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PRODUCTION COST
What costs?
costs? How to compute them?
them?
From suppliers
To clients
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Total cost
= sum of all expanses (direct or indirect) for the final
product:
- purchase price of all raw materials/ components;
- transport cost;
- cost of consumed energy;
- salaries;
- social and fiscal taxes;
- tools depreciation cost ;
- overheads (regia);
- publicity cots, advertising, distribution, research, travel,
etc.
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b) VARIABLES COSTS
linked to production activity;
all costs proportional to this activity:
Example: use of raw materials, poundage fees, etc.
Costs that are not proportional to production:
Example: consumed energy, phone, transport fees, etc
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c) Flexible budget
January
February
March
April
Activity
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Total costs
d) Unitary costs
January
February
March
April
Activity
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Total costs
0.5 euro/km
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b) Indirect costs
They have to be redistributed to become part of the product cost
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Other costs
Complementary costs
(stock)
Recycling costs
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Classification of costs
Costs classification
On the process
direct
Cd
indirect
Ci
variables
Cv
fixed
CF
Ct=Cv+CF
Ct=V(Cd+Ci)
Cv=kv.V
CF=kt.T
Total cost
Ct