Μεταβλητή Κοστολόγηση: Εργαλείο Διοίκησης

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1 Μεταβλητή Κοστολόγηση: Εργαλείο Διοίκησης
Two general approaches are used for valuing inventories and cost of goods sold. One approach, called absorption costing, is generally used for external reporting. The other approach, called variable costing, is preferred by some managers for internal decision making and must be used when an income statement is prepared in the contribution format. This chapter shows how these two methods differ from each other.

2 Επισκόπηση της Πλήρους και Μεταβλητής Κοστολόγησης
Πλήρης ή Απορροφητική Κοστολόγηση Μεταβλητή Κοστολόγηση Κόστος Παρα- γωγής Περιόδου Άμεσα Υλικά Άμεση Εργασία Μεταβλητά ΓΒΕ Σταθερά ΓΒΕ Μεταβλητές Δαπάνες Διοίκησης & Πωλήσεων Σταθερές Δαπάνες Διοίκησης & Πωλήσεων Κόστος Παρα- γωγής Περιόδου Absorption costing (also called full costing) charges products with all manufacturing costs, regardless of whether the costs are fixed or variable. The cost of a unit of product consists of all four types of manufacturing costs — direct material, direct labor, variable manufacturing overhead, and fixed manufacturing overhead. Since no distinction is made between variable and fixed costs, absorption costing is not well suited for cost-volume-profit analysis. Variable costing (also called direct costing) charges products with only the variable manufacturing costs. The cost of a unit of product consists of the three variable manufacturing costs — direct material, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead. Variable costing is consistent with the contribution format income statement and it supports cost-volume-profit analysis because of its emphasis on separating variable and fixed costs. The only difference in the two approaches is the treatment of fixed manufacturing overhead. With absorption costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is a product cost. With variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is a period cost. Note that selling and administrative costs are treated as period costs with both absorption costing and variable costing. Think about the impact of each method on inventory values, and then answer the following question.

3 Γρήγορος έλεγχος  Ποια μέθοδος θα δώσει την μεγαλύτερη αποτίμηση στην Παραγωγή σε Εξέλιξη και στα Έτοιμα Προϊόντα; a. Απορροφητική ή πλήρης κοστολόγηση. b. Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση. c. Δίνουν τις ίδιες τιμές και οι δύο. d. Εξαρτάται από To answer this question correctly, recall which method includes more manufacturing costs in the unit product cost.

4 Γρήγορος έλεγχος  Ποια μέθοδος θα δώσει την μεγαλύτερη αποτίμηση στην Παραγωγή σε Εξέλιξη και στα Έτοιμα Προϊόντα; a. Απορροφητική ή πλήρης κοστολόγηση. b. Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση c. Δίνουν τις ίδιες τιμές και οι δύο. d. Εξαρτάται από………………….. . . Unit product costs are in both work in process and finished goods inventories. Absorption costing results in the highest inventory values because it treats fixed manufacturing overhead as a product cost. Using variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as incurred and never becomes a part of the product cost.

5 Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους
Δίνονται οι πιο κάτω πληροφορίες για το κόστος παραγωγής του προϊόντος Α: Harvey Company makes twenty-five thousand units of a single product. Variable manufacturing costs total ten dollars per unit. Variable selling and administrative expenses are three dollars per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead for the year is one hundred fifty thousand dollars and fixed selling and administrative expenses for the year are one hundred thousand dollars.

6 Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους
Το ανά μονάδα κόστος υπολογίζεται ως εξής: With variable costing, only the ten dollars per unit variable manufacturing costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) are product costs. With absorption costing, we include fixed manufacturing overhead in product costs. To compute the per unit amount of fixed manufacturing overhead, we divide one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead by the twenty-five thousand units manufactured. Selling and administrative expenses are always treated as period expenses and deducted from revenue as incurred. Οι δαπάνες διοίκησης και Πωλήσεων θεωρούνται ως δαπάνες περιόδου και αφαιρούνται από τα έσοδα.

