The tasks of the sales costing
It is not just about determining the selling price
The tasks of the sales calculation relate to the determination of the sales costs, sales performance, sales prices and sales successes for specific activity units.
For calculation of the sales are part of the calculation, based on the effective performance of operational freight movements in the context of the sales process applies.
The tasks of the sales costing
The main tasks of the disposal cost estimate relates to the identification and control of distribution costs, sales performance, sales prices and sales success for certain power units. The nature and extent of implementation of these calculations are dependent on the individual business information needs and information value of the maximum calculation results for the targeted operational control and operational monitoring.
Determination of the distribution costs per unit output
In the context of the paragraph is costing in the determination of the distribution costs per unit of power initially about the relationship between costs and benefits represent differences in the cost structure of the same or different services to identify and demonstrate cost developments. The cost is also a necessary condition for the fulfillment of other calculation tasks.
The disposal cost estimate is based on the determination of the price demand, in particular an important, if market prices for the offered services are lacking and / or a focus on prices of other services is not possible (for example, special designs and product innovations).
Calculated to cost-oriented price claims can also be used for limited market transparency or a degree of monopolistic market position achieved, or if competing companies similar cost structures and the same pricing principles and calculation of rates. The vast majority of demand price decisions are not solely on the cost side, but equally or even primarily by market conditions since determined.
Paragraph costing and price control
The pricing is used primarily to control prices, especially when it comes to the determination of lower limits, which show the price level must be respected, so that certain categories of costs through the price be met. The knowledge of these lower limits, in particular when deciding whether to accept additional orders or the design of the program is important.
For a fixed selling price calculation serves as the sales invoice retrograde identification of price bids or price ceilings. Are the prices on both sides of the market carved in stone, it is costing to consider what costs are covered and what opportunities exist to reduce costs.
Performance evaluation and determination of transfer prices
Another task of the disposal cost estimate relates to the performance and the determination of transfer prices for services, which operate internally between departments exchanged.
Above all, however, is determined by the success of the calculation unit found. It is recommended to other than the preliminary one-or intermediate calculation, and besides the Istrechnung also a debit account, followed by variance analysis.
Significance of sales costing in practice
As before, the paragraph in the calculation is not always to him due attention personal budget planning. Particularly in the industry will focus efforts to achieve a more refined cost and performance accounting almost exclusively on the manufacturing sector.
Given the rising disposal costs, however, there will always problematic, global cost surcharges apply and therefore a constant proportionality of distribution costs to the production as a reference base to insinuate.
Since the cost of impact sizes in manufacturing and sales sector partly differ from each other and independent, sometimes even completely opposite each other cost developments trigger lead firm pricing surcharges easily distorted and arbitrary results, even when normalized cost can not be excluded.
The increasing globalization and the accompanying intensification of competition require a flexible and selective sales policy and therefore, a costing system which is different and the influences of the changing business make a personal budget and market factors in earning sufficient differentiation disclose.
