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Is Standard Cost same as actual cost?

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Standard cost is that cost which is budgeted at start of production while actual cost is that cost which actually incurred by business both of them can be same if actual cost incurred is same as allocated or determined in budgeting process using standard cost otherwise there will be difference.

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Standard cost is that cost which is budgeted at start of production while actual cost is that cost which actually incurred by business both of them can be same if actual cost incurred is same as allocated or determined in budgeting process using standard cost otherwise there will be difference.

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