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 New in the
All Chapters
Fourth Edition
All chapters (except Chapter 1) have a new Foundational 15
feature.
Chapter 1
This chapter has a new section titled Managerial Accounting:
Beyond the Numbers. It has expanded coverage of leadership
skills and an expanded set of end-of-chapter exercises.
Chapter 2
The learning objective pertaining to direct and indirect costs has
been moved to the front of the chapter to improve the students’
ability to understand the material. Appendix 2A has been
overhauled to simplify the explanation of how to use Microsoft
Excel to perform least-squares regression analysis.
Chapter 3
The assumptions of CVP analysis have been moved from the
end of the chapter to the beginning of the chapter. The target
profit analysis and break-even analysis learning objectives
have been reversed.
Chapter 4
This chapter has added Appendix 3A: Activity-Based Absorption
Costing. This material was formerly Appendix 7B in the previous
edition of the book. Moving this material to Chapter 3 offers
instructors greater flexibility when determining how to cover
activity-based costing.
Chapter 5
This chapter has added a new learning objective related to
calculating companywide and segment break-even points for
companies with traceable fixed costs. It has also added a new
appendix related to super-variable costing.
Chapter 6
This chapter has added a new exhibit and accompanying text
to better explain key concepts and terminology within the
chapter.
Chapter 7
A section illustrating the meaning of a constraint has been
added. Also, several new In Business boxes have been created.
Chapter 8
The learning objective pertaining to the payback period has been
moved to the front of the chapter. Adopted a Microsoft Excel-
based approach for depicting net present value calculations.
Added a discussion of the behavioral implications of the simple
rate of return method. Completely overhauled Appendix 8C so
that students can more easily grasp the impact of income taxes on
net present value analysis.
Chapter 9
We added new text and an exhibit to help students better
understand how and why a master budget is created and how
Microsoft Excel can be used to create a financial planning model
that answers “what-if” questions. Two new end-of-chapter
exercises that enable students to use Microsoft Excel to answer
“what-if” questions have also been added.
Chapter 10
The discussion of the variance analysis cycle and management
by exception have been moved into the front of this chapter.
This material was previously included in the standard costing
chapter. In response to customer feedback, we reversed the
headings in the flexible budget performance report. The actual
results are shown in the far-left column, and the planning
budget is shown in the far-right column.
Chapter 11
In response to customer feedback, we reversed the headings
in the general model for standard cost variance analysis. The
actual results (AQ × AP) are shown in the far-left column and
the flexible budget (SQ × SP) is shown in the far-right column.
Chapter 12
This chapter a new Business Focus feature and two new In
Business boxes were added.
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 Noreen’s Powerful Pedagogy
Managerial Accounting for Managers is full of pedagogy designed to make
studying productive and hassle-free.
Rev.Confirming Pages

Opening Vignette

Managerial Accounting
2 Chapter
Each chapter opens with a Business Focus feature that provides a real-world
example for students, allowing them to see how the chapter’s information and
and Cost Concepts
Lowering Health Care Costs and Improving
Patient Care insights apply to the world outside the classroom. Learning Objectives alert
students to what they should expect as they progress through the chapter.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying Chapter 2, you should

be able to:

LO 2–1 Understand cost classifications

used for assigning costs to
cost objects: direct costs and
B U S IN ES S F OC U S

indirect costs.
LO 2–2 Identify and give examples
of each of the three basic
manufacturing cost categories.
LO 2–3 Understand cost classifications
used to prepare financial
statements: product costs and

“Many concepts in accounting are rather abstract if not

period costs.

