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UNIT 12  UNIT COSTING 
Structure 
12.0  Objectives 
12.1  Introduction
12.2  Meaning and Applicability 
12.3 Preparation of Statement of Cost/Cost Sheet 
 12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
 12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
 12.3.3  Ascertainment of Cost of Other Direct Expenses/hargeable Expenses 
 12.3.4  Ascertainment of Prime Cost 
 12.3.5  Ascertainment of Factory/Works Cost 
 12.3.6  Ascertainment of Cost of Production 
 12.3.7  Ascertainment of Total Cost/Cost of Sales 
 12.3.8  Treatment of Items of Expenses and Losses of Purely Financial Nature 
12.4  Preparation of Production Account 
12.5  Special Points to be Noted 
 12.5.1  Value of Scrap/Wastage 
 12.5.2  Opening and Closing Work-in-Progress 
 12.5.3  Opening and Closing Stocks of Finished Goods 
 12.5.4  Selling and Distribution Overheads 
 12.5.5  Computation of Recovery Rates for Overheads 
12.6  Preparation of Statement of Quotation/Tendering Price
12.7  Comprehensive Illustrations 
12.8  Let Us Sum Up 
12.9  Key Words 
12.10  Answers to Check Your Progress 
12.11  Terminal Questions/Exercises 
12.0  OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
 ? prepare cost sheet and ascertain the prime cost, the factory/works 
cost, the cost of production, the cost of goods sold, the cost of sales 
and profit;
 ? prepare production account; and
 ? prepare a statement of quotation and ascertain the selling price/price 
of the tender. 
12.1  INTRODUCTION
Unit costing is one of the most commonly used method of costing by firms 
which are engaged in manufacturing products with identical units such as 
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UNIT 12  UNIT COSTING 
Structure 
12.0  Objectives 
12.1  Introduction
12.2  Meaning and Applicability 
12.3 Preparation of Statement of Cost/Cost Sheet 
 12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
 12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
 12.3.3  Ascertainment of Cost of Other Direct Expenses/hargeable Expenses 
 12.3.4  Ascertainment of Prime Cost 
 12.3.5  Ascertainment of Factory/Works Cost 
 12.3.6  Ascertainment of Cost of Production 
 12.3.7  Ascertainment of Total Cost/Cost of Sales 
 12.3.8  Treatment of Items of Expenses and Losses of Purely Financial Nature 
12.4  Preparation of Production Account 
12.5  Special Points to be Noted 
 12.5.1  Value of Scrap/Wastage 
 12.5.2  Opening and Closing Work-in-Progress 
 12.5.3  Opening and Closing Stocks of Finished Goods 
 12.5.4  Selling and Distribution Overheads 
 12.5.5  Computation of Recovery Rates for Overheads 
12.6  Preparation of Statement of Quotation/Tendering Price
12.7  Comprehensive Illustrations 
12.8  Let Us Sum Up 
12.9  Key Words 
12.10  Answers to Check Your Progress 
12.11  Terminal Questions/Exercises 
12.0  OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
 ? prepare cost sheet and ascertain the prime cost, the factory/works 
cost, the cost of production, the cost of goods sold, the cost of sales 
and profit;
 ? prepare production account; and
 ? prepare a statement of quotation and ascertain the selling price/price 
of the tender. 
12.1  INTRODUCTION
Unit costing is one of the most commonly used method of costing by firms 
which are engaged in manufacturing products with identical units such as 
coal, bricks, shoes, sugar, cement, etc. Under this method, cost and profi t 
per unit of output is ascertained by preparing monthly or quarterly cost 
sheets showing details of the various components of total cost. In this unit, 
you will learn how cost sheet is prepared and how cost and profit per unit of 
output is determined.
