Another balance sheet account to analyze closely is allowance for doubtful accounts. A sharp increase in this account is a likely indicator that the company is issuing credit to riskier customers; take this information into consideration when analyzi...
If you must have a minimum number of employees to keep the sales office or the production line running, their pay may be a fixed cost. If you pay someone a mix of fixed salary plus commission, then they represent both fixed and variable costs. Busine...
Cost accounting is a form of managerial accounting that aims to capture a company's total cost of production by assessing its variable and fixed costs. In this example, the total production costs are $900 per month in fixed expenses plus $10 in varia...
The total variable cost is simply the quantity of output multiplied by the variable cost per unit of output. The total expenses incurred by any business consist of fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs are expenses that remain the same regardle...
You may also want to assess fixed costs and the total variable manufacturing cost to make informed decisions regarding your product lines when production expenses climb. For example, further examination of higher direct material costs at your jewelry...