What is ABC Analysis?
ABC analysis is one of the known inventory classification methods available in which inventory is categorized in three classes A, B and C where A being most important, B being important and C being less important. ABC analysis is also known as Pareto Analysis, Pareto rule or 80/20 rule. ABC analysis must not be confused with […]
What does favourable and unfavourable variance mean?
Variance analysis is a known quantitative technique that involves identification and evaluation of causes behind differences between actual costs/revenues and standard (or expected) revenues/costs. Variances are analysed in terms of being favourable or unfavourable for business and are monetized as a difference given a financial value it is more easier for the relevant authorities to […]
What is Variance analysis?
Any activity humans perform they do it for betterment and get the benefit in one or the other. In business environment basic motive is profit maximization and this is ensured in every decision they take. To aid their decision making process humans are using the technique of comparison since early ages. Comparison helps human decide […]
What is Cost accounting?
Cost accounting is a process of monetizing outflow of resources or loss of benefits in relation to certain aspect of the business for which user demands an information which is mostly used in decision making process. It is in the nature of humans to seek benefit in every activity they pursue. Due to the same […]
What is meant by Cost?
Cost is the monetary amount of resources or the consideration for using the resource invested or consumed or used up. In its most simplistic form cost is monetary measurement of resource outflow due to any reason. As cost is an information, user of information may require this information to be generated or processed as per […]
What is Idle time and its accounting treatment?
Idle time is the simply the time for which labour has been paid for but no work has been done. Whereas inefficiency arises when labour is actually engaged on production but output is not as expected or simply not 100%. Idle time may arise out of normal or abnormal situations and it is the situation […]
What is Cost classification and in how many ways can we classify cost?
Cost classification is a simple process in which we group or categorize costs on the basis of common characteristics. Grouping costs on the basis of their nature, form, source or any other attribution makes it really easy to understand their effects and ultimately to take decisions about costs and beyond any shadow of doubt classifying […]
What is meant by ‘net of’ in accounting or tax and other business related subjects?
The expression ‘net of’ represents the exclusion of something from a particular sum. For example net of tax means the resultant amount which is exclusive of tax or in other words the amount we get after deducting tax is net of tax amount. We can see its uses in wide variety of ways in accounting […]
What is the difference between Penetration pricing and Loss leader pricing strategy?
There are numerous pricing strategy that has been developed by creative brains at different companies but some are known more than others and are also taught at different levels to the students of accounting, business, marking and management. Two of them are penetration pricing strategy and loss leader pricing strategy. Although the apparent application looks […]
Is depreciation expense a fixed cost or a variable cost?
Let’s revisit the terms Fixed cost and Variable cost and then we will discuss where depreciation cost/expense really fits. Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level (e.g. units produced) with in the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. […]
