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Dr.M.Venkateshwarlu
98,000 units
1,000
1,000
100,000 units
Rs
Rs
Pink
1,000
Rs 1
40,000
30,000
30,000
100,000
Neon
1,000
Rs 1
Actual Cost
Black
Depreciation Rs
Setup
Handling
Total O/H
39,200
10,000
10,000
59,200
Pink
400
10,000
10,000
20,400
Neon
400
10,000
10,000
20,400
Activity-Based Costing
By
accounting
for
complexity
in
manufacturing process, ABC reduces the
distortion in product costing.
To account for complexity, ABC approach
identifies major activities in manufacturing
process.
Traditional Costing
Mfg O/H
Cost Pool
ABC
Mfg O/H
Cost Pool
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
ABC at Camel Co
Mfg O/H = Rs100,000
Machinery
Rs 40,000
Machine
Setup
Rs 30,000
Black
Pink
Material
Handling
Rs 30,000
Neon
Rs
180,000
130,000
30,000
30,000
Rs
48,000
15,000
40,000
12,000
485,000
Traditional Costing
POR =
Cost
DM
DL
O/H
Total
Overhead Cost
=
Direct Labor Hours
Rs 485,000
88,000 DLH
= Rs 5.51/DLH
Standard Product
Custom Product
Rs 75,000
Rs
112,500
60,000 (2,400hr*Rs25)
100,000 (4,000hr*Rs25)
13,224 (2,400hr*Rs5.51)
22,040 (4,000hr*Rs5.51)
Rs 148,224
Rs
234,540
Rs
281,500
ABC at A LTD
Activities(1)
Est. Cost Pool(2)
Inspections
Rs
50,000
Purchasing
30,000
Supervising
100,000
Material handling
225,000
Processing change orders
80,000
Total
Rs 485,000
Cost Driver
Est. Cost
Driver Activity
Inspection
Purchasing
Supervision
Material
Change order
# of inspection
# of purchase
hrs of supervision
# of deliveries
# of change order
1,400
1,200
4,000
1,200
500
Est Cost
Inspection Rs 50,000
Purchasing
30,000
Supervision 100,000
Material
225,000
Change
80,000
Cost Rate
Rs
Rs
Rs
Rs
Rs
35.71
25
25/hr
187.5
160
Step 5 - Application
Products
DM
DL
Standard
75,000
60,000
Inspection (Rs35.71)
714
Purchasing (Rs25)
750
Supervision (Rs25)
3,125
Material (Rs187.5)
5,625
Change (Rs160)
1,600
Total
146,814
Custom
112,000
100,000
3,571
1,500
3,750
11,250
4,800
237,371
ABC
Benefits
Costs
Accurate Costing
Costly Implementation
Activity Evaluation
Costly Maintenance
Value-Added Activity
Non-Value-Added
Activity
Why so successful?
Services are diverse and customized.
Caveats
Very diverse activities
Large portion of facility-level costs
The End