incremental analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the process |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
used to identify the financial data that change under
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alternative courses of action |\ |\ |\
data for incremental analysis involves estimates and
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uncertainty - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔in incremental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
analysis, both costs and revenues may change
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Relevant Costs and Revenues - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔those costs and revenues that differ across
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alternatives
opportunity cost - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a lost benefit |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
as a result of choosing one course of action over another
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-always relevant |\
sunk cost - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔costs that have
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already been incurred and cannot be changed or avoided
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by any present or future decisions
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-never relevant |\
, many companies have shifted to activity based costing
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because... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-results in more |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accurate OH allocation |\ |\
-is compatible w incremental analysis
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-results in improved incremental analysis
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simple interest - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(computed on
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principal amount only) |\ |\
the return on the principle for one period
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=principle x i rate x time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
compound interest - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(computed |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
on principal and any interest earned that has not been
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paid or withdrawn)
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the return on (or growth of) the principle for 2 or more
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periods
future value of a single amount - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔the value at a future date of a given amount invested,
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assuming compound interest |\ |\
FV= p x (1+i)^n
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(n=# of periods) |\ |\