12.2  MEANING AND APPLICABILITY 
Unit costing refers to a method of costing used by industries engaged in 
mass production of homogeneous/identical products. The basic feature of 
unit costing is that the cost units are identical. Unit costing is also known 
as “Single Output Costing”. Single or Output Costing is the form of Unit 
costing used when the enterprise produces basically one homogeneous 
product or one homogeneous product in two or more grades. Under this 
method, the cost per unit is arrived at by dividing the total cost by the 
total number of units produced. Thus, the cost ascertainment involves the 
following two stages: 
i)  collection and functional analysis of all costs, 
ii)  division of total cost by the total number of units produced in order 
to determine the cost per unit. 
This procedure is applicable only when the organisation produces only one 
product. If, however, the organisation produces several grades of the same 
product, it becomes imperative to apportion the various costs between the 
various grades so that the Cost of each grade can be determined separately
Unit costing method can be successfully applied in those industries engaged 
in assembling, such as automobiles, electronics, typewriters, etc., and also 
in those industries engaged in production of homogeneous products, such as 
collieries, quarries, brick making, brewaries, dairies, sugar, cement works 
etc. 
12.3  PREPARATION OF STATEMENT OF COST/ COST 
SHEET 
Under this method of costing, it is customary to prepare a statement of cost 
which is popularly known as ‘Cost Sheet’ at periodical intervals. It shows 
detailed break-up of the total cost and the cost per unit at each stage. It 
should contain as much information regarding costs as may be necessary 
for the purposes of cost analysis and cost control. In actual practice, the 
corresponding figures of the preceding period are also shown in the) Cost 
Sheet for purposes of comparison. This facilitates cost control. 
You learnt about the preparation of Cost Sheet in Unit 3 Block 1. We shall 
now study about it in more detail. The proforma of Cost Sheet is given here 
again in Figure 12.1. 
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UNIT 12  UNIT COSTING 
Structure 
12.0  Objectives 
12.1  Introduction
12.2  Meaning and Applicability 
12.3 Preparation of Statement of Cost/Cost Sheet 
 12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
 12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
 12.3.3  Ascertainment of Cost of Other Direct Expenses/hargeable Expenses 
 12.3.4  Ascertainment of Prime Cost 
 12.3.5  Ascertainment of Factory/Works Cost 
 12.3.6  Ascertainment of Cost of Production 
 12.3.7  Ascertainment of Total Cost/Cost of Sales 
 12.3.8  Treatment of Items of Expenses and Losses of Purely Financial Nature 
12.4  Preparation of Production Account 
12.5  Special Points to be Noted 
 12.5.1  Value of Scrap/Wastage 
 12.5.2  Opening and Closing Work-in-Progress 
 12.5.3  Opening and Closing Stocks of Finished Goods 
 12.5.4  Selling and Distribution Overheads 
 12.5.5  Computation of Recovery Rates for Overheads 
12.6  Preparation of Statement of Quotation/Tendering Price
12.7  Comprehensive Illustrations 
12.8  Let Us Sum Up 
12.9  Key Words 
12.10  Answers to Check Your Progress 
12.11  Terminal Questions/Exercises 
12.0  OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
 ? prepare cost sheet and ascertain the prime cost, the factory/works 
cost, the cost of production, the cost of goods sold, the cost of sales 
and profit;
 ? prepare production account; and
 ? prepare a statement of quotation and ascertain the selling price/price 
of the tender. 
12.1  INTRODUCTION
Unit costing is one of the most commonly used method of costing by firms 
which are engaged in manufacturing products with identical units such as 
coal, bricks, shoes, sugar, cement, etc. Under this method, cost and profi t 
per unit of output is ascertained by preparing monthly or quarterly cost 
sheets showing details of the various components of total cost. In this unit, 
you will learn how cost sheet is prepared and how cost and profit per unit of 
output is determined.
