ACC 350 COST ACCOUNTING WEEK 6 DISCUSSION 1 •From the e-Activity, analyze and discuss the use of the budget in developing the business strategy of the company you researched, indicating if the...

ACC 350 COST ACCOUNTING WEEK 6 DISCUSSION 1 •From the e-Activity, analyze and discuss the use of the budget in developing the business strategy of the company you researched, indicating if the budgeting supports the strategy. research the budgeting process of a publically traded manufacturing company •Propose an area in the long-term budget that will benefit from kaizen budgeting, and propose change in the long-term budget of the company that will impact product pricing and improve profits. Provide support for your proposal. DISCUSSION 2 •Create an argument for or against the use of either the rolling budget or the continuous budget on the planning process and efficacy of the budget itself. Provide support for your rationale. •Argue the benefits of relating performance-evaluating measures to the accuracy of forecasts used in the budgeting process. WEEK 7 Discussion 1 •From the e-Activity, suggest how management can use the real-time variance data analysis to improve operations. •Use the Internet to research a company that uses a computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) system. •Evaluate the potential risk that management may encounter by relying on the real-time data, without further investigation Discussion 2 •Suggest how management can utilize variance analysis in improving the efficiency of activities during the manufacturing process.