Research
A Comparative Analysis and Implementation of Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Traditional Cost Accounting (TCA) Methods in an Automobile Parts Manufacturing Company: A Case Study
Activity based costing (ABC) is a method for determining true costs; which has become an important aspect of manufacturing/service organizations and can be defined as a methodology that measures the cost and performance of activities, resources and cost objects. It can be considered as an alternative method to traditional cost accounting systems. In this paper we have shown a comparative analysis of application of ABC method with traditional cost accounting (TCA) method in an automobile parts manufacturing company; which would like to increase the sales due to increased demand. For this reason the company needs to know the true cost of the parts prior to deciding as which item is to be produced more. In this case study the results are obtained between the two cost accounting methods by comparing TCA margin % and ABC margin % and these results are used to identify the low-priced and over-priced parts of the company.
Current Trends of application of Activity Based Costing (ABC): a Review
Activity-based costing (ABC) is a method for determining true costs. Though ABC is a relatively recent innovation in cost accounting, it is rapidly being adopted by companies across many industries, within government and other organizations like institutions, finance or service sectors. In the light of current practices, this paper emphasizes to understand the need and importance of ABC costing in the organizations. This is coupled with management methods, an extensive range of uses, empowering utilization of ABC information for a wide variety of company functions and operations such as process analysis, strategy support and time-based accounting, monitoring wastage and quality along with productivity management.