12.2  MEANING AND APPLICABILITY 
Unit costing refers to a method of costing used by industries engaged in 
mass production of homogeneous/identical products. The basic feature of 
unit costing is that the cost units are identical. Unit costing is also known 
as “Single Output Costing”. Single or Output Costing is the form of Unit 
costing used when the enterprise produces basically one homogeneous 
product or one homogeneous product in two or more grades. Under this 
method, the cost per unit is arrived at by dividing the total cost by the 
total number of units produced. Thus, the cost ascertainment involves the 
following two stages: 
i)  collection and functional analysis of all costs, 
ii)  division of total cost by the total number of units produced in order 
to determine the cost per unit. 
This procedure is applicable only when the organisation produces only one 
product. If, however, the organisation produces several grades of the same 
product, it becomes imperative to apportion the various costs between the 
various grades so that the Cost of each grade can be determined separately
Unit costing method can be successfully applied in those industries engaged 
in assembling, such as automobiles, electronics, typewriters, etc., and also 
in those industries engaged in production of homogeneous products, such as 
collieries, quarries, brick making, brewaries, dairies, sugar, cement works 
etc. 
12.3  PREPARATION OF STATEMENT OF COST/ COST 
SHEET 
Under this method of costing, it is customary to prepare a statement of cost 
which is popularly known as ‘Cost Sheet’ at periodical intervals. It shows 
detailed break-up of the total cost and the cost per unit at each stage. It 
should contain as much information regarding costs as may be necessary 
for the purposes of cost analysis and cost control. In actual practice, the 
corresponding figures of the preceding period are also shown in the) Cost 
Sheet for purposes of comparison. This facilitates cost control. 
You learnt about the preparation of Cost Sheet in Unit 3 Block 1. We shall 
now study about it in more detail. The proforma of Cost Sheet is given here 
again in Figure 12.1. 
Figure 12.1 : Proforma of Cost Sheet
COST SHEET OF…………………….  
for the month ending ………………
              Output:…………. Units
Total: Per unit
Rs. Rs.
Raw Materials Consumed
Opening Stock of Raw Materials                                 
Add : Purchases of Raw 
Materials  
Less: Closing Stocks of Finished 
Goods 
……………
……………
__________
Direct Labour 
Other Direct Expenses
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
PRIME COST …………… ……………
Factory Overheads
     ………….                                                                    
     ………….
     ………….
………….
………….
………….
WORKS COST …………. ………….
Office & Administrative 
Overheads ………….                                                         
………….
………….                                       
………….
………….                                       
………….
________
……………
……………
……………
……………
……………
________
……………
_________
……………
COST OF PRODUCTION  
(…………units)
…………… ……………
Add : Opening Stock of Finished 
Goods  
(…………units)
Less : Closing Stock of Finished 
Goods
(…………units)
COST OF GOODS SOLD
(…………units)
Selling & Distribution Overheads 
……………                                 
…………..
……………  
……………
……………
……………
__________
……………
_________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
_________
COST OF SALES
(…………units)
…………… ……………
PROFIT (LOSS)
SALES/SELLING PRICE
……………
__________
……………
___________
……………
__________
……………
__________
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UNIT 12  UNIT COSTING 
Structure 
12.0  Objectives 
12.1  Introduction
12.2  Meaning and Applicability 
12.3 Preparation of Statement of Cost/Cost Sheet 
 12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
 12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
 12.3.3  Ascertainment of Cost of Other Direct Expenses/hargeable Expenses 
 12.3.4  Ascertainment of Prime Cost 
 12.3.5  Ascertainment of Factory/Works Cost 
 12.3.6  Ascertainment of Cost of Production 
 12.3.7  Ascertainment of Total Cost/Cost of Sales 
 12.3.8  Treatment of Items of Expenses and Losses of Purely Financial Nature 
12.4  Preparation of Production Account 
12.5  Special Points to be Noted 
 12.5.1  Value of Scrap/Wastage 
 12.5.2  Opening and Closing Work-in-Progress 
 12.5.3  Opening and Closing Stocks of Finished Goods 
 12.5.4  Selling and Distribution Overheads 
 12.5.5  Computation of Recovery Rates for Overheads 
12.6  Preparation of Statement of Quotation/Tendering Price
12.7  Comprehensive Illustrations 
12.8  Let Us Sum Up 
12.9  Key Words 
12.10  Answers to Check Your Progress 
12.11  Terminal Questions/Exercises 
12.0  OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
 ? prepare cost sheet and ascertain the prime cost, the factory/works 
cost, the cost of production, the cost of goods sold, the cost of sales 
and profit;
 ? prepare production account; and
 ? prepare a statement of quotation and ascertain the selling price/price 
of the tender. 
