Standard costing is a method used to estimate costs and plan budgets by setting standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead. It allows companies to compare actual costs to standard costs to measure operational performance and identify areas for improvement. The balanced scorecard takes standard costing a step further by linking operational measures like costs to strategic objectives and outcomes to provide a more comprehensive view of organizational performance.
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Lesson in Managerial Accounting.
Original Title
Standard Costing, Operational Performance Measures, and the Balanced Scorecard
Standard costing is a method used to estimate costs and plan budgets by setting standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead. It allows companies to compare actual costs to standard costs to measure operational performance and identify areas for improvement. The balanced scorecard takes standard costing a step further by linking operational measures like costs to strategic objectives and outcomes to provide a more comprehensive view of organizational performance.
Standard costing is a method used to estimate costs and plan budgets by setting standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead. It allows companies to compare actual costs to standard costs to measure operational performance and identify areas for improvement. The balanced scorecard takes standard costing a step further by linking operational measures like costs to strategic objectives and outcomes to provide a more comprehensive view of organizational performance.