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Management, decision-making
and control
Topic:
Activity-based costing
Concept:
Context and Theory
• Define all the relevant ABC terms, for
example, cost drivers, activities
• Compareand contrast an ABC system with
traditional cost allocation system;
• Explain the concept of an activity based
costing (ABC) system
Learning • Identify and explain each of the four stages
involved in designing ABC systems;
Outcomes • Calculate product cost by means of an
ABC system; and
• Analyse an ABC system and apply it to
manufacturing and service organisation.
• Discuss the appropriateness of cost
allocation for decision-making
Introduction