12.1  INTRODUCTION
Unit costing is one of the most commonly used method of costing by firms 
which are engaged in manufacturing products with identical units such as 
coal, bricks, shoes, sugar, cement, etc. Under this method, cost and profi t 
per unit of output is ascertained by preparing monthly or quarterly cost 
sheets showing details of the various components of total cost. In this unit, 
you will learn how cost sheet is prepared and how cost and profit per unit of 
output is determined.
12.2  MEANING AND APPLICABILITY 
Unit costing refers to a method of costing used by industries engaged in 
mass production of homogeneous/identical products. The basic feature of 
unit costing is that the cost units are identical. Unit costing is also known 
as “Single Output Costing”. Single or Output Costing is the form of Unit 
costing used when the enterprise produces basically one homogeneous 
product or one homogeneous product in two or more grades. Under this 
method, the cost per unit is arrived at by dividing the total cost by the 
total number of units produced. Thus, the cost ascertainment involves the 
following two stages: 
i)  collection and functional analysis of all costs, 
ii)  division of total cost by the total number of units produced in order 
to determine the cost per unit. 
This procedure is applicable only when the organisation produces only one 
product. If, however, the organisation produces several grades of the same 
product, it becomes imperative to apportion the various costs between the 
various grades so that the Cost of each grade can be determined separately
Unit costing method can be successfully applied in those industries engaged 
in assembling, such as automobiles, electronics, typewriters, etc., and also 
in those industries engaged in production of homogeneous products, such as 
collieries, quarries, brick making, brewaries, dairies, sugar, cement works 
etc. 
12.3  PREPARATION OF STATEMENT OF COST/ COST 
SHEET 
Under this method of costing, it is customary to prepare a statement of cost 
which is popularly known as ‘Cost Sheet’ at periodical intervals. It shows 
detailed break-up of the total cost and the cost per unit at each stage. It 
should contain as much information regarding costs as may be necessary 
for the purposes of cost analysis and cost control. In actual practice, the 
corresponding figures of the preceding period are also shown in the) Cost 
Sheet for purposes of comparison. This facilitates cost control. 
You learnt about the preparation of Cost Sheet in Unit 3 Block 1. We shall 
now study about it in more detail. The proforma of Cost Sheet is given here 
again in Figure 12.1. 
Figure 12.1 : Proforma of Cost Sheet
COST SHEET OF…………………….  
for the month ending ………………
              Output:…………. Units
Total: Per unit
Rs. Rs.
Raw Materials Consumed
Opening Stock of Raw Materials                                 
Add : Purchases of Raw 
Materials  
Less: Closing Stocks of Finished 
Goods 
……………
……………
__________
Direct Labour 
Other Direct Expenses
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
PRIME COST …………… ……………
Factory Overheads
     ………….                                                                    
     ………….
     ………….
………….
………….
………….
WORKS COST …………. ………….
Office & Administrative 
Overheads ………….                                                         
………….
………….                                       
………….
………….                                       
………….
________
……………
……………
……………
……………
……………
________
……………
_________
……………
COST OF PRODUCTION  
(…………units)
…………… ……………
Add : Opening Stock of Finished 
Goods  
(…………units)
Less : Closing Stock of Finished 
Goods
(…………units)
COST OF GOODS SOLD
(…………units)
Selling & Distribution Overheads 
……………                                 
…………..
