ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference between factory cost and cost of production is:
A
Raw materials consumed
B
Office and administration overheads
C
Selling and distribution overheads
D
Cost of goods sold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The “factory cost” term is sometimes applied only to manufacturing overhead costs, without consideration to the costs of direct materials or direct labor. If so, the “factory cost” term is essentially the same as factory overhead.

Detailed explanation-2: -Factory cost is the summation of prime cost and factory overheads that includes indirect material, indirect labour and indirect expenses of factory. It is also know as work cost, manufacturing cost or production cost.

Detailed explanation-3: -Administrative Overheads is the cost of all activities relating to general management and administration of an organisation. It is represented by cost of shared services, infrastructure cost and general management cost.

Detailed explanation-4: -Manufacturing overhead is also known as factory overhead, production overhead, and factory burden.

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