7 Σύγκριση αποτελέσματος με την πλήρη και την μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση
Υπολογίστε με βάση τις πιο κάτω πληροφορίες τα αποτελέσματα και με τις δύο μεθόδους : Δεν υπήρχαν αποθέματα αρχής. Στη διάρκεια του χρόνου πουλήθηκαν τεμάχια στην τιμή των $30 έκαστο. . We need some additional information to allow us to prepare income statements for Harvey Company: Twenty thousand units were sold during the year. There were no units in beginning inventory. Now let’s prepare income statements for Harvey Company. We will start with an absorption income statement.

8 Πλήρης Κοστολόγηση Harvey had no beginning inventory and sold only twenty thousand of the twenty-five thousand units produced, leaving five thousand units in ending inventory. The sales price is thirty dollars per unit, so sales revenue for the twenty thousand units sold is six hundred thousand dollars. The computation of cost of goods sold on your screen starts with beginning inventory, adds cost of goods manufactured and subtracts ending inventory. We could also compute cost of goods sold directly by multiplying twenty thousand units sold times the sixteen dollar unit cost. We subtract cost of goods sold from sales to get the two hundred eighty thousand dollar gross margin. We subtract selling and administrative expenses from gross margin to get absorption cost net operating income of one hundred twenty thousand dollars. The sixty thousand dollar variable selling and administrative expense is computed by multiplying twenty thousand units sold times three dollars per unit. The one hundred thousand dollar fixed administrative expense was given earlier.

9 Μεταβλητή Κοστολόγηση
Μόνο Μεταβλητά ΓΒΕ . Τα συνολικά Σταθερά ΓΒΕ είναι δαπάνες περιόδου. Now let’s examine a variable cost income statement. Notice that this is a contribution format statement. First, we subtract all variable expenses from sales to get contribution margin. The first variable expense is variable cost of goods sold, which is computed using only the ten dollar per unit variable manufacturing cost. The next variable expense is the variable selling and administrative expense. It is computed as before, twenty thousand units sold at three dollars per unit. After computing contribution margin, we subtract fixed expenses to get the ninety thousand dollar variable cost net operating income. Note that all of the one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as a lump sum.

10 Σύγκριση αποτελέσματος με την πλήρη και την μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση
Ας συγκρίνουμε τις μεθόδους. The only difference between the two methods is the treatment of fixed manufacturing overhead. Absorption costing treats fixed manufacturing overhead as a product cost using an overhead rate of six dollars per unit. As a result, thirty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead is left in inventory as a part of the cost of the five thousand unsold units. Income computed using variable costing expenses all one hundred fifty thousand dollars of the fixed manufacturing overhead as a period expense. None of the fixed manufacturing overhead remains in inventory with variable costing. The variable costing inventory of fifty thousand dollars is computed by multiplying the ten dollar per unit variable product cost times the five thousand unsold units.

11 Σύνθεση των αποτελεσμάτων
Από το αποτέλεσμα της μεταβλητής προκύπτει το αποτέλεσμα της πλήρους ως κάτωθι: The difference between absorption cost net operating income and variable cost net operating income results from the thirty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead remaining in inventory as a part of cost of the five thousand unsold units using absorption costing. Using variable costing, this thirty thousand dollars is expensed in the period resulting in a net operating income that is thirty thousand dollars less than absorption cost net operating income. The thirty thousand dollars can be computed by multiplying the five thousand unsold units times the six dollar fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit. We can reconcile the difference between the two methods by adding the thirty thousand dollars to the ninety thousand dollar variable cost income to get the one hundred twenty thousand dollar absorption cost net operating income. Σταθερά ΓΒΕ $150,000 Μονάδες παραγωγής ,000 units = = $6.00 ανά μον

12 Σύγκριση αποτελεσμάτων του δεύτερου χρόνου
In the second year, Harvey Company again makes twenty-five thousand units of the same product, but sells thirty thousand units. Five thousand units are in beginning inventory, left from last year. The sales price is the same as last year, thirty dollars per unit. Variable manufacturing costs total ten dollars per unit. Variable selling and administrative expenses are three dollars per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead for the year is one hundred fifty thousand dollars and fixed selling and administrative expenses for the year are one hundred thousand.

