tailieunhanh - Lecture Managerial accounting (15/e): Chapter 12 - Garrison, Noreen, Brewer

Chapter 12 - Differential analysis: the key to decision making. Making decisions is one of the basic functions of a manager. To be successful in decision making, managers must be able to tell the difference between relevant and irrelevant data and must be able to correctly use the relevant data in analyzing alternatives. The purpose of this chapter is to develop these skills by illustrating their use in a wide range of decision-making situations. | Differential Analysis: The Key to Decision Making Chapter 12 Relevant Costs and Benefits A relevant cost is a cost that differs between alternatives. A relevant benefit is a benefit that differs between alternatives. Identifying Relevant Costs An avoidable cost is a cost that can be eliminated, in whole or in part, by choosing one alternative over another. Avoidable costs are relevant costs. Unavoidable costs are irrelevant costs. Two broad categories of costs are never relevant in any decision. They include: Sunk costs. A future cost that does not differ between the alternatives. Decision Making: A Two-Step Process Eliminate costs and benefits that do not differ between alternatives. Use the remaining costs and benefits that differ between alternatives in making the decision. The costs that remain are the differential, or avoidable, costs. Step 1 Step 2 Total and Differential Cost Approaches The management of a company is considering a new labor saving machine that rents for $3,000 . | Differential Analysis: The Key to Decision Making Chapter 12 Relevant Costs and Benefits A relevant cost is a cost that differs between alternatives. A relevant benefit is a benefit that differs between alternatives. Identifying Relevant Costs An avoidable cost is a cost that can be eliminated, in whole or in part, by choosing one alternative over another. Avoidable costs are relevant costs. Unavoidable costs are irrelevant costs. Two broad categories of costs are never relevant in any decision. They include: Sunk costs. A future cost that does not differ between the alternatives. Decision Making: A Two-Step Process Eliminate costs and benefits that do not differ between alternatives. Use the remaining costs and benefits that differ between alternatives in making the decision. The costs that remain are the differential, or avoidable, costs. Step 1 Step 2 Total and Differential Cost Approaches The management of a company is considering a new labor saving machine that rents for $3,000 per year. Data about the company’s annual sales and costs with and without the new machine are: Total and Differential Cost Approaches As you can see, the only costs that differ between the alternatives are the direct labor costs savings and the increase in fixed rental costs. We can efficiently analyze the decision by looking at the different costs and revenues and arrive at the same solution. Adding/Dropping Segments One of the most important decisions managers make is whether to add or drop a business segment. Ultimately, a decision to drop an old segment or add a new one is going to hinge primarily on the impact the decision will have on net operating income. To assess this impact, it is necessary to carefully analyze the costs. Adding/Dropping Segments Due to the declining popularity of digital watches, Lovell Company’s digital watch line has not reported a profit for several years. Lovell is considering discontinuing this product line. Adding/Dropping Segments A Contribution .

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