Questions from Cost Accounting


Q: Company B is a manufacturer of large, complex electrical motors.

Company B is a manufacturer of large, complex electrical motors. It has been making them 'to order', in order quantities of, typically, one-four in a jobbing/batch production system for many years. A...

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Q: The case was prepared as the basis for discussion rather than to

The case was prepared as the basis for discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Danfoss Drives A/S is a Danish producer of frequenc...

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Q: Learning objectives: After reading this case study and completing the questions

Learning objectives: After reading this case study and completing the questions you will be able to: • Demonstrate familiarity with two methods of process costing: weighted average and FIFO. • Discuss...

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Q: The Board of Dumbellow Ltd are meeting on the 23rd January to

The Board of Dumbellow Ltd are meeting on the 23rd January to discuss the draft budget for 2018/19, some two months before the start of that year. The company produces three industrial valves which ar...

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Q: Company A is in the chemical industry and a manufacturer of industrial

Company A is in the chemical industry and a manufacturer of industrial paints. At one of its manufacturing sites (site 1) a new system of costing and management information is being considered to repl...

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Q: This case was originally set in a specialty manufacturer of industrial measuring

This case was originally set in a specialty manufacturer of industrial measuring instruments in Scotland in 1979. The topic is profit variance analysis. THE FIRM Kinkead has been a leading UK firm sin...

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Q: In November 2012, a consultant was employed to review and document

In November 2012, a consultant was employed to review and document the planning and control systems of Integrated Technology Services (UK) Ltd (ITS-UK), to ensure that these were effectively meeting t...

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Q: This case study is taken from Ducker, J., Head,

This case study is taken from Ducker, J., Head, A., McDonnell, B., O'Brien, R. and Richardson, S. (1998), A Creative Approach to Management Accounting: Case Studies in Management Accounting and Contro...

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Q: Fleet operates a chain of high street retail outlets selling clothing and

Fleet operates a chain of high street retail outlets selling clothing and household items. In 1995 this company was heading for a financial loss and was deemed to have lost strategic direction. The bu...

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Q: The Application of Linear Programming to Management Accounting Midland Airport Ltd

The Application of Linear Programming to Management Accounting Midland Airport Ltd LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After reading this case study and completing the questions you will be able to: â€&ce...

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