The analysis is based on a set of linear equations for a straight line and the separation of variable and fixed costs.
activity based costing does not promote TQM(total quality management) and continuous improvement but attribute based costing promotes the both.
It is old costing technique & it is replaced by activity based costing
Activity based costing has primary difference of allocation of overheads which are based on activities performed by any department while in traditional costing system overheads are allocated on predetermined rate which may be not very accurate.
False. Activity-based costing is used to allocate indirect cost into direct costs.Regardng direct cost, traditional costing is as appropriate as activity-based costing.
Costing without assumptions is known as zero based costing.In zero based costing each and every parameter of cost is derived either through Experiments or through formula.
Different costing methods include job costing, process costing, activity-based costing (ABC), and standard costing. Job costing assigns costs to specific batches or projects, making it ideal for customized products. Process costing averages costs over continuous, homogeneous processes, suitable for mass production. Activity-based costing allocates overhead based on actual activities, providing more accurate cost insights, while standard costing involves setting budgeted costs for products to streamline variance analysis.
Answering "Problem relating to the implementation of activity based costing and activity based management system
In traditional costing, overheads are allocated using blanket rate while in activity based costing overheads are allocated by the activities performed.
Activity based costing allocate the overhead expenses based on activities performed and that's why it is an accurate way to allocate overhead expenses while in absorption costing, overheads are allocated based on some ratios or predetermined rate which is not accurate method of allocation of cost.
Activity-based costing is a form of cost refinement, designed to obtain greater accuracy than traditional allocations in cost assignments for product costing and decision-making purposes.
In Activity based costing all overheads are charged to function or department based on activities they perform while in absorption based accounting, overheads are apportioned using some kind of base rate like labor hours or machine hours etc.
ABC Costing: Under this method costs varies according to activity so if high volume of product is produced then direct labour also utilized accordingly and manufacturing cost will be increase or decrease according to the utilization of direct labour hours.