¶ … Themido, I., A. Arantes, C. Fernandes & A.P. Guedes. (2000). Logistic costs case study: An
ABC approach. The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 51 (10): 1148-1157
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/253927
The use of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) reflects the fact that indirect costs and overhead costs are often more draining to modern organizations than direct costs.
The article specifically discusses the use of ABC in terms of its use in costing logistics services.
Traditional costing in logistics uses the direct product profit-ability (DPP) methodology which is "to identify all the costs associated with a product or an order as it moves through the distribution channel"...
An incorrect entry or inherent errors in the accounting procedures (for instance mistakes in contract cost allotment) can endanger the system. Organizations need to make sure that their employees are well versed with the latest cost accounting policies and have a backup plan for unfortunate mishaps. The presence of recruits who are unaware of the cost accounting process often destabilize the investments made on the accounting software (Tinsley, 2010). Time
Managerial Accounting for Sleepease Ltd. "Identify, discuss and critically evaluate the advantages and problems of using the following costing methods for internal reporting purposes": absorption costing; marginal costing. "Refer to the Sleepease case as and when necessary" absorption costing The absorption costing is the type of managerial costing where both the variable and fixed costs are charged to process or product. Thus, "absorption costing is a method for appraising or valuing a firm's total inventory
Accounting Responsibility Responsibility of managers in managing projects and creating budgets Managerial ethics is essential in managing projects and creating budgets. Ethical accounting ensures all financial information is reported to business owners, directors or managers. Managers who fail to report negative information or use a company's internal financial information for personal gain can create serious legal situations for businesses (Vitez, N.d.). Business owners and managers often require all information, whether good or
competing cost accounting approaches and explores best practices implemented in different countries. The essay examines traditional cost accounting (CA), activity-based costing (ABC), Grenzplankostenrechnung (GPK), throughput accounting (TA) and resource consumption accounting (RCA). Tradeoffs Between Cost Accounting Systems Comparing traditional costs systems and ABC shows that there are tradeoffs between cost and usability. The traditional cost system is typically both easy and inexpensive to implement; however, the information obtained from the system
ABC can identify high overhead costs per unit and find ways to reduce the costs, avoid decreases in head counts due to inaccurate allocation of costs, and measure profitability with higher accuracy than traditional costing that uses direct-labor hours as the only cost driver (Activity-based costing, n.d.). Bibliography Activity-based costing (ABC). (n.d.). Retrieved Apr 2, 2009, from Managers-Net: http://www.managers-net.com/activityBC.html Activity-based costing (ABC): What is it and how can reengineering teams use it?
General & Administrative-costs cannot reasonably be associated with any particular product or service produced (overhead). These costs would remain the same no matter what output the activity produced. An example would be salaries of personnel in purchasing department, depreciation on equipment, and plant security. In the next step the results of analyzing activities and the gathered organizational inputs and costs are brought together, which produces the total input cost for
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