Concept explainers
a.
Introduction:
Cost report:
A cost report involves information about spending and expenditure on different activities of the business.
Requirement 1
To evaluate: The usefulness of cost reports to the company.
b.
Introduction:
Cost report:
A cost report involves information about spending and expenditure on different activities of the business.
Requirement 2
To evaluate: The changes that need to be made in reports to provide better insight into how well departmental supervisors control the costs.
c.
Introduction:
Performance report:
A performance report represents the performance or results of the business enterprise by considering its all expenses and revenues.
Requirement 3
To evaluate: A new performance report for the quarter and incorporate a suggested change.
d.
Introduction:
Cost report:
A cost report involves information about spending and expenditure on different activities of the business.
Requirement 4
To evaluate: The ways through which the costs were well controlled in the Assembly Department in the month of March.

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- Principles of Cost AccountingAccountingISBN:9781305087408Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. MitchellPublisher:Cengage Learning
