Saturday, 24 December 2016

EFFECTS OF STANDARD COSTING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

EFFECTS OF STANDARD COSTING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES



The topic of this research is effects of standard costing on the profitability of a manufacturing company. The purpose of this study was to discover if the  application  of  standard  costing  techniques  have  any  effect  on profitability, to explore the relationship between standard costing and the profitability of manufacturing companies and also to determine whether standard costing techniques and principles are being adopted and practiced in Nigerian manufacturing companies (Nigerian breweries, Ama Eke, Udi local government of Enugu state). The design of this study is descriptive survey method and the study was conducted at Nigerian breweries, Ama which is the case study of this research work. The instrument of data collection  was  analyzed  using  the  chi-square  method.

The  researcher discovered  the  following  as  her  data  findings  that  proper  accounting records are kept and are significantly necessary in the management of the company. That the company employs standard costing in costing their product and decisions are made with the standard costing information obtained  in  the  company.  That  accounting  reports  are  prepared  and presented  to  the  company’s  management  and  that  actions  are  taken promptly on the information given in the report. That effective application of standard costing has effect on the profitability of the company. That the company benefit in a significant way through the use of standard costing especially  in  the  improvement  of  profit.

The  researcher  came  to  a conclusion that standard costing is widely used in Nigerian manufacturing companies and that standard costing enhances adequate planning, control and decision making processes in the company. That standard costing aids manufacturing  companies  in  the  elimination  of  unprofitable  products, provision of costing information and cost control.

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