© Trevor Lush/Purestock/SuperStock, RF
LO 2–4 Understand cost classifications
used to predict cost behavior:
Providence Regional Medical Center’s (PRMC) “single stay” ward is lowering health variable costs, fixed costs, and
care costs and increasing patient satisfaction. Rather than transporting post-surgical mixed costs.

given some type of context to understand them in. The

patients to stationary equipment throughout the hospital, a “single stay” ward brings LO 2–5 Analyze a mixed cost using a
all required equipment to stationary patients. For example, “after heart surgery, cardiac scattergraph plot and the high-
patients remain in one room throughout their recovery, only the gear and staff are in low method.
motion. As the patient’s condition stabilizes, the beeping machines of intensive care LO 2–6 Prepare income statements
are removed and physical therapy equipment is added.” The results of this shift in ori- for a merchandising company

business focus features help to provide this context and

entation have been impressive. Patient satisfaction scores have skyrocketed and the using the traditional and
average length of a patient’s stay in the hospital has declined by more than a day. ■ contribution formats.
LO 2–7 Understand cost classifications
Source: Catherine Arnst, “Radical Surgery,” Bloomberg Businessweek, January 18, 2010, pp. 40–45. used in making decisions:
differential costs, opportunity

can lead to discussions in class if the instructor wishes.”

costs, and sunk costs.
LO 2–8 (Appendix 2A) Analyze a mixed
cost using a scattergraph
plot and the least-squares
regression method.
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—Jeffrey Wong, University of Nevada, Reno

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48 Chapter 2

Applying Excel
Applying Excel
Additional student resources are available with Connect.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2–6 The Excel worksheet form that appears below is to be used to recreate Exhibit 2–9. Download the
workbook from Connect, where you will also receive instructions about how to use this worksheet.

This exciting end-of-chapter feature links the power of Excel with

managerial accounting concepts by illustrating how Excel functionality
can be used to better understand accounting data. Applying Excel goes
beyond plugging numbers into a template by providing students with
an opportunity to build their own Excel worksheets and formulas.
Students are then asked “what if” questions in which they analyze not
only how related pieces of accounting data affect each other but why
Required:
1. Check your worksheet by changing the variable selling cost in the Data area to $900, keeping

they do. Applying Excel immediately precedes the Exercises in eleven

all of the other data the same as in Exhibit 2–9. If your worksheet is operating properly, the
net operating income under the traditional format income statement and under the contribu-
tion format income statement should now be $700 and the contribution margin should now be
$4,700. If you do not get these answers, find the errors in your worksheet and correct them.

of the twelve chapters in the book and is also integrated with Connect,
How much is the gross margin? Did it change? Why or why not?
2. Suppose that sales are 10% higher as shown below:

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,200
Variable costs:

“An excellent pedagogical feature that allowing students to practice their skills online with algorithmically
Cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,600
Variable selling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 990
Variable administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 440
Fixed costs:
Fixed selling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500

generated datasets and to watch animated, narrated tutorials on how

Fixed administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500

helps further reinforce students’ Enter this new data into your worksheet. Make sure that you change all of the data that are
different—not just the sales. Print or copy the income statements from your worksheet.

knowledge of key concepts in the text to use formulas in Excel.

What happened to the variable costs and to the fixed costs when sales increased by 10%?
Why? Did the contribution margin increase by 10%? Why or why not? Did the net operating
income increase by 10%? Why or why not?

book, while strengthening students’

Excel skills that are so important in the
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work place.”
“[Applying Excel is] an excellent way for students to
—Marianne L. James, California State programmatically develop spreadsheet skills without having
University, Los Angeles
to be taught spreadsheet techniques by the instructor. A
significant associated benefit is that students gain more
exposure to the dynamics of accounting information by
working with what-if scenarios.”
—Earl Godfrey, Gardner–Webb University

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Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts 49

The Foundational 15 Additional student resources are available with Connect. The Foundational 15

NEW to the fourth edition of Noreen! Martinez Company’s relevant range of production is 7,500 units to 12,500 units. When it produces LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2–1, 2–2,
and sells 10,000 units, its unit costs are as follows: 2–3, 2–4, 2–6, 2–7

Each chapter now contains one Foundational 15

Amount
exercise that includes 15 “building-block” questions Per Unit
Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 .00

related to one concise set of data. These exercises Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Variable manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . .
$3 .50
$1 .50
Fixed manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . . $4 .00
can be used for in-class discussion or as homework Fixed selling expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fixed administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$3 .00
$2 .00 Confirming
ConfirmingPages
Pages
assignments. They are found before the Exercises
Sales commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 .00
Variable administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . $0 .50

and are available in Connect. Required:

