Explain the Important Issues Involved in Deciding Whether to Go

question 56

Essay

Explain the important issues involved in deciding whether to go public, i.e., a private firm considering becoming a public firm. Include cost estimates, advantages and disadvantages.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product and constitute a significant portion of production costs.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to convert partially completed goods into a number of fully completed units for inventory valuation.

Process Costing System

A financial recording method for allocating expenses to identical items that are manufactured in bulk through an uninterrupted process.

Weighted-Average Method

A costing method that assigns the average cost of goods available for sale to both ending inventory and cost of goods sold, weighting by the number of units.