TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Cost management: Measuring, monitoring, and motivating performance (3rd edition) – Chapter 2

Chapter 2 - Cost concepts, behaviour, and estimation. In this chapter we will discuss: Explain the cost concept and cost terms, describe the different type of cost behaviour, Describe cost estimation techniques, apply cost estimation techniques to determine the future costs. | LO1 Explain the cost concept and cost terms LO2 Describe the different type of cost behaviour LO3 Describe cost estimation techniques LO4 Apply cost estimation techniques to determine the future costs LO5 Utilize regression analysis in cost estimation LO6 Appreciate the uses and limitations of cost estimates CHAPTER 2: Cost Concepts, Behaviour, and Estimation LO1 Explain the cost concept and cost terms Classifying Costs Classifications Applications Cost Terms Relevance Decision-making Relevant vs. irrelevant cost Behaviour Cost estimation Fixed vs. variable cost Traceability Cost assignment Direct vs. indirect cost Function Cost determination Manufacturing cost vs. nonmanufacturing cost (Product vs. period cost) Controllability Performance evaluation Controllable vs. uncontrollable cost Classifying Costs Relevant costs: costs that differentiate between two alternatives (., opportunity cost) Irrelevant costs: will not make a difference to either alternative and has no bearing on decision making (., sunk cost) Classifying Costs Opportunity cost: the benefits an organization forgoes when it chooses one alternative over another Sunk cost: cost has already been incurred and cannot now be avoided Classifying Costs Fixed costs: behaves such that the total cost will not change within the relevant range Variable costs: varies in proportion to the production level Classifying Costs Cost object: any thing or activity for which we measure costs include such things as individual products, product lines, projects, customers, departments, and even the entire company Classifying Costs Direct cost: a cost that can be easily traced to a cost object because a clear cause-and-effect relationship generally exists between the cost object and the cost Indirect cost: incurred for the benefit of more than one cost object and not easily or economically traced to a particular cost object Classifying Costs Manufacturing cost (Product cost): costs that are easily traced to a product .

• Quản trị kinh doanh
• Cost management
• Quản lý chi phí
• Lecture Cost management
• Strategic management
• Decision making
• Cost terms
• Management control systems
• Cost accounting
• Fundamentals of cost accounting
• Cost analysis
• Cost management systems
• Cost systems
• Strategic performance measurement
• Cost management information
• Financial reporting
• Operational performance measurement
• Resource capacity management
• Indirect cost variances
• Cost allocation
• Cost allocation bases
• Cost estimation
• Cost estimation methods
• Ebook Management and cost accounting
• Management and cost accounting
• Management accounting
• Cost assignment
• Process costing
• Cost volume profit analysis
• Project management
• Lecture Project management in practice
• Project cost management
• Project perspective
• Cost management plan
• Cost versus expenses
• Cost volume profit
• Short term profit planning
• Cost planning
• Product life cycle
• Direct cost variances
• Nonfinancial performance measures
• Cost centers
• Profit centers