1. You are a new manager at a company that has always used job order costing, and your fellow managers are reluctant to switch to any other method. Based on an article you find, justify to your coworkers why changing to activity based costing would improve the company’s decision making ability.
2. This week we are introduced to cost management and the various factors that drive costs. Suppose you are a production manager and you are told by the company’s controller that a new policy will require that you track any spoiled or scrap material. Why do you suppose the controller wants a written record of spoiled material? What benefits can come from tracking the spoilage rate per job? Be sure to provide examples.
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