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FEEDBACK FORM
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Module: BHNC 4204: Accounting & Costing for Business
Student: Tharushi Hettiarachchi
Marks Awarded:
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Acknowledgement
It is really a matter of pleasure for me get an opportunity to thank all the persons who contributed
directly or indirectly for the successful complication of the project report. “Report of Accounting
costing for business”
I would also like to thank my parents, family members for extending their valuable time and
cooperation.
Executive summary
In this assignment explain about accounting and costing method for business. Accounting
communicates the results of business operations to various parties who have some stakeholders
in the business e.i. proprietor, creditors, investors, government and other agencies. Though
accounting is generally associated with business but it is not only business and which makes use
of accounting. This assignment is designed to evaluate the knowledge on financial accounting
and management accounting tools and their application.
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Table of content
Introduction
1 – Task 01
2 – Task 02
2.1. Financial accounting provides useful information for wide range of users
4 – Task 04
5 – Task 05
5.1. Sales budget
5.2. Production budget
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6 – Task 06
Conclusion
References
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Introduction
Accounting is the system of recording financial transactions with both numbers and text form of
financial statements. Accounting is the system of recording, summarizing and analyzing an
economic entity’s financial transactions. Accounting information’s useful for so many users.
Such as managers, employees, banks, investors, government and labor union. Accounting can
divide to the two parts,
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
The difference between financial and managerial accounting is that financial accounting is the
collection of accounting data to create financial statements, while managerial accounting is the
internal processing used to account for business transaction.
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Task 01
20,000.00 20,000.00
01/01/2020 Balance B/F 1,000.00
10,000.00 10,000.00
5,000.00 5,000.00
01/01/2020 Balance B/F 5,000.00
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20,000.00 20,000.00
3,000.00 3,000.00
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20,000.00 20,000.00
01/01/2020 Balance B/F 20,000.00
12,000.00 12,000.00
Purchase Journal
Date Supplier Name Value
02/12/2019 Grass 6,000.00
02/12/2019 Seed 7,000.00
15/12/2019 Grass 3,000.00
15/12/2019 Seed 4,000.00
31/12/2019 Transfer to the ledger 20,000.00
Sales Journal
Date Customer Name Value
10/12/2019 Fog 3,000.00
10/12/2019 Mist 4,000.00
20/12/2019 Fog 2,000.00
20/12/2019 Mist 3,000.00
31/12/2019 Transfer to the ledger 12,000.00
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Dr. Cr.
Cash 1,000.00
Capital 10,000.00
Office Expenses 5,000.00
Debtors 2,000.00
Creditors 3,000.00
Purchase return 3,000.00
Purchase 20,000.00
Income/sales 12,000.00
28,000.00 28,000.00
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Task 02
The accounting process provides financial data for a broad range of individuals whose objectives
in studying the data vary widely. There are three main users of accounting information’s are,
Internal users
External users
Government
Each group uses accounting information differently and requires the information to be presented
differently.
Internal users
Accounting supplies manages and owners with significant financial data that is useful for
decision making. This type of accounting in generally referred to as managerial accounting.
Some of the ways internal users employ accounting information include the following,
Assessing how management has discharged its responsibility for protecting and managing
the company’s resources.
Shaping decision about expansion or downsizing.
Shaping decisions about when to borrow or invest company resources.
External users
The record of the business financial history for use by external entities is used for many
purposes.
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Investors
Investors are concerned about risk and return in relation to their investments. They require
information to decide whether they should continue to invest the business. They also need to be
able to access whether a business will be able to pay dividends and measure the performance of
the business management overall
Lenders
Banks and other financial institutions who lend money to a business required information that
helps them determined whether loans and interest will be paid when due.
Creditors
Suppliers and trade creditors required information’s that helps them understand and assess the
short term liquidity of a business.
Customers and trade debtors required information about the ability of the business to survive and
prosper. As customer of the company’s product, they have a long term interest in the company’s
range of products and services.
