uniform costing — The use of the same basic costing system by a number of different organizations who adopt common costing principles and practices … Accounting dictionary
Activity-based costing — (ABC) is a costing model that identifies activities in an organization and assigns the cost of each activity resource to products and services according to the actual consumption by each in order to generate the actual cost of products and… … Wikipedia
Absorption Costing — A managerial accounting cost method of expensing all costs associated with manufacturing a particular product. Absorption costing uses the total direct costs and overhead costs associated with manufacturing a product as the cost base. Generally… … Investment dictionary
Backflush Costing — A product costing system generally used in a just in time inventory environment. Backflush costing delays the costing process until the production of goods is completed. Costs are then “flushed” back at the end of the production run… … Investment dictionary
absorption costing — A costing method that allocates all *manufacturing costs to *units of inventory or other measures of output. Normally required by most systems of *Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, absorption costing takes account of both *direct (or… … Auditor's dictionary
contribution — 1) The amount that, under marginal costing principles, a given transaction produces to cover fixed overheads and to provide profit. The unit contribution is normally taken to be the selling price of a given unit of merchandise, less the variable… … Big dictionary of business and management
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
Management accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts … Wikipedia
Cost accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts … Wikipedia
computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… … Universalium