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ABSTRACT
Activity Based Costing (ABC) is a method
for developing cost estimates in which
the project is subdivided into discrete,
quantifiable activities or a work unit.
The concepts of ABC were developed in
the manufacturing sector of the United
States during the 1970s and 1980s.
Activity Based Costing
Classification of Activities
* Unit level activities:-
they are those activities which are performed each time a unit is
produced.
* Batch level activities:-
they are those which are performed each time a batch of goods is
produced.
* Product level activities:-
they are those activities which are performed to support the
production of each different type of product.
* Facility level activities:-
they are those activities which are needed to sustain a factory’s
general manufacturing process.
Building an ABC Model
Identify Identify Identify
Resources Activities Cost Objects
Define Define
Activity Resource
Drivers Drivers
*Negotiated prices
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