Understanding Cost Terminology in Accounting
Understanding Cost Terminology in Accounting
TOPIC 2:
COST TERMINOLOGY
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
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2.1 MEANING AND USES OF COST
Cost objects
Accumulating costs and assigning costs
Opportunity Costs
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COST
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COST: EXAMPLE
Cost
A furniture The amount given
manufacturer up…. ?
buys wood for
$10,000. Benefit
We can use the
wood to make ?
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COST: EXAMPLE
Cost
The amount given
up…. $10,000
A furniture
manufacturer Benefit
buys wood for We can use the
$10,000. wood to make
furniture
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QUIZ
Which of the following are expenses?
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QUIZ
Which of the following are expenses?
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COST VS PRICE
Be careful!
Cost and Price are not the same thing
Cost Price
Amount we charge
What we pay our customers for
for something Vs. our products or
services
It COST us $10 to buy The Price we sell it to
this watch our customer is $20
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QUIZ
a. Cost
b. Price
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QUIZ
a. Cost
b. Price
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QUIZ
You are paying tuition fee to your school,
SIMGE, to YOU this fee is ______.
a. Cost
b. Price
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QUIZ
You are paying tuition fee to your school,
SIMGE, to YOU this fee is ______.
a. Cost
b. Price
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HOW TO MEASURE COSTS?
Telephone Expense
Bal. $800
Phone + $150
Bill
$150 $950
Phone
Bill + $200
$200 $1150
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HOW TO MEASURE COSTS?
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Assigning Costs
Sales Dept. Telephone Expense
The accountant
assigned the Telephone
Expense to the two cost
objects.
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Assigning Costs
EXAMPLE
Material (wood) and
labour cost ([Link] hours x rate
per hour)
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Direct Costs
Chinese New Year is coming and you are going to
bake cookies, what are your direct costs?
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Direct Costs
Chinese New Year is coming and you are going to
bake cookies, what are your direct costs?
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Indirect Costs
▪ Costs that cannot be easily traced to a cost
object
▪ Relationship between the cost and the
object not easily observed
▪ Assigned through allocation
▪ Using a reasonable and convenient
method
EXAMPLE
Eg. Maintenance
expenses
benefitting 2 or
more departments
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Indirect Costs
Chinese New Year is coming and you are going to
bake cookies,
what are your indirect costs?
a. Electricity
b. Water
c. Cleaning materials
d. All of the above.
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Indirect Costs
Chinese New Year is coming and you are going to
cookies, what are your indirect costs?
a. Electricity
b. Water
c. Cleaning materials
d. All of the above.
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Other Categories of Cost
Opportunity Cost
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Other Categories of Cost
Opportunity Cost
2 choices:
[Link] DMS course
or
2. Work and earn money
Your opportunity cost will be____________
Other Categories of Cost
Opportunity Cost
Benefit given up or sacrificed when one alternative is
chosen over another
2 choices:
[Link] DMS course
or
2. Work and earn $
If you choose 1, your opportunity cost will be:
‘Loss of income from choice 2’
LEARNING OUTCOME
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2.2 PRODUCT AND SERVICE COSTS
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Output
Products Services
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Products
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Services
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Cost Types
Non-production costs
All other costs
(eg. R&D, marketing, distribution, etc)
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Product Cost Classifications
Direct Direct
Overhead
Materials Labour
= PRODUCT COST
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Direct Materials
Materials that are a part of the final
product and can be directly traced
to the goods and services being
produced.
Direct Labour
Labour that can be directly traced to
the goods or services being produced.
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Overhead
Indirect
Supplies Materials
Indirect
Utilities Labour
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Total Product Cost
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QUIZ
What are the cost of production to make a
cupcake?
a. Flour cost
b. Butter cost
c. Baker’s salary
d. Depreciation of oven
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QUIZ
What are the cost of production to make a
cupcake?
a. Flour cost
b. Butter cost
c. Baker’s salary
d. Depreciation of oven
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Product Cost Per Unit
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Direct Labour = 30,000
Example Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Information:
BlueDenim Company makes blue jeans.
Last week’s total manufacturing cost:
Direct Materials cost $48,000
(denim, thread, zippers, and rivets)
Direct labour $30,000
(50 workers x 40 hours x $15 per hour)
Overhead $72,000
By the end of the week, the company had
manufactured 30,000 pairs of jeans.
