Types of Management Accounting Information
Management accounting information for resource management:
Management accounting information:
As being the management accountant for close up and personal, the following management information must be needed by the manager of outlet, design team, marketing manager and contract managers:
Manager of retail store:
Manager of all 6 retail stores must required information about the monthly sales, monthly expenditure, fixed and variable expenditure, salary, wages, depreciation etc. It would help them to manage the stores and make the better decisions about the growth of the retail store.
Manager of design team must required information about the monthly sales, monthly expenditure, fixed and variable expenditure, consumer demand etc. It would help them to manage the designs and control over the expenditure accordingly (Brealey, Myers and Marcus, 2007).
Marketing manager:
Manager of marketing department must required information about the advertising budgets, fixed and variable expenditure over the marketing plans etc. It would help them to manage the growth and make the better decisions about the growth of the retail store.
Contracts manager:
Manager of contract department must required information about the price of raw material, required raw material etc. It would help them to manage the cost and contract from the outside suppliers accordingly (FIRRER, 2012).
Explanation:
It has been found that the manager of the company wants to enhance the operation of the company. It has been analyzed that the main vision of the company is to enhance the fashion trend in the industry. Through market analysis, it has been found that if the manager makes the best of the strategy for the company after analyzing the market condition than surely, company would be able to enhance its business operation (Davies and Crawford, 2011).
It has been found that planning strategy is significant for every company to make the best decisions in concern of enhancing the business operation of a company. In this company, the main vision of the company is to enhance the fashion industry so company could work on this vision to enhance the sales and revenue of the company (CORRERIA, 2013). This will not only enhance the short term devolvement of the company but would also help the company to enhance its market more.
Que 2)
Schedules of cost of goods manufactured and sold; income statement:
Books of Fint off fashion |
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Schedule of cost of goods manufactured |
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Beginning of raw material |
24000 |
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Add: Material purchased |
108000 |
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Less: Ending raw material |
-15000 |
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RAW Material used |
117000 |
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Direct labour cost |
120000 |
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manufactured overheads |
72000 |
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Total manufacturing cost |
309000 |
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add: Beginning WIP inventory |
24000 |
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Less: Ending WIP inventory |
-18000 |
6000 |
Indirect Labour |
9000 |
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Indirect material |
6000 |
|
15000 |
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Cost of goods manufactured |
330000 |
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Books of Fint off fashion |
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Schedule of cost of goods sold |
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Beginning of raw material |
24000 |
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Add: Material purchased |
108000 |
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Less: Ending raw material |
-15000 |
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RAW Material used |
117000 |
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Direct labour cost |
120000 |
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manufactured overheads |
72000 |
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Total manufacturing cost |
309000 |
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Changes in WIP inventory |
24000 |
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-18000 |
6000 |
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Indirect labour |
9000 |
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Indirect Material |
6000 |
15000 |
Cost of goods manufactured |
330000 |
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add: Beginning finished goods inventory |
12000 |
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Less: Ending finished goods inventory |
-30000 |
|
-18000 |
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Cost of goods sold |
312000 |
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Books of Fint off fashion |
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Income Statement |
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Sales |
570000 |
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Less: cost of goods sold |
312000 |
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Gross Profit |
258000 |
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Less: Expenses |
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Selling and administration expenses |
90000 |
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Income tax expenses |
54000 |
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Depreciation |
36000 |
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Total expenses |
180000 |
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Net operating income |
78000 |
Changes: |
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Books of Fint off fashion |
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Schedule of cost of goods manufactured |
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Beginning of raw material |
24000 |
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Add: Material purchased |
110400 |
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Less: Ending raw material |
-15000 |
