Section 2.3.1 Standard Costing
Section 2.3.1 Standard Costing
D
COSTING
‘a level of
quality’
QUALITY
COSTING
‘the way the
entrepreneur
calculates or works
out how much each
individual product
(goods or service)
costs to produce or
sell’
standard
costing
- technique
- what a resource should
cost
- how long a process
should take
- compares with actual
happenings
comparison
- common in
manufacturing business
important uses:
1) control device
2) budget-setting
process
3) quoting for a job
4) targets and
motivation
5) decision-making
6) costs for inventory
types of
standard:
1. Ideal Standard
2. Attainable Standard
3. Basic Standard
1. Ideal Standard
- no breakdown of
machinery
- 100% efficiency
- no idle/waiting time
- no wastage
- ideal price will always
paid
:. usually unrealistic
2. Attainable Standard
:. realistic
3. Basic Standard
- standard is set
- never reviewed
:. standards should be
constantly reviewed and
amended
Calculating
standard unit
cost
setting standards:
- technical standards:
• how much material
should be used
• how much time should
be taken
setting standards:
- cost standards:
• price of materials
• labour rate
standard cost card
- one per product
- include:
• quantity and price of each
material to be used
• time and rate of each
grade of direct labour to
be used
• basis and amount of
overhead recovery
Setting
standard
s
setting
standards
DIRECT DIRECT
MATERIAL LABOUR
setting
standards
amount of amount of
direct material direct labour
used used
manufacturing
process
amount of
direct
material
used
quality of past data of
direct labour wastage
quality of
material
supplier
price lists
amounts of
discount
cost of
direct
inflation
material
rates & price
exchange increase
rates
price
changes:
season
setting
standards
amount of amount of
direct material direct labour
used used
changes in
manufacturing
process
amount of
direct
labour used
past efficiency
levels
quality of
direct labour
current
payroll
records
need for
overtime
rates
cost of
direct
labour
agreed
future wage
increase
grade of
direct
labour
ADVANTAGES
- standards must be
reviewed regularly and
amended
- time-consuming and costly
- standard costs are most
suitable for businesses
with established repetitive
process
Standard Hours
Standard hour
- measure of a quantity of
work undertaken in one
hour
FAVOURABLE ADVERSE
VARIANCE VARIANCE
FAVOURABLE
VARIANCE
actual cost < standard
cost
POSITIVE EFFECT!
ADVERSE
VARIANCE
actual cost > standard
cost
NEGATIVE EFFECT!
SUCCESSFUL
VARIANCE
ANALYSIS
BUDGETED PRODUCTION
flexed
ACTUAL PRODUCTION
TYPES OF
VARIANC
ES
TYPES OF
VARIANCES
FIXED DIRECT
OVERHEAD LABOUR COST
VARIANCES VARIANCES
DIRECT
MATERIAL SALES
COST VARIANCES
VARIANCES
FIXED DIRECT
OVERHEAD LABOUR COST
VARIANCES VARIANCES
DIRECT
MATERIAL SALES
COST VARIANCES
VARIANCES
direct material total
variance
DIRECT
MATERIAL SALES
COST VARIANCES
VARIANCES
direct labour total
variance
Subdivided:
1. Direct labour rate variance
= AH (SR-AR)
DIRECT
MATERIAL SALES
COST VARIANCES
VARIANCES
sales total variance
Subdivided:
1. Sales volume variance
= SSP (AS-SS)
DIRECT
MATERIAL SALES
COST VARIANCES
VARIANCES
fixed overhead total
variance