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Introduction of Cost Accounting
By Vishnu Pujari
Dept. of Commerce
S.V.S. College, Bantwal.
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Cost Unit
“A unit of product, service or time in
relation to which costs may be ascertained and
expressed” - I.C.M.A., London
A cost unit is the unit of quantity of product,
service or time in terms of which costs can be
conveniently computed.
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Types of Cost Units
Cost units are of 2 types:1. Simple or Single Cost Unit.
(single unit of cost)
Example: a ton, a kilogram, a litre, a metre, etc.
2. Composite or Compound Cost Unit.
(Combination of two simple cost units)
Example: ton-kilometer, passenger kilometer,
kilowatt – hour, etc.
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Following are some of the cost units and the
product/industries to which they are applicable:
Product/Industry Unit of Cost
Building Square foot/ floor area
Cable Metre
Cement Ton/bag
Electricity Kilowatt/megawatt
Canteen Meal plate/glass
Furniture Number
Transport Ton kilometer/ passenger
kilometer
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Cost Centre
“ A location, person or item of equipment
for which costs may be ascertained & used for
the purpose of cost control”.
--I.C.M.A. London
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Classification of Cost Centre
Cost centre are classified as follows:
1. Production Cost Centre
2. Service Cost Centre
3. Mixed Cost Centre
4. Personal Cost Centre
5. Impersonal Cost Centre
6. Operation Cost Centre
7. Process Cost Centre
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Production Cost Centre:
It’s a cost centre which is directly concerned with
production or manufacturing.
Examples: Machine shop, Welding shop, Assembly shop, etc.
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Service Cost Centre:
It’s a cost centre which isn’t engaged in production, but
provides service to production centre.
Examples: Power house, Store house, Canteen, etc.
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Mixed Cost Centre:
It’s a cost centre which isn’t engaged in both production
and service work.
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Personal Cost Centre
A cost centre consisting of a person or group of persons.
Eg: foreman, sales manager, salesman, etc.
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Impersonal Cost Centre
A cost centre which consists of a location or an item.
Eg: an area, such as a department, store yard or an item such as, machine or equipments etc.
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Operation Cost Centre
A cost centre consisting of both men & machines or any one of these carrying out similar operations..
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Process Cost Centre
A cost centre consisting of both men & machines or any one of these carrying out a specific process or a continuous sequence of operations.
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Purposes served by cost centre
• Cost Ascertainment: It is made possible by accumulating or collecting costs and allocating or charging costs to each cost centre.
• Cost Control: It is ensured by allocating different cost centres to different managerial personnel and holding each managerial personnel responsible for the control of the cost of the cost centre under his control. Thus, cost centre is also known as responsibility centres.
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