COST ACCOUNTING


COST

the term cost means the amount of expenses incurred to a specified thing or activity. Asper ICW act “cost is a measurement in monitory terms of the amount of resources used for the purpose of production of goods or rendering services”

CLASSIFICATION OF COST

cost classification is the process of grouping of cost according to common characteristics. Following are the important cost classifications.

  1. Basis of function
  • manufacturing cost
  • administrative cost
  • selling and distribution cost
  1. basis of behaviour
  • fixed cost
  • variable cost
  • semi-variable cost
  1. basis of identity
  • direct cost
  • indirect cost
  1. basis of management decision making
  • opportunity cost
  • marginal cost
  • shut down cost

ELEMENTS OF COST

the cost of production consist of various expenses incurred production of goods and services. This are the main elements of cost, which can be divided in to three

  1. material
  2. labour
  3. expenses

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