13 Υπολογισμός ανάμονάδα κόστους
With variable costing, only the ten dollars per unit variable manufacturing costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) are product costs. With absorption costing, we include fixed manufacturing overhead in product costs. To compute the per unit amount of fixed manufacturing overhead, we divide one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead by the twenty-five thousand units manufactured. Since there was no change in the per unit variable costs, total fixed costs, or the number of units produced, the unit costs remain unchanged. Επειδή δεν άλλαξε το μεταβλητό κόστος, τα σταθερά έξοδα και ο αριθμός των μονάδων παραγωγής, το ανά μονάδα κόστος παραμένει το ίδιο

14 Παραγωγής της τρέχουσας περιόδου.
Πλήρης κοστολόγηση Είναι οι 25,000 μονάδες Παραγωγής της τρέχουσας περιόδου. Harvey sold thirty thousand units in the second year, twenty-five thousand units produced in the second year plus five thousand units from beginning inventory. The sales price is again thirty dollars per unit, so sales revenue for the thirty thousand units sold is nine hundred thousand dollars. The computation of cost of goods sold on your screen starts with beginning inventory, adds cost of goods manufactured and subtracts ending inventory. We could also compute cost of goods sold directly by multiplying thirty thousand units sold times the sixteen dollar unit cost. We subtract cost of goods sold from sales to get the four hundred twenty thousand dollar gross margin. We subtract selling and administrative expenses from gross margin to get absorption cost net operating income of two hundred thirty thousand dollars. The ninety thousand dollar variable selling and administrative expense is computed by multiplying thirty thousand units sold times three dollars per unit. The one hundred thousand dollar fixed administrative expense was given.

15 Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση
Now let’s examine a variable cost income statement for the second year. Again, notice that this is a contribution format statement. First, we subtract all variable expenses from sales to get contribution margin. The first variable expense is variable cost of goods sold, which is computed using only the ten dollar per unit variable manufacturing cost. The next variable expense is the variable selling and administrative expense. It is computed as before, thirty thousand units sold at three dollars per unit. After computing contribution margin, we subtract fixed expenses to get the two hundred sixty thousand dollar variable cost net operating income. Note that all of the one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as a lump sum.

16 Σύνθεση των αποτελεσμάτων
Από το αποτέλεσμα της μεταβλητής προκύπτει το αποτέλεσμα της πλήρους ως κάτωθι: The difference between absorption cost net operating income and variable cost net operating income results from the thirty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead released from beginning inventory using absorption costing. Using variable costing, this thirty thousand dollars was expensed in the first year, never becoming a part of the inventory value. The thirty thousand dollars can be computed by multiplying the five thousand units from inventory times the six dollar fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit. We can reconcile the difference between the two methods by subtracting the thirty thousand dollars from the two hundred sixty thousand dollar variable cost income to get the two hundred thirty thousand dollar absorption cost net operating income. Σταθερά ΓΒΕ $150,000 Μονάδες παραγωγής ,000 units = = $6.00 per unit

17 Σύγκριση αποτελεσμάτων
For the two-year time period, both methods report the same total income, three hundred fifty thousand dollars, because for the two-year period total sales of fifty thousand units equals total production of fifty thousand units. Although sales and production may differ in any given year, over an extended period of time sales cannot exceed production, nor can production greatly exceed sales. The shorter the time period, the more the net operating income figures will tend to differ.

18 Συμπέρασμα On your screen is a nice summary of what we have observed from the Harvey Company’s two years: For year one, Harvey’s production exceeded sales. Fixed manufacturing overhead was deferred into inventory with absorption costing, so absorption costing net operating income was greater than variable costing net operating income. For year two, Harvey’s production was less than sales. Fixed manufacturing overhead was released from inventory with absorption costing, so absorption costing net operating income was less than variable costing net operating income. For the two years combined, production equaled sales so absorption costing net operating income equaled variable costing net operating income.

