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Cost Accountingの二回目です。
今回はCostsの用語の説明です。 では、始めます。
◆ Important to understand the basic terms and concepts because: (1)it allows users to make the best use of the information from cost accounting. (2)it helps avoid misuse of the information provided.
◆ A "cost" is a resource sacfificed or forgone to achieve a specific objective. It is usually measured by the cash or cash equivalent value required to obtain the desired goods or services.
◆ An "actual cost" is the cost incurred, also known as the historical cost.
◆ A "cost object" is anything for which a separate measurement of object is anything for which a separate measurement of cost id desired.
◆ Examples would include: a product, a service, a project, a department.
◆ A coasting system accounts for costs in two basic stages: accumulation and assignment.
◆ Cost Accumulation is the collection of cost data through the accounting system.
◆ Cost Assignment encompasses: (1)tracing costs to a cost object. (2)allocating accumulated costs to a cost object.
それでは今日の授業はおしまい!!
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Cost Accounting |
いきなり3日後の更新になってしまいました… こんな事でいいのだろうか? 気を取り直して、今回は、現在受けている授業、 Cost Accountingの単語(説明)を囲うと思います。
授業の進行順にはじめから説明を書いていきます。 ただーし、英語で書きますね。 なーぜなら、授業は英語だし、なんと言っても 試験も英語ですから… (ただ単に訳すのがめんどくさいという話もあるが…) 英語の勉強にもなるからいいでしょ?ダメかなー? ま、とにかく書いてみて反応が悪かったら変えますね。
それじゃあ開始!!
Management/Financial/Cost Accounting
Cost accounting provides information for both management/financial accounting; focuses on cost of accquiring/utilizing resources in an organization.
Financial Accounting focuses on historic data; Manegement Accounting focuses on current/future data.
Cost Management does not equal "cost control;" focus is more does not equal "cost control;" focus is more broad.
今回はCost Accountingの始めの定義のお話でした。 次回からはもっと詳しくなっていきます。 こうご期待!!
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