You Have Been Hired by a Company That Is Transitioning

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Essay

You have been hired by a company that is transitioning from a traditional method of product costing to an activity-based costing method.You are assigned to a team that has the responsibility of classifying activities as value-added or non-value-added.One of the team members does not understand the purpose of classifying activities.Define valued-added and non-value-added costs for your team member, give an example of each, and explain how non-value added activities affect product costs.

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Definitions:

Merger Transaction

A financial operation in which two or more companies combine to form a new entity or one company absorbs another.

Voting Stock

Shares that give the shareholder the right to vote on corporate matters, typically regarding the election of the board of directors.

Net Income

Net income is the total profit of a company after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been deducted from total revenues.