Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior
Recent experimental researches conducted on cost behavior have shown that costs are increased following increase in sales but they are not decreased similarly when sales is reduced. This Asymmetric Cost Behavior is called cost stickiness. One of the most important hypotheses presented about cost sti...
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| author | Naser Izadinia Alireza Soultani Mohammadreza Fakharmanesh |
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| description | Recent experimental researches conducted on cost behavior have shown that costs are increased following increase in sales but they are not decreased similarly when sales is reduced. This Asymmetric Cost Behavior is called cost stickiness. One of the most important hypotheses presented about cost stickiness is managers' informed decisions hypothesis. Therefore, this study is aimed to examine the effect of prior earning changes, as factor affecting management expectations, on cost stickiness. Sample of this research is 104 firms listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during 10-year period (2003-2012). Results of research indicate that stickiness of sale, general and administrative costs is more in two prior subsequent periods that earning has been increased. While stickiness of cost of goods sold has decreased in two prior subsequent periods that earning has been increased. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65c1c4365d374370860ad06d55eac4d52022-12-22T03:10:26ZfasAlzahra Universityپژوهشهای تجربی حسابداری2251-85092538-15202015-02-014220522110.22051/jera.2015.19101910Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost BehaviorNaser Izadinia0Alireza Soultani1Mohammadreza Fakharmanesh2استادیار گروه حسابداری، دانشگاه اصفهانکارشناس ارشدحسابداری، دانشگاه اصفهانکارشناس ارشد حسابداری، دانشگاه سمنانRecent experimental researches conducted on cost behavior have shown that costs are increased following increase in sales but they are not decreased similarly when sales is reduced. This Asymmetric Cost Behavior is called cost stickiness. One of the most important hypotheses presented about cost stickiness is managers' informed decisions hypothesis. Therefore, this study is aimed to examine the effect of prior earning changes, as factor affecting management expectations, on cost stickiness. Sample of this research is 104 firms listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during 10-year period (2003-2012). Results of research indicate that stickiness of sale, general and administrative costs is more in two prior subsequent periods that earning has been increased. While stickiness of cost of goods sold has decreased in two prior subsequent periods that earning has been increased.http://jera.alzahra.ac.ir/article_1910_b0ea4d40562b4c56b5b1d2dfbaf2381e.pdfAsymmetric cost behaviorCost Stickinessinformed decisions hypothesischanges of prior periods earning |
| spellingShingle | Naser Izadinia Alireza Soultani Mohammadreza Fakharmanesh Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior پژوهشهای تجربی حسابداری Asymmetric cost behavior Cost Stickiness informed decisions hypothesis changes of prior periods earning |
| title | Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior |
| title_full | Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior |
| title_short | Effect of Prior Sales Changes on Asymmetric Cost Behavior |
| title_sort | effect of prior sales changes on asymmetric cost behavior |
| topic | Asymmetric cost behavior Cost Stickiness informed decisions hypothesis changes of prior periods earning |
| url | http://jera.alzahra.ac.ir/article_1910_b0ea4d40562b4c56b5b1d2dfbaf2381e.pdf |
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