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What is ideal Standard in costing?

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Question added by mukkur srinivasan varadhan , Chartered Accountant , Chartered Accountant in practice
Date Posted: 2014/01/31
Aziz ur Rehman ur Rehman
by Aziz ur Rehman ur Rehman , Assistant Manager Finance , Central Power Puchasing Agency (CPPA)

the ideal standards are those who are100 % level of efficiency.these are also called theoretical standards.

Mohamed Esam Mohamed Kamel
by Mohamed Esam Mohamed Kamel , Financial Analyst , Egyptian Water & Wastewater Regulatory Agency (EWRA)

Cost Accounting Standards (popularly known as CAS) are a set of19 standards and rules promulgated by the United States Government for use in determining costs on negotiated procurements.

 

Ideal standards are those based on the best or most favourable circumstances.

 

The choice of standard is critical to the standard costing technique. It directly influences the standard cost measurements employed within an organisation. The standard selected is a primary step in the standard costing technique and can be a source of contention as well. Selection of a standard is dependent on input from a range of stakeholders within the organisation.

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