accounting 494961

Discussion: 1″Labor and Materials Costs”:[250 words] Respond to the following: • From the first e-Activity, recommend how the American labor market can lower the direct labor costs of technology products while remaining competitive with the Asian market. • Evaluate and analyze how the U.S. can manufacture direct materials for technology products in the global marketplace at competitive costs. • As a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), recommend actions you could take regarding the company’s supply chain to reduce manufacturing costs of direct materials. Please make sure you address all of the items listed above. Please refer to the announcements for additional guidance on the Threaded Discussions. [1-2 References] Discussion -2 “Standard Cost in a Process Cost System”: [250 words] Respond to the following: • From the second e-activity, assess the benefits of standard cost in a process cost system. • As a CFO of growing medium-sized company using a process cost system, assess the most important reasons for improving your current standard cost reporting system. • Evaluate the potential impact an upgrade can have on cost identification during the various stages of production. Please make sure you address all of the items listed above. Please refer to the announcements for additional guidance on the Threaded Discussions. [1-2 References]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????