19 Επίδραση της μεταβολής της παραγωγής στα καθαρά αποτελέσματα
Αν μεταβάλλουμε τα δεδομένα: Στο προηγούμενο παράδειγμα παρήχθησαν τεμάχια ανά έτος Αλλά πουλήθηκαν το ένα έτος και το δεύτερο. In the previous example, twenty-five thousand units were produced each year, but sales increased from twenty thousand units in year one to thirty thousand units in year two. Let’s revisit Harvey Company, but this time we will hold sales constant and allow production to change. Στο νέο παράδειγμα θα έχουμε σταθερές πωλήσεις και αλλαγή του όγκου παραγωγής

20 Επίδραση από την αλλαγή της παραγωγής
In the first year, Harvey Company makes thirty thousand units of the same product, but sells twenty-five thousand units. Five thousand units are left in ending inventory. The sales price is thirty dollars per unit. Variable manufacturing costs total ten dollars per unit. Variable selling and administrative expenses are three dollars per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead for the year is one hundred fifty thousand dollars and fixed selling and administrative expenses for the year are one hundred thousand dollars.

21 Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους
Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους: Αυξήθηκαν οι μονάδες παραγωγής, τα ΓΒΕ παρέμειναν τα ίδια, το ανά μονάδα κόστος είναι μικρότερο. With variable costing, only the ten dollars per unit variable manufacturing costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) are product costs. With absorption costing, we include fixed manufacturing overhead in product costs. To compute the per unit amount of fixed manufacturing overhead, we divide one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead by the thirty thousand units manufactured. Note that the fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit is now fifteen dollars per unit, a decline from sixteen dollars per unit in the previous example. Since the number of units produced increased to thirty thousand in this example, and the fixed manufacturing overhead remained the same, the absorption unit cost is less.

22 Αποτελέσματα με Πλήρη κοστολόγηση
Harvey had no beginning inventory and sold only twenty-five thousand of the thirty thousand units produced, leaving five thousand units in ending inventory. The sales price is thirty dollars per unit, so sales revenue for the twenty-five thousand units sold is seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. The computation of cost of goods sold on your screen starts with beginning inventory, adds cost of goods manufactured and subtracts ending inventory. We could also compute cost of goods sold directly by multiplying twenty-five thousand units sold times the sixteen dollar unit cost. We subtract cost of goods sold from sales to get the three hundred seventy five thousand dollar gross margin. We subtract selling and administrative expenses from gross margin to get absorption cost net operating income of two hundred thousand dollars. The seventy-five thousand dollar variable selling and administrative expense is computed by multiplying twenty-five thousand units sold times three dollars per unit. The one hundred thousand dollar fixed administrative expense was given.

23 Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση: Έτος πρώτο
Μόνο Μεταβλητά ΓΒΕ. Τα Σταθερά ΓΒΕ είναι δαπάνες περιόδου. Now let’s examine a variable cost income statement prepared in the contribution format. First, we subtract all variable expenses from sales to get contribution margin. The first variable expense is variable cost of goods sold, which is computed using only the ten dollar per unit variable manufacturing cost. The next variable expense is the variable selling and administrative expense. It is computed as before, twenty-five thousand units sold at three dollars per unit. After computing contribution margin, we subtract fixed expenses to get the one hundred seventy-five thousand dollar variable cost net operating income. Note that all of the one hundred fifty thousand dollars of the fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as a lump sum.

24 Επίδραση των αλλαγών στο δεύτερο χρόνο
In the second year, Harvey Company again sells twenty-five thousand units, but makes only twenty thousand units. Five thousand units are in beginning inventory, left from last year. The sales price is the same as last year, thirty dollars per unit. Variable manufacturing costs total ten dollars per unit. Variable selling and administrative expenses are three dollars per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead for the year is one hundred fifty thousand dollars and fixed selling and administrative expenses for the year are one hundred thousand dollars.