1. For financial accounting purposes, what is the total amount of product costs incurred to make
Job-Order Costing 119
26 Chapter 2
10,000 units?
2. For financial accounting purposes, what is the total amount of period costs incurred to sell

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airfare, 10 nights of lodging, most meals,
some
of variable
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withstand
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produced?
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also
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concepts discussed within the chapter. Each 9. If 8,000 units Each
are produced,
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chapter contains from three to fourteen of these 10. If 12,500 Giuliano

units aresubmitted
level of
produced, a report, a sort of job cost sheet, to VBT headquarters. This report detailed the

production?
what is the total amount of fixed manufacturing cost incurred to
on the ground expenses incurred for this specific tour, including fuel and operating costs for the van,
support this
lodging costs for the guests, the costs of meals provided to guests, the costs of snacks, the cost of

current examples. 11. If 8,000 hiring

incurred to
unitsadditional
support
these
are produced,
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what is theastotal
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to determine include
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the tour. at the
total home of
amount builder KB Home, overhead
manufacturing and electricians
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“I love these. Again, a connection to the real world that adds credence to the course.”
incurred to support
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Sandee Noreen

—Larry N.Bitner, Shippensburg

14. University rect materials, indirect labor is treated as part of manufacturing overhead. Indirect labor
If 11,000 units are produced, what are the total amounts of direct and indirect manufacturing
includes the labor costs of janitors, supervisors, materials handlers, and night security
costs incurred to support this level of production? guards. Although the efforts of these workers are essential, it would be either impractical
15. What total incremental cost will Martinez or incur if it increases
impossible to accuratelyproduction from
trace their 10,000
costs to
to specific units of product. Hence, such labor
10,001 units? costs are treated as indirect labor.
Managerial Accounting in Action Manufacturing Overhead Manufacturing overhead, the third manufacturing
Job-Order Costing—An Example

Vignettes To introduce job-order costing, we will

manufacturing process. This job consists
cision Machining Additional
has agreedstudent
cost follow
category,
Manufacturing
resources
tenance
to produce forand are
includes
a specific
available
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Loops
joball
asmanufacturing
overhead includes
of two experimental couplings
with Connect.
on production
Unlimited, equipment;
a manufacturer
costs except
it progresses through
itemsthatsuch
the direct materials and direct labor.
YostasPre-
indirect materials; indirect labor; main-
Exercises
and heat and light, property
of roller taxes, depre-

These vignettes depict cross-functional teams working coasters. Couplings connect the cars
in the performance and safety of the
EXERCISE 2–1 Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs [LO 2–1]
previous chapter that companies generally
ciation,
and
on theand
light,
ride. Before
and administrative
insurance
roller
we
coaster on
property begin
andmanufacturing
taxes,our insurance,
discussion,
functions, but
classify manufacturing these
costs
facilities. A company also incurs costs for heat
are a critical component
depreciation,
recall
into costs
from
three are
broad
and
a so forth, associated with its selling
not included as part of manufacturing
Northwest Hospital is a (1)
full-service hospital(2)that provides everything from majoroverhead.
surgery andwe the factory are included in manu-
together in real-life settings. Using products and services
emergency room
categories:
care
study
direct materials,
thetooperation
outpatientofclinics.
overhead.
direct
a job-order costing
labor,Only
facturingsystem,
and
overhead.
those costs associated
(3) manufacturing with operating
we will see how each of these three
As