Employees
They required information about the stability and continuing profitability of the business. They
are crucially interested in information about employment prospects and the maintenance of
pension funding and retirement benefits. They are also likely to interested in the pay and benefits
obtained by senior management.
Analysts
Investment analysts are an important user group specially for companies quoted on a stock
exchange. They required vary detailed financial and other information’s in order to analyses the
competitive performance of the business and its sectors.
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Government
There are many government agencies and departments that are interested in accounting
information. Ex: government need information on business profitability in order to levy and
collect corporation tax.
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Shane's Trading’s
Profit and loss account
for the 01 April to 2018 to 31 March 2019
Rs.
Sales 100,000.00
Less: cost of sale (W1) (50,000.00)
Gross profit 50,000.00
Less: Expenses
Administration expenses - W2 (43,000.00)
Sale distribution expenses - W3 (1,450.00)
Operating profit 5,550.00
less: finance expenses
Net profit 5,550.00
Less: Drawings (6,000.00)
Loss after drawings (450.00)
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Shane's Trading’s
Balance sheet
as at 31st march 2019
Rs. Rs.
Asset
Non-current asset
Office furniture (W5) 2,500.00 2,500.00
Non-Current asset
insurance prepayment 500.00
Inventory 15,000.00
Debtors (W6) 18,050.00
Cash at bank 1,200.00
Cash 300.00 35,050.00
Capital 33,000.00
retained profit (450.00) 32,550.00
Non-current liabilities
Current liabilities
Unpaid Salary 1,000.00
Trade Creditors 4,000.00 5,000.00
Total equity and liability 37,550.00
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Working
W1 - Cost of sales
W2 - Administration expenses
insurance
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W5 - Depreciations
18,050.00
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Task 03
Product costs re the costs directly incurred from the manufacturing process. There are three type
categories.
Direct material
Direct labor
Manufacturing overhead
Direct material
Direct material costs are the costs of raw materials or parts that go directly into producing
products. If it is biscuit manufacturing company flour, sugar, preserved items will be direct
material.
Direct labor
Direct labor costs are the wages, benefits, and insurance that are paid to employees who are
directly involved in manufacturing and producing the goods. If it is biscuit manufacturing
company machine operators are the direct labors.
Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead costs include direct factory – related costs that are incurred when
producing a product, such as the cost of machinery and the cost to operate the machinery.
Manufacturing overhead costs also include some indirect cost.
Indirect material
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Indirect materials are materials that are used in the production process but that are not
directly traceable to the product. If it is biscuit manufacturing company packaging
materials will be an indirect cost.
Indirect labor
Indirect labor is the labor of those who are not directly involved in the production of the
product. If it is biscuit manufacturing company sales force is the indirect labor.
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Task 04
XYZ Ltd.
profit and loss account under absorption costing
For the month of May 2019
Sales W1 350,000.00
Cost of Sales
Opening Stock
Purchase cost W2 240,000.00
Closing Stock W3 (16,000.00) 224,000.00
126,000.00
Gross Profit
Working
W1 : Sales Value
W2 : Purchase cost
W3 : Closing Stock
W5 : Administration cost
W6 : Under Absorption
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Sales W1 350,000.00
Cost of sale
opening stock
Fixed cost
Profit 59,000.00
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W1 : Sales Value
Selling cost per unit 25.00
Actual unit cost 14,000.00
Total sales 350,000.00
W2 : Purchase cost
W5 : Administration cost
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Profit Reconciliation
Profit Reconciliation
Stock Valuation
Marginal costing 15,000.00
Absorption costing 16,000.00
1,000.00
Unit price
Marginal costing 15.00
Absorption costing 16.00
1.00
Closing stock (units) 1,000.00
Value 1,000.00
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Task 05
Sales budget
Production budget
Mercury Apparel Ltd.
