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Accounting Vocab
WJU MBA 510 Accointing for Management Control
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Accounting
Graduate
02/03/2014

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Term
Product Costs
Definition
aka manufacturing costs
Term
Prime Cost
Definition
combo of direct materials and direct labor
Term
Period Costs
Definition
aka nonmanufacturing costs
Term
Conversion Cost
Definition
combo of direct labor and manufacturing overhead
Term
Inventory Accounts
Definition
(assets) includes work in progress and finished goods
Term
Gross Margin
Definition
revenue less costs of goods sold (then divided by revenue if a percent)
Term
Net Income
Definition
company's total earnings
Term
Job Order v Process Costing
Definition
e.g. batch of widgets, printing dept
Term
Activity-based Costing
Definition
activity or event is cost driver, eg order setup
Term
Contribution Margin
Definition
(Product Revenue - Product Variable Costs)
/ Product Revenue
Term
Line Position
Definition
A position directly engaged in performing the work for which a unit was established
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High-Low Method
Definition
in cost accounting, a way of attempting to separate out fixed and variable costs given a limited amount of data. VC=(HC-LC)/(HU-LU); FC=HC-VC(HU)=LC-VC(LU)
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