Questions from Management Accounting

Q: Duncans sells doughnuts. Data for a recent week are as follows

Duncans sells doughnuts. Data for a recent week are as follows: The manager estimates that if she were to increase the price of cones from $1.75 to $1.93 each, weekly volume would be cut to 850 cone...

Q: In the early 1980s, Bernard Hancock built a small brewery on

In the early 1980s, Bernard Hancock built a small brewery on his 150-acre property in the Macedon Ranges. The brewery, named Mountain Mist Brewery, was designed with ales in mind and Bernard introduce...

Q: Matahari Ltd manufactures and installs renewable energy systems. It has four

Matahari Ltd manufactures and installs renewable energy systems. It has four divisions in Australia: Wind, Thermal Solar, Photo Voltaic (PV) and Installation. The company was listed on the Australian...

Q: In October 2015, Statistics New Zealand published the first comprehensive and

In October 2015, Statistics New Zealand published the first comprehensive and independent report on the state of the country’s environment. This provided information on five ‘domains’ — air, atmospher...

Q: Refer to comprehensive example 3 and search online for more details about

Refer to comprehensive example 3 and search online for more details about these disasters. Could a performance measurement system be useful in mitigating disasters such as these? Is there any way mana...

Q: Brewster House is a not-for-profit shelter for the

Brewster House is a not-for-profit shelter for the homeless. Lately funding has decreased, but the demand for overnight shelter has increased. In cold weather, clients are turned away because the shel...

Q: To reduce costs and focus on core competencies, many entities are

To reduce costs and focus on core competencies, many entities are increasingly outsourcing manufacturing activities to vendors in countries having low labour costs such as China, India, Thailand, Indo...

Q: When activity-based costing was first developed, consultants sometimes promoted

When activity-based costing was first developed, consultants sometimes promoted it for inappropriate uses. Many consulting services focused on using ABC information for short-term decisions such as pr...

Q: Green and Greener Co., a law firm specialising in environmental litigation

Green and Greener Co., a law firm specialising in environmental litigation, had the following costs last year: The following costs were included in overhead: The entity recently improved its abili...

Q: The Australian government has contracted with alternative energy industry organisations to develop

The Australian government has contracted with alternative energy industry organisations to develop new energy technologies. These contracts are sometimes based on cost. Because these organisations are...