……………  
……………
……………
……………
__________
……………
_________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
_________
COST OF SALES
(…………units)
…………… ……………
PROFIT (LOSS)
SALES/SELLING PRICE
……………
__________
……………
___________
……………
__________
……………
__________
Look at Illustration 1 and see how Cost Sheet is prepared from the given 
data. 
Illustration 1: In a factory 20,000 units of Product X were manufactured 
in the month of September, 2018. From the following figures obtained from 
the costing records, prepare a Cost Sheet showing the total cost and cost per 
unit: 
                                                                                                                   Rs. 
Direct Material Consumed  
Direct Wages  
Other Direct Expenses  
Factory Overheads  
Office & Administrative Overheads  
Selling & Distribution Overheads 
2,00,000  
1,60,000  
40,000  
80,000 
60,000  
60,000
Solution:
Cost Sheet of Product ‘X’ for the Month of September, 2018
Output : 20,000 units
Total Cost
Rs.
Cost Per unit
Rs.
Cost of Direct Materials 2,00,000 10.00
Cost of Direct Labour 1,60,000 8.00
Cost of Other Direct Expenses 40,000 2.00
PRIME COST 4,00,000 20.00
Add Factory Overheads 80,000 4.00
FACTORY/WORKS COST 4,80,000 24.00
Add : Office & Administrative 
Overheads
60,000 3.00
COST OF PRODUCTION 5,40,000 27.00
Add: Selling & Distribution 
Overheads
60,000 3.00
TOTAL COST/COST OF SALES 6,00,000 30.00
Note: Cost per unit for each component of total cost has been arrived at by 
dividing the amount by the total output.
12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
While considering the cost of direct materials, only the cost of direct materials 
actually used or consumed should be taken into account. Normally, all the 
raw materials purchased in a particular period are not consumed during the 
same period. Certain amount of raw materials is always kept in stock so that 
production may not be interrupted for want of materials. In most cases, the 
cost of direct materials actually used in production is not given. It should be 
determined in the following manner: 
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UNIT 12  UNIT COSTING 
Structure 
12.0  Objectives 
12.1  Introduction
12.2  Meaning and Applicability 
12.3 Preparation of Statement of Cost/Cost Sheet 
 12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
 12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
 12.3.3  Ascertainment of Cost of Other Direct Expenses/hargeable Expenses 
 12.3.4  Ascertainment of Prime Cost 
 12.3.5  Ascertainment of Factory/Works Cost 
 12.3.6  Ascertainment of Cost of Production 
 12.3.7  Ascertainment of Total Cost/Cost of Sales 
 12.3.8  Treatment of Items of Expenses and Losses of Purely Financial Nature 
12.4  Preparation of Production Account 
12.5  Special Points to be Noted 
 12.5.1  Value of Scrap/Wastage 
 12.5.2  Opening and Closing Work-in-Progress 
 12.5.3  Opening and Closing Stocks of Finished Goods 
 12.5.4  Selling and Distribution Overheads 
 12.5.5  Computation of Recovery Rates for Overheads 
12.6  Preparation of Statement of Quotation/Tendering Price
12.7  Comprehensive Illustrations 
12.8  Let Us Sum Up 
12.9  Key Words 
12.10  Answers to Check Your Progress 
12.11  Terminal Questions/Exercises 
12.0  OBJECTIVES
After studying this unit, you should be able to: 
 ? prepare cost sheet and ascertain the prime cost, the factory/works 
cost, the cost of production, the cost of goods sold, the cost of sales 
and profit;
 ? prepare production account; and
 ? prepare a statement of quotation and ascertain the selling price/price 
of the tender. 
12.1  INTRODUCTION
Unit costing is one of the most commonly used method of costing by firms 
which are engaged in manufacturing products with identical units such as 
coal, bricks, shoes, sugar, cement, etc. Under this method, cost and profi t 
per unit of output is ascertained by preparing monthly or quarterly cost 
sheets showing details of the various components of total cost. In this unit, 
you will learn how cost sheet is prepared and how cost and profit per unit of 
output is determined.
