SOLUTION MANUAL
Horngren's Accounting, 13th Edition Managerial
by Tracie Miller-Nobles, Brenda Mattison, All Chapter 1-9
,THE MANAGERIAL CHAPTERS
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1. Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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2. Job Order Costing
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5. Master Budgets
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6. Flexible Budgets and Standard Cost Systems
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7. Cost Allocation and Responsibility Accounting
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8. Short-Term Business Decisions j j
9. Capital Investment Decisions
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Review Questions
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rs,j(2)jpurposejofjinformation,j(3)jfocusjandjtimejdimensionjofjthejinformation,j(4)jrulesjandj restrictions,j
(5)jscopejofjinformation,jandj(6)jbehavioral.
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ortjlinejpositions.
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lljrelevantjpartiesjregardingjappropriatejusejofjconfidentialjinformation.j Monitorjtoj ensurejcom
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entjconflictsjofjinterest.j Advisejalljpartiesjofjanyjpotentialjconflicts.
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utejtojajpositivejethicaljculturejandjplacejintegrityjofjthejprofessionjabovejpersonalj interest.
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sjunderstandingjofjthejreports,janalyses,jorjrecommendations.
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ompanies,jbanks,jcleaningjservicejcompanies,jaccountingjfirms,jlawjfirms,jmedicaljphysicians,j andjonlineja
uctionjservices.
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ducts,jandjmanagersjarejaccountablejforjthejpurchasing,jstorage,jandjsalejofjthejproducts.jExamplesj ofjme
rchandisingjcompaniesjincludejtoyjstores,jgroceryjstores,jandjclothingjstores.
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gjcompaniesjusejlabor,jequipment,jsupplies,jandjfacilitiesjtojconvertjrawjmaterialsjintoj newjfinishedjpro
ducts.jInjcontrastjtojmerchandisingjcompanies,jmanufacturingjcompaniesjhavejaj broadjrangejofjproduc
tionjactivitiesjthatjrequirejtrackingjcostsjonjthreejkindsjofjinventory.
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j ProcessjInventory,jandjFinishedjGoodsjInventory.
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ProcessInventoryj includesjgoodsjthatjhavejbeenjstartedjinjthejmanufacturingjprocessjbutjarejnotjyetjcompl
ete.j Finishedj GoodsjInventoryjincludesjcompletedjgoodsjthatjhavejnotjyetjbeenjsold.
10. Ajdirectjcostjisjajcostjthatjcanjbejeasilyjandjcost-
effectivelyjtracedjtojajcostjobjectj(whichjisjanythingj forjwhichjmanagersjwantjajseparatejmeasurementj
ofjcost).jAnjindirectjcostjisjajcostjthatcannotjbej easilyjorjcost-effectivelyjtracedjtojajcostjobject.
11. Thejthreejmanufacturingjcostsjforjajmanufacturingjcompanyjarejdirectjmaterials,jdirectjlabor,jandj manuf
acturingjoverhead.jDirectjmaterialsjarejmaterialsjthatjbecomejajphysicaljpartjofjajfinishedj productjandj
whosejcostsjarejeasilyjtraceablejtojthejfinishedjproduct.j Directjlaborjisjthejlaborjcostjofj thejemployeesjwh
ojconvertjmaterialsjintojfinishedjproducts.jManufacturingjoverheadjincludesjallj manufacturingjcostsjexce
ptjdirectjmaterialsjandjdirectjlabor,jsuchjasjindirectjmaterials,jindirectjlabor,j factoryjdepreciation,jfactor
yjrent,jandjfactoryjpropertyjtaxes.