Required: types of costs is recorded and accumulated. Various names are used for manufacturing overhead, such as indirect manufactur-
students recognize from their own lives increases For each cost incurred at Northwest Hospital, indicate ing cost, factory
whether
or an indirect cost of the specified cost object by placing anoverhead.
ufacturing
overhead,
it would mostand factory
likely
X in the appropriate column.
be aburden. All of these terms are synonyms for man-
direct cost
Yost Precision Machining is a small company in Michigan that specializes in fabricat-
engagement and enhances problem-solving skills. Stud­ ing precision metal parts that are used in a variety of applications ranging from deep-sea
exploration vehicles to the inertial Nonmanufacturing
triggers in automobile air bags.Costs The company’s top
MANAGERIAL
ACCOUNTING IN
ACTION
managers gather every morning at Nonmanufacturing
8:00 A.M. in the company’s costs areconference
often divided
room into
for thetwo categories: (1) selling costs and
ents are shown step-by-step how accounting concepts are daily planning meeting. Attending (2)
pany’s president; David Cheung, thetomer
the administrative
meeting this morning
ordersmanager;
marketing
costs. Selling
and get Debbie
are: Jean
the finished
costs include
Yost,
product
Turner,
the com- The Issue
all costs that are incurred to secure
to the customer. These costs are sometimes
the production
cus-

implemented in organizations and how these concepts are manager; and Marc White, the company
nor78542_ch02_023-069 49
calledcontroller.
order-getting and order-filling
The president opened the
Jean: The production schedule indicates we’ll be starting Job 2B47 today. Isn’t that the
costs. Examples of selling costs include advertis-
meeting:
ing, shipping, sales travel, sales commissions, sales salaries, and costs of finished
warehouses. Selling costs can be either direct or indirect costs. For example, the cost of
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special order for experimental couplings, David?

applied to solve everyday business problems. First, “The an advertising campaign dedicated to one specific product is a direct cost of that product,
David: That’s right. That’s the order from Loops Unlimited for two couplings for their
whereas the salary of a marketing manager who oversees numerous products is an indi-
new roller coaster ride for Magic Mountain.
Debbie: Why only two couplings? rect Don’tcost
they with
needrespect to individual
a coupling for everyproducts.
car?
Issue” is introduced through a dialogue; the student then David: Yes. But this is a completely newAdministrative
be subjected to more twists, turns,
roller coaster. The
an organization
drops, and loops rather
carsinclude
costs
thanthan
will goall
withother
on any
costs
faster
manufacturing
associated
and will
existing roller
with the general management of
or selling. Examples of administrative
costs include executive compensation, general accounting, secretarial, public relations,
walks through the implementation process; finally, “The coaster. To hold up under these stresses, Loops Unlimited’s engineers completely
and similar costs involved in the overall, general administration of the organization as a
whole. Administrative costs can be either direct or indirect costs. For example, the salary

Wrap-up” summarizes the big picture.

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“This element is exceptional. The situations truly reflect real life issues business people would
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face—not just “textbook” manufactured examples that always have black-and-white answers.”
—Ann E. Selk, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

ix
 process.
4–6 Why do companies use predetermined overhead rates rather than actual manufacturing
overhead costs to apply overhead to jobs?
4–7 What factors should be considered in selecting a base to be used in computing Confirming Pages
the prede-
termined overhead rate? Confirming Pages
4–8 If a company fully allocates all of its overhead costs to jobs, does this guarantee that a
profit will be earned for the period?
4–9 Would you expect the amount of overhead applied for a period to equal the actual over-
head costs of the period? Why or why not?
142 Chapter
4–10 What 4 is underapplied overhead? Overapplied overhead? What disposition Confirming
is made ofPages
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point?
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and case material continues to conform to AACSB
Exercises Additional student resources are available with Connect.
Decrease.
the target sales level.
Probably change, but the direction is uncertain.
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Treat each case independently.
recommendations and makes a great starting point for
age terms.
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9: Remain
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unchanged.
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 Brief Contents

Chapter 1 Managerial Accounting: An Overview   1

Chapter 2 Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts 23
Chapter 3 Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships 70
Chapter 4 Job-Order Costing 117
Chapter 5 Variable Costing and Segment Reporting: Tools for Management 170
Chapter 6 Activity-Based Costing: A Tool to Aid Decision Making 223
Chapter 7 Differential Analysis: The Key to Decision Making 280
Chapter 8 Capital Budgeting Decisions 333
Chapter 9 Master Budgeting 386
Chapter 10 Flexible Budgets and Performance Analysis 438
Chapter 11 Standard Costs and Variances 475
Chapter 12 Performance Measurement in Decentralized Organizations 521
Appendix A Pricing Products and Services 578
Appendix B Profitability Analysis 593

