Unit 5: Cost Accounting and Budgetary Control
Important Topics: Meaning and Definition of Cost Accounting Objectives of Cost Accounting Elements of Cost (Material, Labour, Expenses) Classification of Costs (Fixed, Variable, Semi-Variable) Cost Sheet – Preparation and Format Methods of Costing (Job, Batch, Contract, Process, Operating) Techniques of Costing (Marginal, Standard, Direct, Absorption) Budget and Budgetary Control – Meaning and Objectives Types of Budgets (Sales, Production, Cash, Flexible, Master) Advantages and Limitations of Budgetary Control Variance Analysis – Meaning and Types (Material, Labour, Overhead) Marginal Costing – Meaning, Features, Advantages Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis Break Even Point – Meaning, Formula, Graphical Presentation Margin of Safety Applications of Marginal Costing (Pricing, Make or Buy, Sales Mix) 1. Meaning and Definition of Cost Accounting Cost accounting is the process of recording, classifying, analyzing, summarizing, and ...