This approach aims at deleting all the activities that do not add value and support all the activities that add value. Accordingly, the organization avoids all costs that are paid for no reason, i.e will save more money to support and enhance the quality of its final product/s.... etc. Written by: Shafiq Dweik - Jordan shafiqtdweik@Yahoo.com
Activity based costing has primary difference of allocation of overheads which are based on activities performed by any department while in traditional costing system overheads are allocated on predetermined rate which may be not very accurate.
In traditional costing, overheads are allocated using blanket rate while in activity based costing overheads are allocated by the activities performed.
Activity based costing allocate the overhead expenses based on activities performed and that's why it is an accurate way to allocate overhead expenses while in absorption costing, overheads are allocated based on some ratios or predetermined rate which is not accurate method of allocation of cost.
Identifying the activities and identification of cost drivers
Identifying the activities and identification of cost drivers
Activity based costing has primary difference of allocation of overheads which are based on activities performed by any department while in traditional costing system overheads are allocated on predetermined rate which may be not very accurate.
In traditional costing, overheads are allocated using blanket rate while in activity based costing overheads are allocated by the activities performed.
ABM strategically incorporates activity analysis, activity-based costing (ABC), activity-based budgeting, life cycle and target costing, process value analysis, and value-chain analysis.
Activity based costing allocate the overhead expenses based on activities performed and that's why it is an accurate way to allocate overhead expenses while in absorption costing, overheads are allocated based on some ratios or predetermined rate which is not accurate method of allocation of cost.
Identifying the activities and identification of cost drivers
Costs are assigned to activities from resource cost pools.
Identifying the activities and identification of cost drivers
Costs are assigned to activities from resource cost pools.
In Activity based costing all overheads are charged to function or department based on activities they perform while in absorption based accounting, overheads are apportioned using some kind of base rate like labor hours or machine hours etc.
An activity-based absorption costing system defines the cost by how many activities a product unit uses. A traditional absorption costing system defines the cost by how much money went into making the product unit.
activity based costing does not promote TQM(total quality management) and continuous improvement but attribute based costing promotes the both.
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