Index 607

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Chapter
1
Managerial Accounting:
An Overview 1
Cost Classifications for Manufacturing Companies
Manufacturing Costs 25
Direct Materials 25
Direct Labor 25
25

Manufacturing Overhead 26
What Is Managerial Accounting? 2 Nonmanufacturing Costs 26
Planning 3
Controlling 3 Cost Classifications for Preparing Financial
Statements 27
Decision Making 4
Product Costs 27
Why Does Managerial Accounting Matter Period Costs 27
to Your Career? 5 Prime Cost and Conversion Cost 28
Business Majors 5
Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior 29
Accounting Majors 7
Variable Cost 29
Professional Certification—A Smart Investment 7
Fixed Cost 30
Managerial Accounting: Beyond the Numbers 8 The Linearity Assumption and the Relevant Range 32
An Ethics Perspective 9 Mixed Costs 33
Code of Conduct for Management Accountants 9
The Analysis of Mixed Costs 34
A Strategic Management Perspective 11
Diagnosing Cost Behavior with a Scattergraph Plot 35
An Enterprise Risk Management Perspective 12
The High–Low Method 36
A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective 14
The Least-Squares Regression Method 38
A Process Management Perspective 15
A Leadership Perspective 16 Traditional and Contribution Format Income
Intrinsic Motivation 16 Statements 40
Extrinsic Incentives 17 The Traditional Format Income Statement 40
Cognitive Bias 17 The Contribution Format Income Statement 41

Summary 18 Cost Classifications for Decision Making 41

Glossary 18 Differential Cost and Revenue 41
Questions 18 Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost 42
Exercises 19 Summary 43
Review Problem 1: Cost Terms 44
Review Problem 2: High–Low Method 45