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RAW Material used |
119400 |
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Direct labour cost |
120000 |
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manufactured overheads |
72000 |
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Total manufacturing cost |
311400 |
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add: Beginning WIP inventory |
24000 |
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Less: Ending WIP inventory |
-18000 |
6000 |
Indirect Labour |
9600 |
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Indirect material |
6000 |
|
15000 |
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Cost of goods manufactured |
332400 |
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Books of Fint off fashion |
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Schedule of cost of goods sold |
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Beginning of raw material |
24000 |
|
Add: Material purchased |
110400 |
|
Less: Ending raw material |
-15000 |
|
RAW Material used |
119400 |
|
Direct labour cost |
120000 |
|
manufactured overheads |
72000 |
|
Total manufacturing cost |
311400 |
|
Changes in WIP inventory |
24000 |
|
-18000 |
6000 |
|
Indirect labour |
9600 |
|
Indirect Material |
6000 |
15000 |
Cost of goods manufactured |
332400 |
|
add: Beginning finished goods inventory |
12000 |
|
Less: Ending finished goods inventory |
-30000 |
|
-18000 |
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Cost of goods sold |
314400 |
|
Books of Fint off fashion |
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Income Statement |
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Sales |
570000 |
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Less: cost of goods sold |
314400 |
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Gross Profit |
255600 |
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Less: Expenses |
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Selling and administration expenses |
90000 |
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Income tax expenses |
54000 |
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Depreciation |
36000 |
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Total expenses |
180000 |
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Net operating income |
75600 |
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Que 3)
Cost behavior; engineered cost; committed and discretionary costs: manufacturer:
Fixed or variable cost |
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Cost of daily radio advertising on the local community radio station |
Fixed cost |
Cost of the fabric used to make the T-shirts |
Variable cost |
Cost of the ink used in the designs |
Variable cost |
Salary of the managing director |
Fixed cost |
Wages of the production employees who sew and print the T-shirts |
Variable cost |
Cost of movie tickets provided for the Employee of the Month award each month |
Fixed cost |
Depreciation of the sewing machines, calculated on a units of production basis |
Variable cost |
Cost of electricity used in the factory building |
Variable cost |
Rent of the building |
Fixed cost |
Wages of the staff who package the T-shirts |
Variable cost |
Cost of sewing machine maintenance |
Fixed cost |
Cost of the new advertising sign at the front of the factory |
Fixed cost |
Cost of the company car used by the managing director |
Fixed cost |
Variable cost: variable cost is those cost which get varies with the production level. In this case, cost of fabric, cost of ink, wages, depreciation, electricity cost, packaging staff wages etc are the variable cost. Engineered cost is the cost where production could be quantitatively calculated. Here, depreciation, cost of fabric, cost of ink, wages, packaging staff wages all are engineering cost as they are related to production level of the company.
Fixed cost: fixed cost is that costs which do not get vary with the production level. In this case, advertising cost, salary, rent, maintenance cost, advertising sign, cost of car etc are the fixed cost.
Discretionary cost center depends upon the budgetary performance which is based on many objectives to operate within already determined cost constraint that is set by the manager whereas committed cost depends upon maintaining and establishing business readiness. Here, movie tickets cost, salary, rent are the discretionary cost whereas advertising, movie tickets cost etc are committed cost.
Que 4)
Cost of goods manufactured; over applied or under applied overhead and journal entries:
Books of Cool cookings tool limited |
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Schedule of cost of goods manufactured |
|
4000 |
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26000 |
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-2800 |
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27200 |
|
2000 |
|
20000 |
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-1800 |
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20200 |
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3000 |
|
32000 |
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Less: Ending manufacturing OH |
|
35000 |
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Cost of goods manufactured |
82400 |
Over applied overhead expense = Total manufacturing OH applied to WIP – Total manufacturing cost actually incurred |
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30300 |
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35000 |
|
4700 |
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Books of Cool cookings tool limited |
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Journal Entries |
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26000 |
|
26000 |
|
26000 |
|
26000 |
|
82400 |
|
82400 |
|
4700 |
|
4700 |
References:
Brealey, R., Myers, S.C. and Marcus, A.J., 2007. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. Mc Graw Hill, New York.
CORREIA, C. et al. 2013. Financial Management. 7th Edition. Cape Town: Juta andCompany Ltd.2.
Davies, T. and Crawford, I., 2011. Business accounting and finance. Pearson.
FIRER, C. et al. 2012. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. 5th Edition.Berkshire.McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.