It is done so to keep control on costs as direct costs are controllable while indirect costs are not.
Answer this question...why do managers cosider direct costs to be more accurate than indirect costs?
An absorption costing is an accounting method used to calculate the total cost of a product by factoring in both direct and indirect costs.
a.k.a. Absorption Costing, is a method that includes direct manufacturing costs as well as indirect manufacturing costs such as machine depreciation and factory. (GAAP Required)
Indirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular function or product). Indirect costs may be either fixed or variable. Indirect costs include taxes, administration, personnel and security costs, and are also known as overhead.Costs usually charged directlyProject staffConsultantsProject suppliesPublicationsTravelTrainingCosts usually allocated indirectlyUtilitiesRentAudit and legalAdministrative staffEquipment rental
Office rent is indirect cost as normally all these kinds of offices are used for management purposes which is not directly required for manufacturing of goods that’s why all kind of management costs are indirect costs.
It is done so to keep control on costs as direct costs are controllable while indirect costs are not.
Answer this question...why do managers cosider direct costs to be more accurate than indirect costs?
An absorption costing is an accounting method used to calculate the total cost of a product by factoring in both direct and indirect costs.
No direct costs and indirect costs are not same and opposite of each other.
a.k.a. Absorption Costing, is a method that includes direct manufacturing costs as well as indirect manufacturing costs such as machine depreciation and factory. (GAAP Required)
direct costs,indirect costs,sunk costs, Activity based costing.
Indirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular function or product). Indirect costs may be either fixed or variable. Indirect costs include taxes, administration, personnel and security costs, and are also known as overhead.Costs usually charged directlyProject staffConsultantsProject suppliesPublicationsTravelTrainingCosts usually allocated indirectlyUtilitiesRentAudit and legalAdministrative staffEquipment rental
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Indirect material is normal fixed cost that is why it is allocated using some kind of ratio or formula.
Indirect costs of tooth decay include things like lost productivity at work and school. Absenteeism due to dental appointments or severe pain is an indirect cost.
Direct Cost are those costs that can be directly assigned to a production process. Indirect cost were those costs that cannot be directly assigned to production process but have to allocate to production. Variable costs are those costs that vary directly with the production level. Only Direct cost could be variable . But not all direct cost are variable. Thus direct cost contains both Variable and Fixed elements while indirect costs contains only fixed element.