2
Glossary 45
Questions 47
Chapter Applying Excel 48
The Foundational 15 49
Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts 23 Exercises 49
Problems 56
Cost Classifications for Assigning Costs to Cost Cases 62
Objects 24
Direct Cost 24 Appendix 2A: Least-Squares Regression
Indirect Cost 25 Computations 63
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3
Chapter
Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships 70
The Basics of Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis 72
Contribution Margin 72
CVP Relationships in Equation Form 74
CVP Relationships in Graphic Form 75
Preparing the CVP Graph 75
Contribution Margin Ratio (CM Ratio) 78
Some Applications of CVP Concepts 79
Change in Fixed Cost and Sales Volume 80
Alternative Solution 1 80
Alternative Solution 2 81
Change in Variable Costs and Sales Volume 81
Solution 81
Change in Fixed Cost, Selling Price, and Sales
Volume 81
Solution 81
Change in Variable Cost, Fixed Cost, and Sales
Volume 82
Solution 82
Change in Selling Price 82
Solution 83
Break-Even and Target Profit Analysis 83
Break-Even Analysis 84
The Equation Method 84
The Formula Method 84
Break-Even in Dollar Sales 84
Target Profit Analysis 85
The Equation Method 85
The Formula Method 86
​​Target Profit Analysis in Terms of Dollar Sales
The Margin of Safety 87
CVP Considerations in Choosing a Cost Structure
Cost Structure and Profit Stability 88
Operating Leverage 90
Structuring Sales Commissions 92
Sales Mix 92
The Definition of Sales Mix 92
Sales Mix and Break-Even Analysis
Summary 95
Review Problem: CVP Relationships 95
Glossary 98
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Questions 98
Applying Excel 99
The Foundational 15 100
Exercises 101
Problems 106
Cases 114
4
Chapter
Job-Order Costing 117
Job-Order Costing—An Overview 118
Job-Order Costing—An Example 119
Measuring Direct Materials Cost 120
Job Cost Sheet 120
Measuring Direct Labor Cost 122
Computing Predetermined Overhead Rates 122
Applying Manufacturing Overhead 123
Manufacturing Overhead—A Closer Look 124
The Need for a Predetermined Rate 124
Choice of an Allocation Base for Overhead Cost 125
Computation of Unit Costs 126
Job-Order Costing—The Flow of Costs 127
Direct and Indirect Materials 128
Labor Cost 129
Manufacturing Overhead Cost 130
Applying Manufacturing Overhead 130
Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead 131
Disposition of Underapplied or Overapplied
Overhead 132
86 Prepare an Income Statement 133
Cost of Goods Sold 133
The Direct Method of Determining
88
Cost of Goods Sold 133
The Indirect Method of Determining
Cost of Goods Sold 134
Income Statement 135
Multiple Predetermined Overhead Rates 136
Job-Order Costing in Service Companies 136
93
Summary 137
Review Problem: Job-Order Costing 137
Glossary 139
Questions 139
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Applying Excel 140
The Foundational 15 141
Exercises 142
Problems 147
Cases 152
Appendix 4A: Activity-Based Absorption Costing
Appendix 4B: The Predetermined Overhead Rate and
Capacity 163
5
Chapter
Variable Costing and Segment
Reporting: Tools for Management 170
Overview of Variable and Absorption Costing
Variable Costing 171
Absorption Costing 171
Selling and Administrative Expenses 172
Summary of Differences 172
Variable and Absorption Costing—An Example
Variable Costing Contribution Format Income
Statement 173
Absorption Costing Income Statement 175
Reconciliation of Variable Costing with Absorption
Costing Income 176
Advantages of Variable Costing and the
Contribution Approach 179
Enabling CVP Analysis 179
Explaining Changes in Net Operating Income 180
Supporting Decision Making 180
Segmented Income Statements and the Contribution
Approach 181
Traceable and Common Fixed Costs
and the Segment Margin 181
Identifying Traceable Fixed Costs 182
Traceable Costs Can Become Common Costs 182
Segmented Income Statements—An Example 183
Levels of Segmented Income Statements 184
Segmented Income Statements—Decision Making
and Break-Even Analysis 186
Decision Making 186
Break-Even Analysis 187
Segmented Income Statements—Common
Mistakes 188
Omission of Costs 188
Inappropriate Methods for Assigning
Traceable Costs among Segments 189
Failure to Trace Costs Directly 189
155 Inappropriate Allocation Base 189
Arbitrarily Dividing Common Costs among
Segments 189
Income Statements—An External Reporting
Perspective 190
Companywide Income Statements 190
Segmented Financial Information 191
Summary 191
Review Problem 1: Contrasting Variable
and Absorption Costing 192
Review Problem 2: Segmented Income Statements 194
Glossary 196
Questions 196
171 Applying Excel 196
The Foundational 15 198
Exercises 199
Problems 206
Cases 214
173
Appendix 5A: Super-Variable Costing 217
6
Chapter
Activity-Based Costing: A Tool
to Aid Decision Making 223
Activity-Based Costing: An Overview 224
Nonmanufacturing Costs and Activity-Based
Costing 224
Manufacturing Costs and Activity-Based Costing 225
Cost Pools, Allocation Bases, and Activity-Based
Costing 225
Designing an Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
System 229
Steps for Implementing Activity-Based Costing 231
Step 1: Define Activities, Activity Cost Pools,
and Activity Measures 231
The Mechanics of Activity-Based Costing 232
Step 2: Assign Overhead Costs to Activity Cost
Pools 232

