Answer:
a. Incremental analysis.
b. Sunk cost.
c. Relevant information.
d. Opportunity cost.
e. Joint products.
f. Out-of-pocket cost.
g. Split-off point.
Explanation:
a. Incremental analysis: examination of differences between costs to be incurred and revenue to be earned under different courses of action.
b. Sunk cost: a cost incurred in the past that cannot be changed as a result of future actions. Sunk cost can be defined as a cost or an amount of money that has been spent on something in the past and as such cannot be recovered.
c. Relevant information: costs and revenue that are expected to vary, depending on the course of action decided on. Hence, relevant cost are relevant for decision-making purposes but not sunk costs.
d. Opportunity cost: the benefit foregone by not pursuing an alternative course of action. Opportunity cost also known as the alternative forgone, can be defined as the value, profit or benefits given up by an individual or organization in order to choose or acquire something deemed significant at the time.
e. Joint products: products made from common raw materials and shared production processes.
f. Out-of-pocket cost: a cost yet to be incurred that will require future payment and may vary among alternative courses of action.
g. Split-off point: the point at which manufacturing costs are split equally between ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Thus, it give rise to joint products that emerge from the same raw materials and a shared manufacturing process.
Explanation:
a) A free market would allow the laws of demand and supply to flourish; prices of commodities will be set by manufacturers based on demand. However, Government regulations which interfere with the free market is going to result in feeling the pain of monopoly.
b) Indeed, the price mechanism when controlled by the government can result in efficient provision of public goods.
One such example of a public good ls PMS (premium motor spirit) used as petrol in most vehicles. Controlling the price of petrol by the government in most cases helps avoid excessive charges from petrol stations per pump price.
Answer: Market is a place where sellers meet buyers and buyers meet sellers. Sellers come to advertise what they are trading, buyers come to buy what they need or want
Explanation:
Market is a place where sellers meet buyers and buyers meet sellers. Sellers come to advertise what they are trading, buyers come to buy what they need or want. My company in this case study is an industrial company(that sells pumps, Industrial consumables), and most times we don't actually have a place where we go to sample our products except for exhibitions. What we do most times to sell our products is to reach out to our clients through social media, television and radio ads, going to them for presentations. It is oligopoly kind of business, meaning they are competitions and we have a few firms that dominate the market, so we have to brand ourselves very well in performance and competency to beat the competition.
Answer:
Reduce the Cash Book Balance by $45
Explanation:
The Cash Book Balance will be $45 too much (overstated) and should be reduced. Thus, this error be treated on the bank reconciliation by reducing the Cash Book Balance by $45.
