MA 260 Module 7 Assignment Mini Case Study Part II

Assignment Instructions

Mini- Study Part II

Answer the questions below about your data adhering to the outlined criteria in complete sentences. Cite any outside sources that are used.

Item	Description
1	Treat your data just as you would one of the datasets from the homework. Be sure you include appropriate measures of central tendency and dispersion etc.
2	Construct a frequency distribution using 5 –8 classes.
3	Create 2 different but appropriate visual representations of your data (pie chart, bar graph, etc). You MUST use Excel to do this.
4	Complete the calculations for the 8 statistics you identified in your worksheet in week 3. You MUST use Excel to do this.
5	Write a brief paragraph describing the meaning or interpretation for EACH of the statistics. For example, if some of the statistics chosen were the mean, median and mode, which is the best measure?
6	Construct a 95% Confidence Interval to estimate the population mean/proportion in the claim.
7	Complete the calculations for the 8 statistics you identified in your What can you conclude from this result regarding the topic?
8	Write up the responses to these questions in an APA paper between 500-1,000 words.

 

MA610 Activity 2_06 Activity-Based Costing

Activity 2_06

Instructions

Activity-Based Costing (ABC) has been developed as a methodology for determining the cost of products and services. Activity-Based Management (ABM) has been developed as a basis for the use of financial information for managerial decision-making. This assignment introduced you to the basic concepts and applications of activity analysis and ABC. Utilize the knowledge base you gained from the Lecture and Research Update and your Required Readings to complete this activity.

Research at least two (2) articles that include a description of a company's design and implementation of an ABC system. Good sources include Strategic

Finance, Management Accounting Quarterly, and the Journal of Cost Management.

Then prepare a report on your findings. Your response should include the following.

1.      Company Name

2.      Company Industry

3.      Description of the ABC Application

4.      Assessment of the Benefits of the ABC System for the Company

5.      Discussion of the Implementation of an ABC Project

Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 4-page response is required.)

 

MA610 Managerial Accounting Activity 4

Part A

Complete Problem 8-44 (p. 341) on the Lucerne Chocolate Company. (A 1½-page response is required.)

Part B

Case 8-54 (pp. 346-347) is an application to assess your ability to work with flexible budgets. This case provides budgetary information about Hopkins Community Hospital, an outpatient clinic. This is a good example of the use of a flexible budget for analyzing performance at a service sector organization. Use the information in the narrative and the supporting schedules to answer the "Required" questions. (A 1½-page response is required.)

 

MA610 Managerial Accounting Activty 6

Lesson 6: Managerial Decision Making

Activity 6: Pricing & Costing (100 points)

Part A : For this activity, you need to complete Problems 5-56 (pp. 218) and 5-57 (pp. 218). First, however, you need to perform the following before completing the problems. (A 1-page answer is required.)
Part B: Complete text Problems 5-59 (pp. 219), 6-32 (pp. 252), and 6-56 (p. 261). Show all computations. (A 2-page response is required.)

MA610 Managerial Accounting Discussion Question 3-2

Lesson 3: Cost Management Systems – Part II

Go to La-Z-Boy's website() and click on the "Our Furniture Line" tab. Thenclick on the "Recliners" icon. Find and compare the characteristics (size and movement) andoptions (types and color of fabrics) available for the Artie, Atlas, and Baxter recliner models. Inaddition, think about how and where these products may be purchased.

 

a.What type of costing system do you think would work best for La-Z-Boy inmanufacturing recliners? Give three (3) reasons/rationales for using the type of systemyou chose.

b.Do you think that an activity-based costing system could be used for the La-Z-Boyrecliners? Why or why not?

 

MA610 Managerial Accounting Discussion Question 1-2

Lesson 1: Managerial Accounting Basics

a. Complete a solution set for Fundamental Assignment Material Exercise 3-A1, "Activity Analysis" only (p. 106).

 

b. Complete a solution set for Fundamental Assignment Material Exercise 3-A2, "Division of Mixed Costs into Variable and Fixed Components" (p. 106).

 

 

MA610 Managerial Accounting Discussion Question 1-1

Discussion Question 1_01

Instructions

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.

Chapters 2 and 3 introduce you to basic cost behavior, cost-volume relationships, and ways to measure cost behavior. Based on these readings, perform the following. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)

1. Complete a solution set for Fundamental Assignment Material - Exercise 2-A1, "Cost-Volume-Profits and Vending Machines" (p. 66). Be sure to show or explain how you arrive at each answer.
2. Complete the Cognitive Exercises 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, and 3-28 (p. 113).

 3-25 Mixed Costs And The Sales Force 

Wysocki Company Pays Its Sales Force A Fixed Salary Plus A 5 Commission On All Sales Explain Why Sales Force Costs Would Be Considered A Mixed Cost

 3-26 Committed and Discretionary fixed costs in manufacturing

Among the fixed cost of Howarthcompany are depreciation and research and development (R&D).  Using these two costs as examples, explain the difference between committed and discretionary fixed costs.

3-27 Cost Functions and Decision Making

Why is it important that decision makers in corporation know the cost function for producing the companies' products?

3-28 Statistical Analysis and Cost Functions

What advantages does using regression analysis have over the visual-fit method for determining costs functions?