Cost accounting – cost type accounting

Learn more about essential cost type accounting and its structuring options for effective management accounting.

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Cost accounting – cost type accounting
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Cost types accounting represents the first level of management accounting. Read in our article what common ways there are to structure costs.

Function and structure of cost types accounting

The cost types accounting determines which costs have occurred, when, and in what amount. It thus provides the necessary data for the subsequent cost center and cost unit accounting. There are numerous ways to structure costs:

By the type of consumed production factors:

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