Production budget for year ending 31st December
2019
Working
Venus Texus Miracle
Opening stock 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00
Increased by% 20% 50% 20%
Increased amount 600.00 1,500.00 400.00
Closing stock (units) 3,600.00 4,500.00 2,400.00
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A B C D E
Requirement of production
Venus 111,000.00 148,000.00 222,000.00 74,000.00 37,000.00
Texus 66,000.00 99,000.00 132,000.00 66,000.00 33,000.00
Miracle 140,000.00 56,000.00 84,000.00 84,000.00 28,000.00
Requirement of Material 317,000.00 303,000.00 438,000.00 224,000.00 98,000.00
(+) Closing raw material stock (unit) 32,000.00 40,000.00 48,000.00 32,000.00 8,000.00
349,000.00 343,000.00 486,000.00 256,000.00 106,000.00
(-) Opening raw material stock (unit) (40,000.00) (50,000.00) (60,000.00) (40,000.00) (10,000.00)
Raw Material purchase (units) 309,000.00 293,000.00 426,000.00 216,000.00 96,000.00
Unit price of raw material (Rs) 0.50 0.35 0.60 0.55 1.00
Raw Material purchase (Rs.) 154,500.00 102,550.00 255,600.00 118,800.00 96,000.00
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Cash budget
Mercury Apparel Ltd.
Cash budget for year ending 31st December 2019
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Opening cash balance 8,500.00 28,500.00 73,500.00 105,496.00 215,996.00
Receipts from customers 250,000.00 300,000.00 280,000.00 246,250.00 1,076,250.00
Total receipts 258,500.00 328,500.00 353,500.00 351,746.00 1,292,246.00
Payments -
Material Expenses 100,000.00 120,000.00 110,000.00 136,996.00 466,996.00
Payment for wages 100,000.00 110,000.00 120,000.00 161,547.00 491,547.00
Other cost & expenses 30,000.00 25,000.00 18,004.00 3,409.00 76,413.00
Total Expenditures 230,000.00 255,000.00 248,004.00 301,952.00 1,034,956.00
Cash Balance 28,500.00 73,500.00 105,496.00 49,794.00 257,290.00
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Task 06
Material cost Variance and recommendation
Favorable - F Adverse - A
Material cost variance
Price variance
Actual Material cost and price is higher than budgeted cost and price, for that can change
a supplier. Can call a quotation for the new supplier.
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Rate Variance
Standard rate per hour Actual rate per hour Actual hour
8.00 7.68 8,200.00 2,600.00 F
Efficiency variance
Labor variances are favorable for the organization. Can influence labors for become a
more efficiency by training.
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Efficiency variance
Expenditure variance
Budgeted Variable overhead is less than actual variance overhead value. For that can
reduce the direct cost.
Ex: reduce material cost
Take new machineries
Actual expenditure is higher than budgeted expenditure. For that can reduce the cost by
minimizing the production cost and indirect cost
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Actual Fixed overhead volume variance is adverse value. For that can increase the
production. By taking new machineries and training employees.
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Sales Variance
Budgeted qty. * Budgeted price Actual qty. * Actual price
Budgeted
Budgeted qty. Actual qty. price
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Conclusion
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References
Corporate Finance Institute. 2021. Product Costs - Types of Costs, Examples, Materials, Labor,
Overhead. [online] Available at:
<https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/accounting/product-costs/>
[Accessed 4 January 2021].
FreshBooks. 2021. Financial Accounting Vs. Managerial Accounting. [online] Available at:
<https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/financial-accounting-vs-managerial-accounting>
[Accessed 4 January 2021].
Njogu, T., 2021. Difference Between Absorption Costing and Marginal Costing | Difference
Between. [online] Differencebetween.net. Available at:
<http://www.differencebetween.net/business/difference-between-absorption-costing-and-
marginal-costing/> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
tutor2u. 2021. Users of Financial Accounts | Business | Tutor2u. [online] Available at:
<https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/users-of-financial-accounts> [Accessed 4 January
2021].
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