Showing posts with label COST ACCOUNTING. Show all posts
Showing posts with label COST ACCOUNTING. Show all posts

Saturday, December 7, 2019

MARGINAL COSTING




·         MARGINAL COSTING
MEANING
FEATURES
ASSUMPTIONS
ADVANTAGES
LIMITATIONS


   BY SHASHI AGGARWAL
   LIMITATION OF ABSORPTION OF COSTING
1.       ABSORPTION COSTING IS ALSO KNOWN AS FULL COSTING
2.       PRACTICE OF CHARGING ALL COSTS BOTH VARIABLES AND FIXED COSTS
3.       COST PER UNIT REMAINS THE SAME ONLY WHEN THE LEVEL OF OUTPUT REMAINS THE SAME
4.       DEPENDENT ON LEVEL OF OUTPUT SO DIFFERENT UNIT COSTS ARE OBTAINED FOR DIFFERENT LEVEL OF OUTPUT
5.       IT IS NOT VERY USEFUL FOR TAKING MANAGERIAL DECISIONS.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

NATURE AND SCOPE OF COST ACCOUNTING


  NATURE AND SCOPE OF COST ACCOUNTING
COST ACCOUNTING
  DR. SHASHI AGGARWAL( MBA,ACS,MA IN ECONOMICS)
  NEED OF COST ACCOUNTING
1.       COST ACCOUNTING HAS BEEN BASICALLY DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MGMT. MODERN MGMT NEEDS MUCH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION BESIDES PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT AND BALANCE SHEET.
2.       COST ACCOUNTING PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EVERY ELEMENTS OF COST TO THE MANAGEMENT. THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE COST ACCOUNTING ACTS AS A MGMT TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION,OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES,CONTRIBUTING PROFITABILITY OF BUSINESS BY CONTROLLING EXPENDITURE UNDER VARIOUS HEADS.

Monday, May 27, 2019

COST CLASSIFICATION PART 1 COST ACCOUNTING

CLASSIFICATION OF COST PART 1 COST ACCOUNTING


  • CLASSIFICATION OF COST PART 1
  • COST ACCOUNTING
  • ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT
  • MEANING
  1. COST IS THAT WHICH IS GIVEN OR SACRIFICED TO OBTAIN SOME THING
  2. VALUE IS MEASURED IN USEFULNESS BUT COST IS MEASURED IN MONEY
  3. EXPENSES  ARE COSTS WHICH HAVE BEEN INCURRED TO GENERATE REVENUE
  4. LOSS DENOTES SACRIFICE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING RETURN