12.2  MEANING AND APPLICABILITY 
Unit costing refers to a method of costing used by industries engaged in 
mass production of homogeneous/identical products. The basic feature of 
unit costing is that the cost units are identical. Unit costing is also known 
as “Single Output Costing”. Single or Output Costing is the form of Unit 
costing used when the enterprise produces basically one homogeneous 
product or one homogeneous product in two or more grades. Under this 
method, the cost per unit is arrived at by dividing the total cost by the 
total number of units produced. Thus, the cost ascertainment involves the 
following two stages: 
i)  collection and functional analysis of all costs, 
ii)  division of total cost by the total number of units produced in order 
to determine the cost per unit. 
This procedure is applicable only when the organisation produces only one 
product. If, however, the organisation produces several grades of the same 
product, it becomes imperative to apportion the various costs between the 
various grades so that the Cost of each grade can be determined separately
Unit costing method can be successfully applied in those industries engaged 
in assembling, such as automobiles, electronics, typewriters, etc., and also 
in those industries engaged in production of homogeneous products, such as 
collieries, quarries, brick making, brewaries, dairies, sugar, cement works 
etc. 
12.3  PREPARATION OF STATEMENT OF COST/ COST 
SHEET 
Under this method of costing, it is customary to prepare a statement of cost 
which is popularly known as ‘Cost Sheet’ at periodical intervals. It shows 
detailed break-up of the total cost and the cost per unit at each stage. It 
should contain as much information regarding costs as may be necessary 
for the purposes of cost analysis and cost control. In actual practice, the 
corresponding figures of the preceding period are also shown in the) Cost 
Sheet for purposes of comparison. This facilitates cost control. 
You learnt about the preparation of Cost Sheet in Unit 3 Block 1. We shall 
now study about it in more detail. The proforma of Cost Sheet is given here 
again in Figure 12.1. 
Figure 12.1 : Proforma of Cost Sheet
COST SHEET OF…………………….  
for the month ending ………………
              Output:…………. Units
Total: Per unit
Rs. Rs.
Raw Materials Consumed
Opening Stock of Raw Materials                                 
Add : Purchases of Raw 
Materials  
Less: Closing Stocks of Finished 
Goods 
……………
……………
__________
Direct Labour 
Other Direct Expenses
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
……………
……………
__________
PRIME COST …………… ……………
Factory Overheads
     ………….                                                                    
     ………….
     ………….
………….
………….
………….
WORKS COST …………. ………….
Office & Administrative 
Overheads ………….                                                         
………….
………….                                       
………….
………….                                       
………….
________
……………
……………
……………
……………
……………
________
……………
_________
……………
COST OF PRODUCTION  
(…………units)
…………… ……………
Add : Opening Stock of Finished 
Goods  
(…………units)
Less : Closing Stock of Finished 
Goods
(…………units)
COST OF GOODS SOLD
(…………units)
Selling & Distribution Overheads 
……………                                 
…………..
……………  
……………
……………
……………
__________
……………
_________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
__________
……………
_________
COST OF SALES
(…………units)
…………… ……………
PROFIT (LOSS)
SALES/SELLING PRICE
……………
__________
……………
___________
……………
__________
……………
__________
Look at Illustration 1 and see how Cost Sheet is prepared from the given 
data. 
Illustration 1: In a factory 20,000 units of Product X were manufactured 
in the month of September, 2018. From the following figures obtained from 
the costing records, prepare a Cost Sheet showing the total cost and cost per 
unit: 
                                                                                                                   Rs. 
Direct Material Consumed  
Direct Wages  
Other Direct Expenses  
Factory Overheads  
Office & Administrative Overheads  
Selling & Distribution Overheads 
2,00,000  
1,60,000  
40,000  
80,000 
60,000  
60,000
Solution:
Cost Sheet of Product ‘X’ for the Month of September, 2018
Output : 20,000 units
Total Cost
Rs.
