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Relevant Costing

Relevant Cost Irrelevant Cost

Future cost influencing a decision. Varies from situation to situation & cant Cost which are not influenced by any decision and thus have no impact on any decision.
last longer, applicable only for short term. In opportunity approach opportunity cost is E.g.: Sunk / Historical Cost, Committed FC.
considered as relevant cost. E.g.: Variable cost, Avoidable FC, Opp. Cost.

Approaches for decision making:


1) Total Cost Approach (Considers Relevant as well as Irrelevant Costs)
2) Differential/ Incremental Cost Approach (Considers only Relevant Costs, Irrelevant Costs are eliminated by default)
3) Opportunity Cost Approach (Considers Relevant Costs only along with Opportunity Costs)

Relevant Cost under Opportunity Approach:


Cost to be Incurred ***
Add: Benefit Lost/Opp. Cost ***
Less: Benefit Achieved/Opp. Gain (***)
Net Relevant /Incremental Cost ***

Material Labour Overhead Depreciation


Variable over head
Fully relevant
In Stock To be purchased Direct Labour Indirect Labour Fixed Over head In possession To be Purchased
Non Moving Not Busy No Use
Rel.cost=Benefit Lost Rel.cost=cost Rel.cost= diff in
Regular to be incurred Avoidable Unavoidable scrap value
Rel.cost=Current PP Busy in Regular work =fully relevant =always irrelevant Regular use
Toxic Rel.cost= cost to be Rel.cost=diff in
Rel.cost=Saving in incurred+Benft Lost Purchase value
removal cost
Treat As Indirect Worker if not retrenched
Regular use after offer No use after offer
Rel. cost = Cost to be Not Busy Busy in Regular work Additional Time/over Rel.cost= Pur.Value at start - Rel.cost=diff in
incurred for units time Pur. Value at end Purchase value
required Rel.cost = NIL cost to be Rel.cost= Extra cost
incurred NIL to be incurred
+ opp. Cost **
Rel Cost **

Courtesy: Shubham Chakraborty

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