The Top Managers of an Organization Typically Use a Variety

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Essay

The top managers of an organization typically use a variety of financial indicators to assess the performance of their organization.Discuss the four major types of financial measures used by these managers and give one specific example of each of these measures in terms of how it would be computed.

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

The profit generated from a company's core business operations, excluding expenses and revenues from non-operating activities.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory valuation method where the most recently produced items are recorded as sold first.

Absorption Costing

A method of accounting in which all the costs associated with the production of a product are absorbed by that product. This includes direct costs like materials and labor, as well as fixed and variable overhead.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.