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What Are Management Skills And Why Are They Important?

What Are Management Skills And Why Are They Important?

August 23, 2023
Bill Kimball

Middle managers receive broad strategic plans from top managers and turn them into operational blueprints with specific objectives and programs for first-line managers. They also encourage, support, and foster talented employees within the organization. An important function of middle managers is providing leadership, both in implementing top …

6 5 Compare And Contrast Variable And Absorption Costing

6 5 Compare And Contrast Variable And Absorption Costing

August 23, 2023
Bill Kimball

Those costs include direct costs, variable overhead costs, and fixed overhead costs. For example, assume a new company has fixed overhead of $12,000 and manufactures 10,000 units. Direct materials cost is $3 per unit, direct labor is $15 per unit, and the variable manufacturing overhead is $7 per unit. Under absorption costing, the amount of …

How Do You Calculate The Gain Or Loss When An Asset Is Sold?

How Do You Calculate The Gain Or Loss When An Asset Is Sold?

August 23, 2023
Bill Kimball

The asset received is recorded on the balance sheet at the book value of the asset given up plus any cash paid. A loss on disposal of a plant asset is reported in the income statement in financial statements.

A journal entry is recorded to increase depreciation expense and increase accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is reported …

Spotifys Core Values

Spotifys Core Values

August 22, 2023
Bill Kimball

Part of its appeal is that it focuses on organizing around work rather than following a specific set of practices. In traditional scaling frameworks, specific practices (e.g. daily standups) are how the framework is executed, whereas the Spotify model focuses on how businesses can structure an organization to enable agility.

In …