Bài giảng môn Kế toán, kiểm toán - Chapter 6: Activity analysis, cost behavior, and cost estimation

How does a managerial accountant determine the cost behavior pattern for a particular cost item?

The determination of cost behavior, which is often called cost estimation, can be accomplished in a number of ways.

One way is to analyze historical data concerning costs and activity levels.

The relationship between cost and activity, called cost behavior, is relevant to the management functions of planning, control, and decision making.

In order to plan operations and prepare a budget, managers need to predict the costs that will be incurred at different levels of activity.

Knowledge of cost behavior will help the manager to make the desired cost prediction.

A cost prediction is a forecast of cost at a particular level of activity. (LO1)

 

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Activity Analysis, Cost Behavior, and Cost EstimationChapter 6Copyright © 2014 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.Cost predictionUsing knowledge of cost behavior to forecast level of cost at a particular activity. Focus is on the future.IntroductionCost behaviorRelationship between cost and activity.Process of determining cost behavior, often focuses on historical data.Cost estimation6-2Total Variable Cost Example Your total Pay Per View bill is based on how many Pay Per View shows that you watch.Number of Pay Per View shows watchedTotal Pay Per View Bill6-3Variable Cost Per Unit ExampleThe cost per Pay Per View show is constant. For example, $4.95 per show.Number of Pay Per View shows watchedCost per Pay Per View show6-4Step-Variable CostsActivityCostTotal cost remains constant within a narrow range of activity.6-5Step-Variable CostsActivityCostTotal cost increases to a new higher cost for the next higher range of activity. 6-6Total Fixed Cost ExampleYour monthly basic cable TV bill probably does not change no matter how many hours you watch. Number of hours watchedMonthly Basic Cable Bill6-7Fixed Cost Per Unit ExampleThe average cost per hour decreases as more hours are spent watching cable television.Number of hours watched Monthly Basic cable Bill per hour watched6-8Rent Cost in Thousands of Dollars 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 Rented Area (Square Feet)306090Total cost doesn’t change for a wide range of activity, and then jumps to a new higher cost for the next higher range of activity.Step-Fixed Costs6-9Semivariable Cost A semivariable cost is partly fixed and partly variable.Consider the following example:.6-10Fixed Monthly Rental ChargeVariable Lease Charge Per HourRental Charge Per Hour Total Lease CostTotal semivariable costSemivariable Cost The slope is the variable cost per unit of activity.6-11Curvilinear CostCurvilinear Cost FunctionRelevant RangeActivityTotal CostCurvilinear Cost FunctionA straight-line (constant unit variable cost) closely approximates a curvilinear line within the relevant range.6-12Curvilinear CostCurvilinear Cost FunctionRelevant RangeActivityTotal CostCurvilinear Cost FunctionA straight-Line (constant unit variable cost) closely approximates a curvilinear line within the relevant range.6-13Engineered, Committed, and Discretionary CostsDiscretionaryMay be altered in the short term by current managerial decisions.CommittedLong-term, cannot be reduced in the short term.EngineeredPhysical relationship with activity measure.Depreciation on Buildings and equipmentAdvertising and Research and DevelopmentDirect Materials6-14Visual-Fit Method A scatter diagram of past cost behavior may be helpful in analyzing mixed costs.6-15Plot the data points on a graph (total cost vs. activity).0 1 2 3 4*Total Cost in 1,000’s of Dollars10200*********Activity, 1,000’s of Units ProducedVisual-Fit Method6-16Draw a line through the plotted data points so that about equal numbers of points fall above and below the line. Visual-Fit Method0 1 2 3 4*Total Cost in 1,000’s of Dollars10200*********Activity, 1,000’s of Units Produced6-17Visual-Fit MethodVertical distance is total cost, approximately $16,000.0 1 2 3 4*Total Cost in 1,000’s of Dollars10200*********Activity, 1,000’s of Units ProducedEstimated fixed cost = $10,0006-18The High-Low MethodOwl Co recorded the following production activity & maintenance costs for two months: Using these two levels of activity, compute: the variable cost per unit. the total fixed cost.6-19The High-Low Method6-20 Unit variable cost =in cost in unitsThe High-Low Method6-21 Unit variable cost = $3,600 ÷ 4,000 units = $0.90 per unitThe High-Low Method6-22 Unit variable cost = $3,600 ÷ 4,000 units = $0.90 per unit Fixed cost = Total cost – Total variable costThe High-Low Method6-23 Unit variable cost = $3,600 ÷ 4,000 units = $0.90 per unit Fixed cost = Total cost – Total variable cost Fixed cost = $9,700 – ($0.90 per unit × 9,000 units)The High-Low Method6-24 Unit variable cost = $3,600 ÷ 4,000 units = $.90 per unit Fixed cost = Total cost – Total variable cost Fixed cost = $9,700 – ($.90 per unit × 9,000 units) Fixed cost = $9,700 – $8,100 = $1,600The High-Low Method6-25Least-Squares Regression Method Regression is a statistical procedure used to determine the relationship between variables such as activity and cost.ActivityTotal CostThe objective of the regression method is the general cost equation:Y = a + bX6-26Y = a + bXTotal Cost is the dependent variable.The activity (X) is the independent variable.The X term coefficient (b) is the estimate of variable cost per unit of activity, the slope of the cost line.The intercept term (a) is the estimate of fixed costs. Equation Form of Least-Squares Regression Line6-27Least-Squares Regression MethodStatistics courses and computer courses deal with detailed regression computations using Microsoft Excel.Accountants and managers must be able to interpret and use regression estimates.6-28Terms in the equation have the same meaning as in simple regression with only one independent variable.Multiple Regression Multiple regression includes two or more independent variables: Y = a + b1X1 + b2X2 6-29Engineering Method of Cost EstimationCost estimates are based on measurement and pricing of the work involved.6-30Effect of Learning on Cost BehaviorAs I make more of these things it takes me less time for each one. It must be the learning curve effect that the boss was talking about.I’ve noticed the same thing. And if you include all the variable overhead costs that are also declining, that must be the experience curve.6-31Learning CurveCumulative Production Output Average Labor Time per UnitLearning effects are large initially.Learning effects become smaller, eventually reaching steady state.6-32Data Collection ProblemsMissing data.Outlier data points.Mismatched time periods costs. Trade-offs in choosing the time period.Allocated and discretionary costs.Inflation.6-33

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