irrelevant for the decision making. In the case of sell or process further decisions, the cost already incurred to manufacture the original product is a sunk cost and hence irrelevant for the decision making.
To Indicate:
The example for each type of costs given
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Principles of Financial Accounting (Elon University)
Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.1MECh. 16 - Prob. 16.2MECh. 16 - Mini-Exercise 16.3 LO 2. 3 The make or buy...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.4MECh. 16 - Mini-Exercise 16.5 LO 7 Net present ratio and IRR...Ch. 16 - Mini-Exercise 16.6 LO 9. 10 Payback period and...Ch. 16 - Exercise 16.7 LO 1 Application of cost terminology...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.8ECh. 16 - Exercise 16.9 LO 2, 3 Sell or process further?...Ch. 16 - Exercise 16.10 LO 2. 3 Sell or process further?...
Ch. 16 - Exercise 16.11
LO 2 , 3
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LO 2, 3
Accept special sales order?...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.13ECh. 16 - Exercise 16.14
LO 2, 3
Target costing Rainbow...Ch. 16 - Exercise 16.15
LO 2. 3
The make or buy decision...Ch. 16 - Exercise 16.16
LO 2, 3
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