click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch 2 - Key Terms
Intro to Managerial Accounting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cost Behavior | how the activities of an organization affect its cost |
| Cost Driver | any output measure that causes cost (that is, Causes the use of costly resources) |
| Variable Cost | a cost that changes in direct perportion to changes in the cost-driver level |
| Fixed Cost | a cost that is not immediately affected by changes in the cost-driver level |
| Relevant Range | the limit of cost-driver level within which a specific relationship between costs and the cost driver is valid |
| Cost-Volume-Profit(CVP) Analysis | the study of the effects of output volume on revenue(sales), expenses (costs), and net income (net profit) |