Roger Jellison

Roger Jellison
Roger is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with 8 years of public accounting and over 25 years of private company experience in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, technology (software, hardware, and telecom), construction, and services.

How to Double Your Money

CDs are great for safety and liquidity, but let’s look at stocks. It’s impossible to know in advance what will happen to stock prices. We know that past performance does not guarantee future returns. But by examining historical data, we can make an educated guess. According to Standard and Poor’s, the average annualized ...

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Gross Profit Margin: Formula and What It Tells You

The 2020 income statement reports that Centrefield incurred $680,000 in direct material costs and $1,000,000 in direct labour costs. Direct costs are directly related to producing a product or delivering a service. Indirect costs, on the other hand, cannot be traced to a specific product or service. Another strategy is value-based ...

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What Is Working Capital? How to Calculate and Why It’s Important

Most major new projects, such as an expansion in production or into new markets, require an upfront investment. Therefore, companies that are using working capital inefficiently or need extra capital upfront can boost cash flow by squeezing suppliers and customers. As we’ve seen, the major working capital items are fundamentally tied to ...

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6 1 Calculate Predetermined Overhead and Total Cost under the Traditional Allocation Method Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial Accounting

However, there is a strong need to constantly update the production level depending on the seasonal fluctuations and the factor affecting the demand of the product. However, if there is a difference in the total overheads absorbed in the cost card, the difference is accounted for in the financial statement. The predetermined overhead rate ...

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Break-Even Analysis: Definition and How to Calculate and Use It

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What Is Hire Purchase?

At the end of the contract, you can choose to keep the car and become its legal owner by paying a final “option to purchase” fee. This will often be smaller than your usual monthly repayments and can be as little as £10, but you should check the terms of your contract to see exactly how much you would need to pay. Purchasing cars ...

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