25 Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους
Υπολογισμός του ανά μονάδα κόστους: Η παραγωγή μειώθηκε στο δεύτερο χρόνο, τα ΓΒΕ παρέμειναν Ίδια, το ανάμονάδα κόστος με την πλήρη κοστολόγηση αυξήθηκε With variable costing, only the ten dollar per unit variable manufacturing costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) are product costs. With absorption costing, we include fixed manufacturing overhead in product costs. To compute the per unit amount of fixed manufacturing overhead, we divide one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead by the twenty thousand units manufactured. Note that the fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit is now seventeen dollars and fifty cents per unit, an increase from fifteen dollars per unit in the first year. Since the number of units produced decreased from thirty thousand in the first year to twenty thousand in the second year, while the fixed manufacturing overhead remained the same, the absorption unit cost is higher.

26 Πλήρης Κοστολόγηση δεύτερου έτους
Η παραγωγή ήταν 20,000 μονάδες την τρέχουσα περίοδο και το ανά μονάδα κόστος ήταν $ 17,5 Harvey again sold twenty-five thousand units in the second year, twenty thousand units produced in the second year plus five thousand units from beginning inventory. The sales price is again thirty dollars per unit, so sales revenue for the twenty-five thousand units sold is seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, the same as for the first year. The computation of cost of goods sold on your screen starts with beginning inventory, adds cost of goods manufactured and subtracts ending inventory. We subtract cost of goods sold from sales to get the three hundred twenty-five thousand dollar gross margin. We subtract selling and administrative expenses from gross margin to get absorption cost net operating income of one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The seventy-five thousand dollar variable selling and administrative expense is computed by multiplying twenty-five thousand units sold times three dollars per unit. The one hundred thousand dollar fixed administrative expense was given.

27 Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση: Έτος δεύτερο
Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση: Έτος δεύτερο Μόνο μεταβλητό κόστος παραγωγής Τα Σταθερά ΓΒΕ είναι κόστος περιόδου Now let’s examine a variable cost income statement for the second year. Again, notice that this is a contribution format statement. First, we subtract all variable expenses from sales to get contribution margin. The first variable expense is variable cost of goods sold, which is computed using only the ten dollar per unit variable manufacturing cost. The next variable expense is the variable selling and administrative expense. It is computed as before, twenty-five thousand units sold at three dollars per unit. After computing contribution margin, we subtract fixed expenses to get the one hundred seventy-five thousand dollar variable cost net operating income. Note that all of the one hundred fifty thousand dollars of fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as a lump sum.

28 Σύγκριση αποτελεσμάτων
Με τη χρήση της μεταβλητής κοστολόγησης το αποτέλεσμα δεν επηρεάζεται από αλλαγές στον όγκο παραγωγής  Με τη χρήση της πλήρους κοστολόγησης το αποτέλεσμα επηρεάζεται από τις αλλαγές της παραγωγής έστω και αν οι Πλήσεις είναι ίδιες από έτος σεέτος Συμπεράσματα For the two-year time period, both methods report the same total income, three hundred fifty thousand dollars, because for the two-year period, total sales of fifty thousand units equals total production of fifty thousand units. Although sales and production may differ in any given year, over an extended period of time sales cannot exceed production, nor can production greatly exceed sales. The shorter the time period, the more the net operating income figures will tend to differ. Unit sales are the same for both years, twenty-five thousand units. Note that variable cost net operating income is the same for each year, which is what we would expect since units sales are the same for both years. Variable cost net operating income is not affected by changes in production. However, absorption costing net operating income differs each year because it is affected by the change in production from year one to year two.

29 Επιπτώσεις στη Διοίκηση
Οι εχθροί της πλήρους κοστολόγησης τονίζουν ότι μεταφέροντας έξοδα μεταξύ των χρήσεων αλλοιώνεις τα αποτελέσματα και δημιουργείς ψευδαισθήσεις Οι οπαδοί της μεταβλητής τονίζουν ότι τα αποτελέσματα επηρεάζονται μόνο από την μεταβολή των πωλήσεων. Και τα αποτελέσματα είναι πιο κοντά στις προβλέψεις των διευθυντών Opponents of absorption costing argue that shifting fixed manufacturing overhead costs between periods can be confusing and lead to misinterpretations and even to faulty decisions. Those opponents of absorption costing argue variable costing income statements are easier to understand because net operating income is only affected by changes in unit sales. The resulting net operating income amounts are more consistent with managers’ expectations.

