Costing Procedure

The Cost of each process comprises the cost of :
(i) Materials (ii) Labour
(iii) Direct expenses, and (iv) Overheads of production.
Materials - Materials and supplies which are required for each process are drawn against
material requisitions from stores. Each process for which the above drawn materials will be
used should be debited with the cost of materials consumed on the basis of the information
received from the Cost Accounting department. The finished product of first process generally
become the raw materials of second process; under such a situation the account of second
process, be debited with the cost of transfer from the first process and the cost of any
additional material required under this second process.