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Example Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the total product cost for last week
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Example Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the total product cost for last week
Direct Materials + Direct labour + Overhead
Direct Materials $48,000
Direct labour 30,000
Overhead 72,000
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Example Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the total product cost for last week
Direct Materials + Direct labour + Overhead
Direct Materials $48,000
Direct labour 30,000
Overhead 72,000
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Example Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the cost of one pair of jeans that were
produced last week.
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Example Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the cost of one pair of jeans that were
produced last week.
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Prime and conversion costs
Prime costs
(cost can be tracked directly to product)
Total direct costs
= Direct materials costs +
Direct labour costs
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Prime and conversion costs
Prime costs – direct costs
(cost can be tracked directly to product)
Which of the following will be prime cost to make
this cup of bubble tea?
a. Milk cost
b. Bubble cost
c. Tea cost
d. All of the above
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Prime and conversion costs
Prime costs
(cost can be tracked directly to product)
Which of the following will be prime cost related
to this cup bubble tea?
a. Milk, tea and bubble cost – direct materials
b. Cups and straws cost – direct materials
c. Staff salary at shop – direct labour
d. All of the above
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Prime and conversion costs
Prime costs
(cost can be tracked directly to product)
Which of the following will be prime cost to make
bubble tea?
a. Milk, tea and pearls cost – direct materials
b. Cups and straws cost – direct materials
c. Staff salary at shop – direct labour
d. All of the above
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Prime and conversion costs
Conversion costs
Cost of converting raw
materials into final product
= Direct labour costs +
Overhead costs
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Prime and conversion costs
Conversion costs
= Direct labour costs +
Overhead costs
Which of the following will be overhead cost?
a. Water and electricity cost
b. Depreciation of equipment
c. Cleaning cost for the shop
d. All of the above
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Prime and conversion costs
Conversion costs
= Direct labour costs +
Overhead costs
Which of the following will be overhead cost?
a. Water and electricity cost
b. Depreciation of equipment
c. Cleaning cost for the shop
d. All of the above
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Prime and conversion costs
Prime costs
Total direct costs
= Direct materials costs +
Direct labour costs
Conversion costs
Cost of converting raw materials
into final product
= Direct labour costs +
Overhead costs
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Total Product Cost
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Prime and conversion costs
Product Cost
Prime Cost
Direct Materials
Direct Labour
Overhead
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Prime and conversion costs
Product Cost
Direct Materials
Conversion cost
Direct Labour
Overhead
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Direct Labour = 30,000
Example Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Information:
BlueDenim Company makes blue jeans.
Last week’s total manufacturing cost:
Direct Materials cost $48,000
(denim, thread, zippers, and rivets)
Direct labour $30,000 $150,000
Direct Direct
+
Materials labour
$48,000 + $30,000
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Prime Costs Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the per-unit prime cost
Direct Direct
+
Materials labour
$48,000 + $30,000
Prime Costs $78,000
per unit = = $2.60
30,000
Units produced 62
Direct Mat. = 48,000
Conversion Costs Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the total conversion cost for last week
$30,000 + $72,000
Conversion
= $102,000
Costs
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Direct Mat. = 48,000
Conversion Costs Direct Labour = 30,000
Overhead = 72,000
Jeans made = 30,000
Required:
Calculate the per-unit conversion cost
$30,000 + $72,000
Conversion $102,000
Costs per unit = = $3.40
30,000
Units produced 64
Period Costs
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Period Costs
Administrative
Selling Costs
Costs
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Administrative Costs
All costs associated with research,
development, and general administration of
the organization that cannot reasonably be
assigned to either selling or production.
Examples:
Top Executive Salaries
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Total costs Product Prime Conversion Period
costs costs costs costs
Admin Admin
cost cost
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Total costs Product Prime Conversion Period
costs costs costs costs
Admin Admin
cost cost
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Total costs Product Prime Conversion Period
costs costs costs costs
Admin Admin
cost cost
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Total costs Product Prime Conversion Period
costs costs costs costs
Admin Admin
cost cost
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LEARNING OUTCOME
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2.3 Preparing income statements
▪ Income Statement
INVENTORY in Balance Sheet
3 types of inventory
Required:
Calculate the amount spent in July
=
$390 $60
$450
Amount spent
Closing Bal
Cost of Goods Manufactured
Total product cost of goods
completed (finished goods) during
the current period:
Direct Materials used
+ Direct labour cost incurred
Required:
Calculate the direct materials used in
production for the month of May
Total DM
256,000 22,000 available
= $278,000
Materials used
End. Inv
Direct material used
$
Purchases 210,000
Beginning inventory 68,000
Available material 278,000
Less Ending inventory ( 22,000)
Material used ?
