ACTIVITY BASED COSTING

This practical guide outlines why conventional cost systems fail. It covers the advantages of activity-based costing, describes how to put the system in place successfully, and how to apply the lessons learnt quickly. It takes the reader step-by-step through the various processes involved.

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Activity-based costing is a method of measuring the cost and performance of activities, products and customers. It is increasingly being seen as a more accurate method of costing than conventional costing systems, which are being superseded by the fact that automation means that direct material and labour consumption is now a far less accurate means of apportioning overheads. This practical book outlines why conventional cost systems fail, before going on to cover the advantages of activity-based costing, and describing how to put the system in place successfully, and how to apply the lessons learnt quickly. The book takes the reader step-by-step through the various processes involved, from setting up the system, through its operation, to evaluation of the results.