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Three types of businesses

Service


Merchandising


Manufacturing

Service firms

Products are not tangible/storable


No inventory of final product

Examples of service industries

Hotels, restaurants, consulting, airlines, gyms, universities, dentist, hair salon

Merchandising Firms

Sell the same product they purchase


Carry inventory to allow goods to be available in the quantities, varieties, and delivery schedule demanded by customers

Examples of merchandising firms

Target, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Staples

Manufacturing Firms



Use labor and equipment to transform raw materials in finished goods


Carry inventory in multiple categories (raw materials, WIP, finished goods)

Examples of manufacturing firms

Apple, Jewelers, Samsung

GAAP Income Statement

Revenue


- COGS


= Gross Margin


- SG&A


= Profit before taxes

Costs on the income statement are classified as:

Product costs or period costs

Product costs

All costs associated with getting products and services ready for sale



Product cost is synonymous with

Cost of services


Cost of sales


COGS


Inventoriable costs

Period Costs

Costs that aren't product costs; aren't related to getting products ready for sale

Period costs are synonymous with

Selling & Admin costs


Selling, general & admin costs

Why does GAAP require the distinction between product and period costs?

The matching principle

COGS =

Cost of beginning inventory


+ COGP


- Cost of ending inventory



Direct Materials equation

Beginning balance


+ DM purchased


- DM used


= End DM

WIP equation

Beginning balance of WIP


+ DL


+ DM


+ MOH


- COGP


= Ending balance of WIP

Finished Goods equation

Beginning balance of FG


+ COGM


- COGS


= End balance of FG

Prime Costs

DM + DL

Conversion Costs

DL + MOH

Determining allocation rate

Rate = Cost pool/denominator value

Determining the amount to allocate to the cost object

Allocated amount = rate x number of driver units for the cost object

Cost driver affects the allocation amount o cost objects

TRUE

Does the choice of a cost driver change the total cost that's allocated?

Nah