ACC 406 Chapter 2: ACC 406 Chapter 2

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One of the most important tasks of managerial accounting is to determine the cost of products, services, customers, and other items of interest to managers. Therefore, wee need to understand the meaning of cost and the ways in which cost can be used to make decisions, both for small entrepreneurial businesses and for large international businesses. A small restaurant needing to know how to breakdown cost in various categories, in order to make e ective operating decisions. ( food = direct cost) ( linens = indirect cost) Cost is the amount of cash or cash equivalent sacri ced for goods and/or services that are expected to bring a current or future bene t to the organization. ex. If a furniture manufacturer buys lumber in cash for 10,000 then the cost of that lumber is. Sometimes, one asset is traded for another asset. Then the cost of the new asset is measured by the value of the asset given up.

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