GC ACC360 all week discussions latest 2015 november

GC ACC360 week 1 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1Compare and contrast financial, managerial, and cost accounting. Choose a well-known company, and describe how managers of that company might use financial, managerial, and cost accounting information. Be specific. Do not choose a company that one of your classmates has already written about. Participate in follow-up discussion by adding to your classmates’ comments.dq 2What information does cost accounting provide? What decisions can be made regarding a manufacturing operation from the data? Be specific.GC ACC360 week 2 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1Find a journal article online about job costing systems. In the subject line of your post, include the title of the article that you read. Post a link to that article with your initial post, and provide a summary and a reaction to the article. The summary should be approximately 250 words, and the reaction should be approximately 150 words. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Do not choose an article that one of your classmates has already posted on. To participate in follow-up discussion, choose one of the articles that your classmates have posted, and provide your own reaction to it.dq 2Compare and contrast actual and normal costing. What is a benefit of each? What is a circumstance in which each would be appropriate?GC ACC360 week 3 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1What are the major differences between job-order costing and process costing systems? Give an example of a well-known company that might use job costing, and an example of a well-known company that might use process costing. Explain why you have chosen the companies that you did, and do not choose companies that your classmates have already commented upon. Participate in follow-up discussion bycommenting on your classmates’ choices of companies.dq 2“The standard costing method is particularly applicable to process costing situations.” Do you agree? Why?GC ACC360 week 4 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1How can broad averaging inappropriately cost products or services? What are the potential problems that can arise from using a traditional costing system? Give an example of a well-known company, and identify what it might use to allocate overhead costs to products using a traditional system. Next, indicate what activities the company might identify if they were to use an ABC system. Why might an ABC system be better? Explain. Participate in follow-up discussion by adding to your classmates’ comments.dq 2Describe the ABC method, and provide a detailed example of where it would be used.GC ACC360 week 5 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1What is the difference between a static budget and a flexible budget? Give an example of a well-known company that might benefit from using a flexible budget, and an example of a well-known company that might use a static budget. Explain why you have chosen the companies that you did, and do not choose companies that your classmates have already commented upon. Participate in follow-up discussion bycommenting on your classmates’ choices of companies.dq 2What types of information can variance analysis provide to the manager? How can it be used? Give examples.GC ACC360 week 6 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1Discuss the three influences on pricing decisions, as presented in this module’s lecture. Which do you think is most important, and why?dq 2Compare and contrast the three major influences on pricing decisions (customer, competitor, and costs). What issues should concern the cost manager in each area, and how might a manager learn what factors are important in each?GC ACC360 week 7 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1Why must costs be allocated? Explain why overhead costs, support department costs, or joint costs must be allocated to products, and give an example of a company that might allocate those costs..784px;”=””>.784px;”=””>dq 2What is the split-off point? How would you approach a decision to sell joint products at the split-off point, or process those products further?GC ACC360 week 8 dq 1 & dq 2 latest 2015 november.784px;”=””>dq 1Find a journal article online about just-in-time inventory systems. In the subject line of your post, include the name of the article that you read. Post a link to that article with your initial post, and provide a summary and a reaction to the article. The summary should be approximately 250 words, and the reaction should be approximately 150 words. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Do not choose an article that one of your classmates has already posted on. To participate in follow-up discussion, choose one of the articles that your classmates have posted, and provide your own reaction to it.dq 2Why do better decisions regarding the purchasing and managing of goods for sale frequently cause dramatic percentage increases in net income?