Uniform Costing and Inter Firm Comparison UNIFORM COSTING Uniform Costing is not a distinct method of costing. In fact‚ when several undertakings start using the same costing principles and/or practices they are said to be following uniform costing. The basic idea behind uniform costing is that the different concerns in an industry should adopt a common method of costing and apply uniformly the same principles and techniques for better cost comparison and common good. The principles and methods
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Topic: Product costing Ningbo lecturer: Ms. Huang HuiQin – E: huanghuiqin@nbu.edu.cn – P: 86-574-87600960 Student: Lê Uyên Phương (Phoebe) – E: leuyenphuongvn@yahoo.com – P: 86-15 757 829 310 Student ID: 1211125031 NBU Intake 12‚ 2012 Required: Examine the literature to identify the different perspectives on how a product’s cost may be formulated. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches to product costing that have been proposed
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Cost as % Sales 61.81% 66.92% 100.52% 78.16% Profit $117‚905.84 $60‚789.37 ($1‚646.08) $177‚049.12 Profit Margin 38.19% 33.08% -0.52% 21.84% Note: For detailed calculations please reference attached document. 2) Define action steps for Blue Ridge based on the analysis: The above customer profitability analysis indicates that the small customers have a negative profit margin. As this specific customer base accounts for 40% of Blue Ridges total sales volume we recommend the following action steps
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Globusz® Publishing | | | Chapter 4 Standard Cost Learning Objectives * To understand the meaning of standard costing‚ its meaning and definition * To learn its advantages and limitations * To learn how to set of standards and determinations * To learn how to revise standards Introduction You know that management accounting is managing a business through accounting information. In this process‚ management accounting is facilitating managerial control.
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Basics Fixed costs Activ. Based Costing Target Cost. Life-Cycle Costing Cost Benchmarking Prof. Dr. P. Weber-Dreßler Stategic Costing.ppt (p. 1) Strategic Costing Strategic Costing Basics Contents Fixed costs Part 1: Basics to strategic costing 1. Traditional costing vs. strategic costing 2. Specifics of strategic costing 3. Tools of strategic costing Activ. Based Costing Target Cost. Life-Cycle Costing Cost Benchmarking Prof. Dr. P. Weber-Dreßler Stategic
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Chapter 5: Activity-Based Costing MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Consider the following statements regarding traditional costing systems: I.Overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of volume-related measures. II.All manufacturing costs are easily traceable to the goods produced. III.Traditional costing systems tend to distort unit manufacturing costs when numerous goods are made that have widely varying production requirements. Which of the above statements is (are) true? A. I only. B. II
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Kaizen Costing What is Kaizen costing? Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement. Kaizen events can be defined as making improvements through a process that emphasize small incremental amounts rather than large or radical improvement. Therefore in order to achieve this kaizen costing not include only continuous cost reduction but also continuous improvement of performance by increase the efficiency throughout the process. Why we need Kaizen costing? Market prices of a product
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Marginal Costing Marginal cost is the increase in the total cost when the total quantity produced increases by one unit. That is‚ it is the cost of producing one more unit of a good. Generally‚ marginal cost at each level of production is the additional costs required to produce the next unit. For example‚ if producing additional computers requires building a new factory‚ the marginal cost of the extra computers includes the cost of the new factory. In practice‚ this analysis is divided into
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Marginal Costing Introduction The Cost of a product of comprises of materials‚ labour‚ and over heads. On the basis of variability they can be broadly classified as fixed and variable costs. Fixed costs are those costs which remain constant at all levels of production within a given period of time. In other words‚ a cost that does not change in total but become. Progressively smaller per unit when the volume of production increases is known as fixed cost. it is also called period cost eg. Rent
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Process Costing Vs. Job Order Costing Manufacturers use different types of costing systems to allocate production costs to their products and services. Two types of common product costing systems are process costing and job-order costing. While each system applies the same production costs to products‚ there are distinct variances in the application method. Process Costing o Process costing applies production costs to products based on the process they go through in the manufacturing process.
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