Shortcomings of cost accounting
- Leads to duplication of work and may be a burden to the organisation.
- Unsuitable for uniform application as each industry operates under unique circumstances.
- It is not cost effective. Installation and operation of a cost accounting system requires huge
initial capital outlay.
- Stereotyped and mechanical since it involves filling in a large number of forms continuously,
unless modern systems are installed.
- Excessive estimation. Cost computation involves a large number of convention estimations,
arbitrary allocation of joint costs. No costs are exact and may give a misleading picture of the
organisation.
- Unsuitable for all purposes. The computation and presentation of particular costs depend on
the purpose for which the data is required.
- Failure to achieve targets may demoralize staff and erode their confidence.
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