Peranan Activity-Based Costing System Dalam Perhitungan Harga Pokok Terhadap Peningkatan Profitabilitas Perusahaan (Studi Kasus pada PT Retno Muda Pelumas Prima Tegal)

Main Authors: Tandiontong, Mathius; Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Lestari, Ardisa; Universitas Kristen Maranatha
Format: Article application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: MAKSI , 2012
Online Access: http://majour.maranatha.edu/index.php/maksi/article/view/691
Daftar Isi:
  • The  more  rapid  global  competition,  causing  the  company  to  compete  with  other  companies. Therefore,  companies  need  information  and  methods  of  calculating  the  cost  of  proper  and accurate in assessing the achievement of profitability. By using the ABC system as a application concept, the information and calculation of cost of goods would be more accurate, because the ABC described the value system in the company's activities consumed by each product.  The  study  was  conducted  at  PT  Retno  Muda  Pelumas  Prima  who  was  located  at  East 26th  Street  Panggung  Timur,  Tegal.  In  conducting  this  research,  the  author  aims  to  determine the role of the ABC system in calculating the cost of goods to increase profitability. The method used is descriptive method.  Based  on  the  results,  the  calculation  of  cost  of  goods  with  conventional  system  is  less accurate  because  of  dividing  the  entire  cost  over  a  certain  period  with  the  volume  of  product. The  analysis  can  be  done  to  find  out  preventif  actions  to  improve  earnings  in  terms  of determining the cost drivers, cost drivers, grouping rate per unit of cost driver, the imposition of overhead  costs based on activities that occur. The cost of products in the ABC system, not just based  on  working  hours  only,  but  also  based  on  the  liter,  land  area,  number  of  batches,  the number of products. With cost calculation method with the ABC system is based on the activity, will makes a profit larger than the conventional system. Therefore, the ABC system plays a role in measuring and evaluating the level of achievement of the company's profitability, because the ABC  system  has  better  accuracy  than  using  conventional  methods  to  improve  profitability  and decision making.   Keyword:  Conventional  System,  Activity  Based-Costing  System,  The  Principal  cost  of  Product, Cost Driver