Step 3: Calculate Activity Rates 235
Step 4: Assign Overhead Costs to Cost Objects
Step 5: Prepare Management Reports 240
Comparison of Traditional and ABC Product
Costs 242
Product Margins Computed Using
the Traditional Cost System 243
The Differences between ABC and
Traditional Product Costs 244
Targeting Process Improvements 247
Activity-Based Costing and External Reports
The Limitations of Activity-Based Costing
Summary 249
Review Problem: Activity-Based Costing 249
Glossary 251
Questions 251
Applying Excel 252
The Foundational 15 254
Exercises 255
Problems 263
Appendix 6A: ABC Action Analysis 268
Chapter
7
Differential Analysis: The Key
to Decision Making 280
Cost Concepts for Decision Making 281
Identifying Relevant Costs and Benefits 281
Different Costs for Different Purposes 282
An Example of Identifying Relevant Costs and
Benefits 282
Reconciling the Total and Differential Approaches
Why Isolate Relevant Costs? 287
Adding and Dropping Product Lines and Other
Segments 287
An Illustration of Cost Analysis 287
A Comparative Format 289
Beware of Allocated Fixed Costs 289
The Make or Buy Decision 291
Strategic Aspects of the Make or Buy Decision
An Example of Make or Buy 292
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Opportunity Cost 293
237
Special Orders 294
Utilization of a Constrained Resource 295
What Is a Constraint? 295
Contribution Margin per Unit of
the Constrained Resource 296
Managing Constraints 299
The Problem of Multiple Constraints 300
Joint Product Costs and the Contribution
Approach 300
247 The Pitfalls of Allocation 301
Sell or Process Further Decisions 302
248
Activity-Based Costing and Relevant Costs 304
Summary 304
Review Problem: Relevant Costs 304
Glossary 305
Questions 306
Applying Excel 307
The Foundational 15 308
Exercises 309
Problems 317
Cases 325
Chapter
8
Capital Budgeting Decisions 333
Capital Budgeting—An Overview 334
Typical Capital Budgeting Decisions 334
Cash Flows versus Net Operating Income 334
Typical Cash Outflows 334
Typical Cash Inflows 335
285 The Time Value of Money 335
The Payback Method 336
Evaluation of the Payback Method 336
An Extended Example of Payback 337
Payback and Uneven Cash Flows 338
The Net Present Value Method 339
The Net Present Value Method Illustrated 339
Recovery of the Original Investment 342
291 An Extended Example of the Net Present Value
Method 343
xxiv Contents

The Internal Rate of Return Method 344 Preparing the Master Budget 392
The Internal Rate of Return Method The Beginning Balance Sheet 394
Illustrated 345 The Budgeting Assumptions 394
Comparison of the Net Present Value and The Sales Budget 396
Internal Rate of Return Methods 346 The Production Budget 396
Expanding the Net Present Value Method 346 Inventory Purchases—Merchandising Company 398
Least-Cost Decisions 347 The Direct Materials Budget 399
The Direct Labor Budget 400
Uncertain Cash Flows 348 The Manufacturing Overhead Budget 401
An Example 348 The Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget 402
The Selling and Administrative Expense
Preference Decisions—The Ranking of Investment
Budget 403
Projects 350
The Cash Budget 404
Internal Rate of Return Method 350
The Budgeted Income Statement 408
Net Present Value Method 350
The Budgeted Balance Sheet 409
The Simple Rate of Return Method 351 Summary 411
Postaudit of Investment Projects 353 Review Problem: Budget Schedules 411
Glossary 414
Summary 354
Questions 414
Review Problem: Comparison of Capital Budgeting
Methods 354 Applying Excel 415
Glossary 356 The Foundational 15 416
Questions 357 Exercises 417
Applying Excel 357 Problems 423
The Foundational 15 359 Cases 434
Exercises 360

10
Problems 364
Cases 371

Appendix 8A: The Concept of Present Value 373 Chapter

Appendix 8B: Present Value Tables 379

Flexible Budgets and Performance
Appendix 8C: Income Taxes and the Net Present
Value Method 381 Analysis 438
The Variance Analysis Cycle 439

9
Chapter
Master Budgeting 386
What Is a Budget? 387
Advantages of Budgeting 387
Responsibility Accounting 388
Choosing a Budget Period 388
The Self-Imposed Budget 389
Human Factors in Budgeting 389
The Master Budget: An Overview
Seeing the Big Picture 391
Flexible Budgets 440
Characteristics of a Flexible Budget 440
Deficiencies of the Static Planning Budget 440
How a Flexible Budget Works 443
Flexible Budget Variances 444
Activity Variances 444
Revenue and Spending Variances 446
A Performance Report Combining Activity and
Revenue and Spending Variances 448
Performance Reports in Nonprofit Organizations 450
Performance Reports in Cost Centers 450
Flexible Budgets with Multiple Cost Drivers 451
390
Some Common Errors 452
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