30 ΚΟΚ Ανάλυση, Λήψη Αποφάσεων και Πλήρης κοστολόγηση
Η πλήρης κοστολόγηση δεν εξυπηρετεί τις ανάγκες της ανάλυσης ΚΟΚ για τη λήψη αποφάσεων διότι θεωρεί τα σταθερά ΓΒΕ ως μεταβλητό κόστος. Αν χρησιμοποιείς τα σταθερά ΓΒΕ ως μεταβλητό κόστος: Κινδυνεύεις να πάρεις λάθος αποφάσεις για την τιμολόγηση του προϊόντος. Παράγεις θετικό αποτέλεσμα έστω και αν οι πωλήσεις σου είναι κάτω του νεκρού σημείου Absorption costing does not support CVP analysis because it essentially treats fixed manufacturing overhead as a variable cost by assigning a per unit amount of the fixed overhead to each unit of production. Treating fixed manufacturing overhead as a variable cost can: Lead to faulty pricing decisions and keep/drop decisions. Produce positive net operating income even when the number of units sold is less than the breakeven point.

31 Πλεονεκτήματα της μεταβλητής κοστολόγησης και της χρήσης του Περιθωρίου Συμβολής
Σύμφωνα με την ανάλυση Κόστους Όγκου Κέρδου Η Διοίκηση τη βρίσκει Πιο χρήσιμη Το Καθαρό αποτέλεσμα Πλησιάζει τις Ταμιακές ροές. Ακολουθεί την πρότυπη κοστολόγηση και τους ελαστικούς προυπολογισμούς. Πλεονεκτήματα Ευκολότερο να υπολογίσεις κερδοφορία Το κέρδος δεν επηρεάζεται από την μεταβολή της παραγωγής. The advantages of variable costing and the contribution approach include: The data required for cost-volume-profit analysis can be taken directly from a contribution format income statement. Profits move in the same direction as sales assuming other things remain the same. Managers often assume that unit product costs are variable. Under variable costing, this assumption is true. The impact of fixed costs on profits is emphasized because fixed costs appear explicitly on the contribution format income statement. Variable costing data make it easier to estimate the profitability of products, customers, and other business segments. Variable costing ties in with cost control methods such as standard costs and flexible budgeting. Variable costing net operating income is closer to net cash flow than absorption costing net operating income. Τονίζεται η επίδραση των Σταθερών δαπανών Στο αποτέλεσμα

32 Μεταβλητή κόντρα στη Πλήρη Κοστολ.
Για καλύτερο υπολογισμό του Κόστους και του Αποτελέσματος τα Σταθερά ΓΒΕ Πρέπει να ενσωματώνονται στη παραγωγή Τα Σταθερά ΓΒΕ είναι κόστη της εγκατάστασης και θα υπάρξουν και χωρίς Παραγωγική διαδικασία Advocates of absorption costing argue that it better matches costs with revenues. They contend that fixed manufacturing costs are just as essential to manufacturing products as are the variable costs. Advocates of variable costing view fixed manufacturing costs as capacity costs. They argue that fixed manufacturing costs should not be considered product costs because they would be incurred even if no units were produced. Πλήρης Κοστολόγηση Μεταβλητή κοστολόγηση

33 Τέλος Κεφαλαίου Variable costing and absorption costing are two different approaches for valuing inventories and cost of goods sold. Absorption costing is generally used for external reporting. Variable costing is preferred by some managers for internal decision making and cost-volume-profit analysis. The shifting of fixed manufacturing overhead between reporting periods using absorption costing can cause net operating income to fluctuate with production decisions, leading to possible confusion and unwise decisions.