Cost | Costing | Cost Accounting | Cost Accountancy

 

Cost | Costing | Cost Accounting | Cost Accountancy








Cost: The term ‘cost’ has to be studied in relation to its purpose and conditions. As per the definition by Institute of Cost and Management Accountants(ICMA) now known Chartered Institute of Management Accountants(CIMA) Londn ‘Cost’ is the amount of actual expenditure incurred on a given thing.

Costing: The ICMA London has defined costing as the ascertainment of costs. ”It refers to the techniques and processes of ascertaining costs and studies the principles and rules concerning the determination of cost of product and services”

Cost Accounting: It is the method of accounting for cost. The process of recording and accounting for all the element of cost is called cost accounting.

Cost Accountancy: It is an aid to Management for decision making .ICMA has defined cost accountancy is “The application of costing and cost accounting principles, methods and techniques to science ,art and practice of cost control and the ascertainment of profitability. It includes the presentation of Information derived there from for the purpose of managerial decision making”.

 


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