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What is the term for the loss that exceeds the expected normal loss in a production process?
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What is the benefit of proper management of scrap?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Costing and Costing Techniques
- Costing is the process of determining the cost of a particular product or service.
- Costing techniques are methods used to ascertain the cost of products or services.
- Common costing techniques include job costing, process costing, activity-based costing, and standard costing.
Objectives of Costing
- Cost control: to control expenses by identifying and analyzing cost components.
- Pricing decisions: to set competitive prices that cover costs and provide a reasonable profit margin.
- Profitability analysis: to analyze the profitability of different products, services, or departments.
- Budgeting and forecasting: to provide a basis for budget estimates and financial forecasts.
- Inventory valuation: to accurately value inventory for financial reporting.
- Decision making: to support various management decisions.
Elements of Costs
- Material costs: costs of raw materials and components used in production.
- Labor costs: wages and salaries paid to employees involved in production.
- Overhead costs: all costs other than direct materials and direct labor.
Components of Cost
- Prime cost: sum of direct materials and direct labor costs.
- Factory cost: prime cost plus manufacturing overheads.
- Cost of production: factory cost plus administrative overheads.
- Total cost: cost of production plus selling and distribution overheads.
Job Costing
- Used to ascertain the cost of specific jobs or orders.
- Suitable for industries where production is based on specific customer orders.
- Features of job costing:
- Each job is treated as a separate entity.
- Direct costs are easily traceable to specific jobs.
- Overheads are allocated to jobs based on predetermined rates or actual usage.
- Provides detailed cost information for each job.
Process Costing
- Used in industries where production is continuous and products pass through multiple processes.
- Suitable for industries such as chemicals, textiles, and food processing.
- Features of process costing:
- Costs are accumulated for each process or stage of production.
- Average costs are calculated by dividing the total costs of each process by the number of units produced.
- Ideal for homogeneous products.
- Provides information on the cost of each process.
Normal and Abnormal Losses in Process Costing
- Normal loss: expected or unavoidable loss that occurs during the production process.
- Abnormal loss: loss that exceeds the expected normal loss.
- Normal loss is absorbed by the good units produced, while abnormal loss is treated separately and recorded as a separate expense.
Waste and Scrap
- Waste: materials or products that are discarded during the production process and have no value.
- Scrap: materials or by-products that are discarded during the production process but have some residual value.
- Proper management of scrap can help in recovering some of the costs and reducing overall production expenses.
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Test your understanding of costing concepts, including definitions, objectives, elements of costs, and techniques like job costing and process costing.