Direct material used
$
Purchases 210,000
Beginning inventory 68,000
Available material 278,000
Less Ending inventory ( 22,000)
Material used 256,000
Work in Process
Information:
Required:
Calculate the cost of goods sold for the
month of May.
Required:
Calculate the cost of goods sold for the
month of May.
Required:
Calculate the cost of goods sold for the
month of May.
UNITS
Reported as an expense on
the Income Statement
Cost of Goods Manufactured
(cost of finished goods)
Required:
Calculate the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) in May
Required:
Calculate the cost of goods sold for the
month of May.
Reported as an expense on
the Income Statement
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How to prepare an Income Statement for a
Manufacturing firm?
Sold 99,000 jeans Selling costs
Cost = 495,000 Commission 10%
Selling price = $8 Example Others 120,000
Admin expense = 85,000
Information:
Required:
99,000 jeans x $8
Sold 99,000 jeans Selling costs
Cost = 495,000 Commission 10%
Selling price = $8 Others 120,000
Admin expense = 85,000
BlueDenim Company
Income Statement
For the Month of May
Sales revenue $792,000
Cost of goods sold -$495,000
Gross margin $297,000
$792,000 x 10%
Sold 99,000 jeans Selling costs
Cost = 495,000 Commission 10%
Selling price = $8 Others 120,000
Admin expense = 85,000
BlueDenim Company
Income Statement
For the Month of May
Sales revenue $792,000
*Cost of goods sold -$495,000
Gross margin $297,000
Less:
#Selling expense:
Commissions $ 79,200
Fixed selling expense $120,000 -$199,200
#Administrative expense -$85,000
Operating income $ 12,800
mltay002@[Link]
a) Prepare a Statement of
Cost of Goods Manufactured.
Identify the Direct material
used,
Direct labour and Overhead.
a) Prepare a Statement of
Cost of Goods Manufactured.
a)
Blossom Company
Statement of Cost of goods manufactured for May
Material Inventory , May 1 ?
Add Purchases ?
?
Less Material Inventory May
31 - ?
Material used ?
Direct labour cost ?
#Overhead ?
Total manufacturing cost ?
WIP May 1 ?
Less WIP May 31 - ?
Total cost of goods
manufactured ?
a) Prepare a Statement of
Cost of Goods Manufactured.
a)
$
Factory supplies used 22,000
Depreciation of factory
building 10,000
Factory janitorial costs 3,000
#Overhead 35,000
Blossom Company
Statement of Cost of goods manufactured for May
Material Inventory , May 1 2,100
Add Purchases 15,000
17,100
Less Material Inventory May
31 - 4,200
Material used 12,900
Direct labour cost 40,000
#Overhead 35,000
Total manufacturing cost 87,900
WIP May 1 7,500
Less WIP May 31 - 3,300
Total cost of goods
manufactured 92,100
b) Calculate the cost of one
unit assuming 10,000 units
were completed during May.
a)
Blossom Company
Statement of Cost of good manufactured for May
Material Inventory , May 1 2,100
Add Purchases 15,000
17,100
Less Material Invenrtory May 31 - 4,200
Material used 12,900
Direct labour cost 40,000
#Overhead 35,000
Total manufacturing cost 87,900
WIP May 1 7,500
Less WIP May 31 - 3,300
Total cost of goods manufactured 92,100
For 10,000
units
Per unit
cost?
b) Calculate the cost of one
unit assuming 10,000 units
were completed during May.
Total cost of goods
manufactured 92,100
$
Finished goods inv May 1
36,000
Add Goods manufactured
92,100
Less closing Finished goods
inv May 31 -
59,865
Cost of goods sold
68, 235
d) Calculate the number of
units that were sold during
May How many units were sold?
Units
Finished goods inv May 1
4,000
Add Goods manufactured
10,000
Less closing Finished goods
inv May 31 -
6,500
Units sold
7,500
e) Prepare an Income
Statement assuming the sales
price per unit is $35.
Find out the Sales and
expenses and work out
the profit/(loss)
e) Prepare an Income
Statement assuming the sales
price per unit is $35.
Income statement
Sales (7,500 x $35) 262,500
Less COGS - 68,235