Cost Per unit
Rs.
Cost of Direct Materials 2,00,000 10.00
Cost of Direct Labour 1,60,000 8.00
Cost of Other Direct Expenses 40,000 2.00
PRIME COST 4,00,000 20.00
Add Factory Overheads 80,000 4.00
FACTORY/WORKS COST 4,80,000 24.00
Add : Office & Administrative 
Overheads
60,000 3.00
COST OF PRODUCTION 5,40,000 27.00
Add: Selling & Distribution 
Overheads
60,000 3.00
TOTAL COST/COST OF SALES 6,00,000 30.00
Note: Cost per unit for each component of total cost has been arrived at by 
dividing the amount by the total output.
12.3.1  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Materials 
While considering the cost of direct materials, only the cost of direct materials 
actually used or consumed should be taken into account. Normally, all the 
raw materials purchased in a particular period are not consumed during the 
same period. Certain amount of raw materials is always kept in stock so that 
production may not be interrupted for want of materials. In most cases, the 
cost of direct materials actually used in production is not given. It should be 
determined in the following manner: 
Cost of Direct Materials Used in Production     Rs. 
Cost of Opening Stock of Raw Materials                          …….. 
Add : Cost of Raw Materials purchased            …….. 
Add : Carriage/Freight on purchases, if any      ……..     …….. 
Cost of Raw Materials available for use                            ……..
Less: Cost of Closing Stock of Raw Materials                  ……..    ……..
Look at Illustration 2 and see how cost of direct materials consumed is 
worked out.  
Illustration 2 : From the particulars given below, determine the cost of 
direct materials consumed.  
Opening Stock of Raw Materials 
Purchase of Raw Materials 
Carriage Inwards 
Closing Stock of Raw Materials  
Carriage Outwards  
Production Wages  
Rs.
40,000
2,40,000 
20,000
50,000
20,000
1,80,000
Solution:
Cost of Direct Materials Used in 
Production
Cost of Opening Stock of Raw 
Materials   
Add: Cost of Raw Materials purchased   
          Add: Carriage Inward   
Cost of Raw Materials available for use   
Less: Cost of Closing Stock of Raw 
Materials 
2,40,000
20,000
Rs.
40,000
2,60,000
3,00,000
50,000
Rs.
2,50,000
V alue of stock of raw materials may be determined in any one of the methods 
discussed in Unit 5 on materials. However, in the absence of any indication 
in the given problem, it would be better to value the stock of raw materials 
on FIFO basis and to give a note to that effect. 
12.3.2  Ascertainment of Cost of Direct Labour 
While considering the cost of direct labour, only the cost of direct labour actually 
used in production should be taken into account. If there are outstanding or 
prepaid direct wages, the same should be adjusted in the following manner: 
Cost of Direct Labour Used in Production                              Rs.   
Direct Wages paid      ……… 
Add: Outstanding Direct Wages, if any   ……… 
Less: Pre-paid Direct Wages, if any    
________
        ……...     ……..
        ……..
        
________
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2. How is unit cost calculated in B Com?
Ans. Unit cost in B Com is calculated by dividing the total cost of production or service by the number of units produced or sold. This gives the cost per unit.
3. Why is unit costing important in B Com?
Ans. Unit costing is important in B Com as it helps businesses determine the profitability of each unit produced or sold. It also assists in pricing decisions and cost control measures.
4. What are the advantages of using unit costing in B Com?
Ans. Some advantages of using unit costing in B Com include better decision-making, accurate pricing, cost control, and improved efficiency in production.
5. How can businesses use unit costing to improve their operations in B Com?
Ans. Businesses can use unit costing in B Com to identify areas where costs can be reduced, evaluate the performance of different products or services, and make informed decisions about pricing strategies.
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