Topic Four, Part 5 - Costing Methods Flashcards

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What are indirect costs?

A

costs not attributed to a particular unit of output

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2
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What are Fixed costs?

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do not change as output or sales change

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3
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What are variable costs?

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costs that change in proportion to the level of production.

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4
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What are stepped fixed costs?

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Purchase to increase output, increases fixed costs until investment pays off

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5
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What are direct costs?

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costs that are directly attributable to a unit output

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6
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What is the formula for total costs?

A

FC + VC or indirect costs + direct costs

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7
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What is the formula for unit cost?

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Total cost/output

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8
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How does increased output cause economies of scale?

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Higher the output the lower the unit cost as fixed costs are spread over more units.

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9
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What is marginal cost?

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The change in variable cost of producing one extra unit

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10
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What are social costs?

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costs to stakeholders or environment due to the product. e.g. cigarettes or fuel

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11
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What is an opportunity cost?

A

what a business could have spent money on

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12
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What is revenue?

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The cash that flows into a business from sales

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13
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What is the formula for average revenue?

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Total revenue/number of sales

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14
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How does level of costs affect a business decision making process?

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A business needs to remain competitive whilst profiting to please stakeholders.

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15
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What is costing?

A

The financial measure of the effects of any business activity

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16
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How does costing benefit the business?

A

The business can plan for the future and maximise efficiency

17
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How does reducing costs benefit a business?

A

Increases profit margins

18
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How does competition affect a business’ costs?

A

Competitive markets have small profit margins

19
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What is standard costing?

A

The cost a business expects for producing a product, or completing particular activity.

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Why are standard costings set?

A

A business target. With any negative variance a solution can be found

21
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What are the advantages of standard costing?

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  • Give a business a target cost
  • Highlights problems
  • Workers are more efficient to match costs
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What are the disadvantages standard costing?

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  • Time-consuming process
  • Quality may be sacrificed to match costs
  • Cost will change
23
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What is a cost centre?

A

A specific part of a business where costs can be identified and allocated

24
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What ways can a cost centre be allocated?

A

The product being produced, Size or location

Size

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What are advantages of cost centres?
- Shows departments performance | - Encourage efficiency
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What are disadvantages of cost centres?
- Time consuming - Difficult to separate departments - Cost allocation may be unfair
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What is a profit centre?
Profits are attributed to different parts of the business
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Why are profit centres used?
Shows most profitable departments
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What is a disadvantage of profit centres?
Departments can make profit indirectly e.g. marketing
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What is absorption costing?
Indirect costs absorbed by cost centres
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What is the main advantage of absorption costing?
Ensures overheads are covered by the business