Question

Assigning costs provides information to help managers improve decision making such as product valuation, product pricing…However the outcome depends on the way it is done. Please provide supporting arguments and give example for the above statement.

Answer 1

We can see that the outcome of assigning costs is to help provide information to help managers improve decision making.

We can then deduce that there are some costs that might vary and when they are assigned might not be what is actually in the market.

What is cost accounting?

Cost accounting refers to form of accounting that helps to provide detailed cost information. The information gathered helps the management to make informed decisions. It also helps them to control operations and plan for the future.

We can see that for example a company's supplier might have assigned a cost to a particular goods. But getting to the market, he discovers that it has been changed. That change can result to another outcome not intended by the manager.

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