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Introduction               Actual               cost               reporting               is               an               effective               method               of               cost               reporting               for               small               companies               with               low               sales               volume.

However,               it               is               not               realistic               for               larger               companies               to               use               this               form               of               cost               reporting.

As               smaller               companies               grow               they               must               recognize               that               a               formal               cost               management               system               is               necessary.

In               order               to               examine               formal               integrated               cost               management               systems               it               is               necessary               to               define               cost               management               systems,               understand               the               scope               of               these               systems,               recognize               the               goals               of               these               systems,               and               consider               the               items               that               affect               the               design               of               these               systems.
               Integrated               Cost               Management               Systems
               A               cost               management               system               is               a               method               that               is               used               to               plan               and               control               the               decisions               an               organization               makes               regarding               cost               generating               activities,               in               order               to               lower               product               cost               and               increase               product               value               for               customers.

Cost               management               systems               provide               information               that               helps               management               make               short-term               and               long-term               decisions               regarding               "amounts               and               kinds               of               materials               being               used,               changes               in               plant               processes,               and               changes               in               product               design"               (Horngren               et               al,               2006,               p.

2-3).

Ultimately,               cost               management               systems               are               used               to               help               make               decisions               that               will               increase               short-term               profit               and               improve               the               long-term               position               of               the               company.
               Three               of               the               most               common               costing               systems               are               job               order               costing,               process               costing,               and               activity-based               costing               (ABC).

Job               order               costing               is               used               by               companies               that               produce               products               for               specific               orders.

This               type               of               system               estimates               the               costs               associated               with               producing               goods               for               different               jobs               (Atkinson               et.

al.,               2005,               p.

79).

Process               costing               is               often               used               by               companies               that               operate               using               continuous               processing.

This               type               of               system               applies               the               costs               of               production,               labor,               and               support               activities               as               the               goods               pass               through               the               different               process               stages               (Atkinson               et               al,               2005,               p.

92-94).

ABC               is               a               two-stage               method               of               allocating               costs.

In               the               first               stage,               costs               are               allocated               to               pools               and               in               the               second               stage               the               cost               pools               are               allocated               to               products               or               services               (Edmonds               et               al,               2006,               p.

233).
               Cost               management               systems               cover               a               broad               scope               of               activities               and               "should               not               be               interpreted               to               mean               only               continuous               reduction               in               costs"               (Horngren               et               al,               2006,               p.

3).

These               systems               separate               product               costs               into               three               categories:               direct               material,               direct               labor,               and               overhead.

However,               cost               management               systems               do               more               than               that.

They               help               management               measure               various               cost               activities,               such               as               production               volume,               sales               volumes,               machine               hours,               manpower               hours,               volume               of               material               used,               etc.

Using               the               information               provided               by               the               cost               management               system,               management               may               make               decisions               that               appear               to               increase               costs.

For               example,               management               may               choose               to               increase               advertising               costs.

This               increases               costs               initially,               but               the               goal               is               to               ultimately               improve               profit               later.
               Items               that               Affect               the               Design               of               an               Integrated               Cost               Management               System
               Motivation               -               A               company               must               first               set               organizational               goals,               and               then               create               measurements               to               determine               whether               those               goals               are               being               reached,               as               well               as               train               and               motivate               management               to               reach               those               goals.

For               example,               management               may               look               at               prior               year               income               statements               and               note               that               net               income               increased               by               42%               from               2003               to               2004               and               45.54%               from               2004               to               2005.

Based               on               that               information,               management               might               set               a               goal               to               increase               net               income               by               50%               from               2005               to               2006.

Once               this               goal               has               been               set,               the               company               must               create               measurements               that               can               be               used               to               determine               throughout               the               year               whether               the               company               is               likely               to               meet               that               goal               at               year               end.

In               addition,               the               company               must               provide               training               and               motivation               to               managers               in               order               to               increase               the               likelihood               of               reaching               the               goal.
               Information               -               the               system               should               be               designed               so               that               it               provides               information               which               helps               management               plan,               control,               make               decisions,               and               evaluate               performance.

For               example,               a               fruit               juice               company               may               decide               that               it               wants               to               evaluate               information               regarding               total               juice               costs,               as               well               as               apple               juice               costs               and               grape               juice               costs               separately.

In               order               to               design               a               system               for               this               company,               requirements               would               include               the               ability               to               provide               information               on               unit               production,               production               costs,               unit               sales,               unit               sales               price,               total               sales               price,               and               cost               of               goods               sold.
               Reporting               -               the               system               should               be               designed               so               that               it               provides               reports               with               the               necessary               information               in               a               manner               that               management               can               use               in               order               to               make               decisions.

The               reporting               feature               of               any               system               is               of               great               importance.

The               company               must               decide               how               the               information               should               be               presented               and               then               design               the               system               so               that               the               information               is               organized               and               displayed               in               the               manner               most               beneficial               to               management.
               Conclusion
               Actual               cost               reporting               may               work               for               smaller               companies,               but               as               a               company               grows               it               will               become               more               and               more               difficult               to               use               that               form               of               cost               reporting.

An               integrated               cost               reporting               system               will               be               invaluable               to               the               company,               as               it               will               assist               management               with               planning,               controlling,               and               decision-making.
               References
               Atkinson,               A.A.,               Kaplan,               R.S.,               &               Young,               S.M.

(2005).

"Management               accounting."               (Custom               ed.).

Upper               Saddle               River,               NJ:               Pearson               Custom               Publishing.
               Edmonds,               C.D.,               Edmonds,               T.P.,               Olds,               P.R.,               &               Schneider,               N.W.

(2006).

"Fundamental               managerial               accounting               concepts."               (3rd               ed.).

New               York:               McGraw-Hill               Irwin.
               Horngren,               C.

T.,               Datar,               S.

M.,               &               Foster,               G.

(2006).

"Cost               Accounting:               A               managerial               emphasis."               (12th               ed.).

Upper               Saddle               River,               NJ:               Pearson               Prentice               Hall.






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