
Concept explainers
1)
Introduction:
Business Activities and Nature of Costs in Fast Food Business
• There are several business activities that take place right from when a customer enters the organization up until when he leaves after successfully placing and receiving an order.
• Some of the activities are contributory to costs and profits and some are non-monetary items. However the non-monetary items also have a contribution to the bottom line as they indirectly influence the revenues and profits.
• Examples of Value Added activities are: Process of Preparation of Order, Packaging and Delivery of goods etc.
• Examples of Non Value Added activities are: Waiting time to process customers’ orders
To Determine:
Business activities from the time a customer arrives to the time the customer departs.
2)
Introduction:
Cost Classification
• The time taken from the start of the sale process, i.e. the receipt of a confirmed sales order, to the completion of the transfer of goods or services, i.e. dispatch of goods consists of several activities and costs. Components of costs are Costs of Value added activities comprising of Variable costs and
• Variable costs refer to the costs of manufacture that have a direct co-relation with the volume of the goods manufactured, i.e. the costs increase with an increase in the goods produced. Examples are costs of direct material and direct labor.
• Manufacturing costs are costs that are directly incurred in connection with manufacture of goods. Examples are Direct materials and Manufacturing
• Fixed costs refer to the costs of manufacture that have an inverse co-relation with the volume of the goods manufactured, i.e. the costs decrease with an increase in the goods produced. Examples are costs of factory rent,
To Determine:
Costs from Business activities from the time a customer arrives to the time the customer departs.
3)
Introduction:
Cost Classification
• The time taken from the start of the sale process, i.e. the receipt of a confirmed sales order, to the completion of the transfer of goods or services, i.e. dispatch of goods consists of several activities and costs. Components of costs are Costs of Value added activities comprising of Variable costs and manufacturing costs and Costs of Value added activities such as fixed costs.
• Variable costs refer to the costs of manufacture that have a direct co-relation with the volume of the goods manufactured, i.e. the costs increase with an increase in the goods produced. Examples are costs of direct material and direct labor.
• Manufacturing costs are costs that are directly incurred in connection with manufacture of goods. Examples are Direct materials and Manufacturing Overhead
• Fixed costs refer to the costs of manufacture that have an inverse co-relation with the volume of the goods manufactured, i.e. the costs decrease with an increase in the goods produced. Examples are costs of factory rent, depreciation on plant and equipment
To Determine:
Costs from Business activities from the time a customer arrives to the time the customer departs as Variable or Fixed

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