Siti runs a small factory in Kuala Pilah producing banana chips. She normally sells 10,000 packets at RM5.00 per packet. She is now planning for next month's sales and the following information is given: Raw material required is 1000 kg of bananas at RM1.30 per kg. The labor rate is RM3.00 per hour and each packet of banana chips takes 0.25 hours to make. Manufacturing overheads are charged at RMO.80 per packet. The following stock levels are maintained: Opening stock Closing stock Raw materials 100 kg 80 packets 120 kg 70 packets Banana chips Required: For the month ending 31 March 2018, prepare the following: a) Sales Budget b) Production Budget c) Raw Materials Budget
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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