Cost Control
Budget and Budgetary Control 1. Budgetary Control: It is the system of management control and accounting in which all the operations are forecasted and planned in advance to the: extent possible and the actual results compared with the forecasted and planned results. 2. Types of Budget: Capacity wise – Fixed Budget, Flexible Budget, Functions wise […]
Standard Costing Standard Costing:A technique which uses standards for costs and revenues for the purposes of control through variance analysis. Variance:A divergence from the pre-determined rates. Process of Standard Costing: Setting standards Ascertaining actual costs Compare standard cost and actual cost Investigate the reasons for variances Disposed-off the variance Types of Variance: Controllable variances: Those […]
Unit and Batch Costing Question 1.Explain ‘Job Costing’ and ‘Batch Costing’. [CA Inter May 2Q01, May 2018, 5 Maris]Answer:Job costing: Job costing is the category’ of basic costing methods which is applicable where the work consists of separate contracts, jobs or batches, each of which is authorised by specific order or contract. According to this […]
Cost Accounting System – CA Inter Costing Study Material Question 1.Explain integrated accounting system and state its advantages. fCA Inter Nov. 2019, May 2019, May 2015, May 2012, May 2010, 5 Marks]Answer:Integrated Accounting System:Integrated Accounting System is a system of accounting, where the cost and financial accounts are kept in the same set of books. […]
Cost Sheet – CA Inter Costing Study Material Question 1.State the names of cost heads in a cost sheet on the basis of functions and define all the cost heads. [ICAI Module]Answer:The costs as classified on the basis of functions are grouped into the following cost heads in a cost sheet:(i) Prime Cost(ii) Cost of […]
Overheads: Absorption Costing Method – CA Inter Costing Question Bank Question 1.Distinguish between Fixed overheads and Variable overheads. (May 2010, 2 marks)Answer:Fixed Overheads Vs. Variable OverheadsFixed overheads are not affected by any variation in the volume of activity, e.g., managerial remuneration, rent etc. These remain the same from one period to another except when they […]
Employee Cost – CA Inter Costing Study Material Question 1.Distinguish between ‘Direct and Indirect labour costs’. [CA In ter Nov. 2001, 2 MarksjAnswer:Direct Labour Cost is the cost of benefits paid or payable to the employees which can be directly attributed to a cost object in an economically feasible manner. This can be easily identified […]