Costing Presentation
Costing Presentation
Costing Presentation
CONTENT
Example 1
During June, the following costs were incurred in a process
Rs
Direct Materials 20,000
Direct Labour 10,000
Overhead 8,000
Example 1
The estimated cost for job xxx are as follows:
Direct Materials 4kg at Rs 25 per kg
Labour 10 hours at Rs 5 per hour
Variable overheads are recovered at the rate of Rs 2 per direct labour hour.
Fixed Production overheads are absorbed at the rate of Rs 4 per direct labour hour
Other, non production, overheads are charged at the rate of Rs 100 per job.
What is the total cost of job xxx.
Workings
Rs
Direct Materials (4x25) 100
Labour (10x5) 50
Variable Overhead (2x10) 20
Fixed Production overhead (4x10) 40
Cost accounting involves recording, controlling estimating and reporting for costs.
The eventual aim of costing is to determine the cost of producing a product/service, profitability analysis or
stock valuation.
Objectives:
• The main objectives of Cost Accounting are as follows:
• Cost control and cost reduction.
• Assisting management in decision-making including pricing, profit planning,
Advantages
• Helps in identifying unprofitable activities, losses or inefficiencies in any form.
• Application of cost reduction techniques, operation research techniques and value
• analysis technique.
Price Setting Formula
• Add a percentage of profit to the cost of sales.
For example
• Manufacturing businesses are those that take raw materials and with the help of
labour and machinery, turn these raw materials into finished goods.
• These businesses do not purchase finished goods, they purchase raw materials to
turn into finished goods. So, they need to know how much it costs to produce the
goods they are going to sell.
Types of cost of a manufacturing business
Direct Cost
• These costs can be traced to the product being manufactured. For
example wages of labour who actually manufacture the product (direct
labour), raw materials
Indirect cost
• These costs which cannot be traced to the product being manufactured
yet are still a cost of the factory for example wages of cleaners &
supervisors, rent of the factory, factory electricity and depreciation of
the factory machinery/equipment.
Importance of manufacturing account
• It ascertains the cost of the goods manufactured
• It shows the profit and loss of the manufacturing unit
• It provides a basis for the fixing of the selling price of a product
• It helps to control manufacturing costs
Template of a Manufacturing Account
Opening stock of raw materials5,000
Add Purchases of raw materials 10,000
Carriage Inwards 1,000
16,000
LessClosing Stock of Raw Materials 3,000 13,000
Add Direct Labour (wages) 6,000
Direct Expenses 4,000
PRIME COST 23,000
Add Factory Overhead
Rent 7,000
Insurance 2,000
Depreciation of machinery 1,000
Electricity 6,000 16,000
PRODUCTION COST OF GOODS COMPLETED 39,000