There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area below, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using the APA format.

Discussion Question One:

Perform an Internet search using the term break-even analysis. Select and read a case study or article from the results of your search. Summarize the case study or article, and relate the ideas of the article to what you have learned this week in this course.

Discussion Question Two:

Your friend remarked, “A company will never drop a product from its product line that has a positive contribution margin. It will want to garner every bit of profit that it can.” Is this true in all cases? What are the risks and benefits of evaluating product continuation or implementation using the contribution margin?

Start reviewing and responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings as early in the week as possible. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Supplemental Material:

Doing Discussion Questions Right.pdf

Discussion 2:

There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to theDiscussion Area below, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using the APA format.

Discussion Question One:

What is a master budget? How is the master budget prepared and why do companies create it? Do you have a master budget in your personal life? Why or why not?

Discussion Question Two:

Activity-based costing (ABC) has grown in popularity over the years. Why do you think companies are moving toward this costing method? What are the advantages/ disadvantages?

Start reviewing and responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings as early in the week as possible. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Supplemental Material:

Doing Discussion Questions Right.pdf

Discussion 3:

There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area below, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using the APA format.

Discussion Question One:

Companies are consistently trying to reduce overhead costs. Chose any company that you are familiar with. What ideas do you have for the reduction of overhead costs? Why do you think they have not already implemented these strategies?

Discussion Question Two:

There are several potential problems that can occur from the improper use of standard costs. Labor quantity standards and efficiency variances are just a few of these problems. Discuss other potential problems that can occur from the improper use of standard costs. How would you recommend overcoming these problems?

Start reviewing and responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings as early in the week as possible. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Supplemental Material:

Doing Discussion Questions Right.pdf

Discussion 4:

There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area below, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using the APA format.
Discussion Question One:
Your uncle is working in a company managing their investment center. You approach him with the sales of a large piece of equipment that can help the company save money in the end. Your uncle explains to you that they can’t purchase the equipment because they don’t want their ROI to decrease in value. What will be your persuasive argument to help them see more possibilities?

Discussion Question Two:
Balance Scorecards can be a wonderful tool for an organization to use. Using the internet research balance scorecard success stories. Write a small summary of the success story. What are your thought on the use of the balance scorecard?

Start reviewing and responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings as early in the week as possible. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Doing Discussion Questions Right.pdf

WORK SHOULD FOLLOW THE TEXTBOOK AND SHOULD HAVE APA AND REFERENCE FROM TEXTBOOK. I WILL PROVIDE INFO!!