Absorption Costing vs. Variable Costing

This video explains the difference between Absorption Cost and Variable Costing in the context of managerial accounting. The key functional difference between these two methods is the way in which fixed overhead is classified, and the video provides an example to illustrate how this difference leads to substantial discrepancies in the calculation of product costs, cost of goods sold, and profitability. The video then summarizes the benefits and drawbacks of Absorption Costing and Variable Costing.
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  • @anitachitnis1218
    @anitachitnis12189 жыл бұрын

    These videos are literally the only reason I passed my managerial accounting course. Thank you!!

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    9 жыл бұрын

    Anita Chitnis Congratulations on passing your course!

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    @MattLeitholt

    7 жыл бұрын

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @The1AndOnlyDannyBro
    @The1AndOnlyDannyBro9 жыл бұрын

    The first minute of the video helped me significantly - I always wondered how the difference between variable costing and absorption costing would look in an accounting perspective, and this made it as clear as day. Much appreciated.

  • @angeladangela500
    @angeladangela5002 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are still relevant nearly a decade later 🙂 Thank you!

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @kestonluke64398 жыл бұрын

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  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    8 жыл бұрын

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    @alyssacraig5276

    8 жыл бұрын

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    @traviscarroll57626 жыл бұрын

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    @muhammadairlanggarahmadi7301

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @GasaMfundo

    @GasaMfundo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol! Some people were created to absorb and understand this module.....other it's just to get an idea and move forward

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    @FullMoonHatch

    3 жыл бұрын

    This helps the world go round.

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @BeMyVforever

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @yuniorgalardy27817 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this video. Please keep up the good work and know that you are helping lots of people understand these topics.

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words!

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    @Aliciathompson495 жыл бұрын

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    @Greenwood98074 жыл бұрын

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    @jeremybrewer79345 жыл бұрын

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  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    5 жыл бұрын

    Funny. I have gotten this John C. Reilly comment a few times. We are both from Chicago, so it must be the accent. Thanks for your kind words, and best of luck with your studies!

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    @ItsRauha

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @Edspira

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @matsoncna5 жыл бұрын

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  • @benjaunceyyy
    @benjaunceyyy6 жыл бұрын

    You explained this much better than my teacher, my teacher argues with people when they have a question and it's as if when he's going through it again he doesn't even know what he's talking about he takes like 10 second pauses.. Smh I expect more for paying £9,000 a year

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    6 жыл бұрын

    You made me smile with this one. Best of luck to you!

  • @benjaunceyyy

    @benjaunceyyy

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, my exam was yesterday and I'm happy that I felt confident in answering absorption costing method questions! But I have most probably failed as I had no idea about balance sheets. Guess I'll be re-sitting this one :/

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    @rubbyomariii3419

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same situation, I know how you feel!

  • @neomarlog5406
    @neomarlog5406 Жыл бұрын

    studying for CPA and this helped so much! havent done managerial accounting since college and this was a perfect concise explanation. was struggling to understand differences between both methods but this helps understand better! will have to use your other videos to aid my CPA studying

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @TheGeakemasri
    @TheGeakemasri8 жыл бұрын

    thanks from egypt, this helped me alot!

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    @jake.klusewitz8 жыл бұрын

    REALLY HELPFUL!

  • @heasheads1339
    @heasheads13398 жыл бұрын

    Thank u for your help me. from today I have more information about absorption costing and variable costing.

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    @mokarimi4143 жыл бұрын

    God bless you, these videos are very helpful

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    @andrewkoppert11747 жыл бұрын

    You guys are a great help! Thanks for helping me understand. Greetings from Holland.

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    7 жыл бұрын

    no problem!

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    @vireshramcharanvr7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

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    @romeshguptacpimcscpscor-p68538 жыл бұрын

    Great explaination

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    @aniketchatterjee776 жыл бұрын

    Superb explanation, concise and clear!

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @AdamL459
    @AdamL4596 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

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    @JjangEda8 жыл бұрын

    Great video...

  • @mariuslastname7563
    @mariuslastname7563 Жыл бұрын

    I learned how little i learned all semester real quick

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    @jarizminrivera59998 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @TheWaveism
    @TheWaveism6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. Thanks!

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    6 жыл бұрын

    No problem. Thanks Scott!

  • @marioyappy8744
    @marioyappy87448 жыл бұрын

    Hi, great video about costing methods mate!!! By the way, i would like to ask you some question. In situation when units produced > units sold, would you recommend absorption or variable-costing for evaluating management performance? And how if units produced < units sold. Thank you very much. hope u can reply asap.

  • @firzanahfakhri2336
    @firzanahfakhri23367 ай бұрын

    i hope you can open the subtitles. + these videos r helping me a lot! thanks

  • @bryanquijano8850

    @bryanquijano8850

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello! I also have my lecture videos for Variable Costing. Hopefully I can help you too! See link: Management Advisory Services Discussions kzread.info/head/PL-2o1HBAK0k60uT16flBEZEU8AI-hUNWI

  • @mbilalmiraki5863
    @mbilalmiraki58635 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @guruprasad1222
    @guruprasad12228 жыл бұрын

    I wish I cud have, you as my professor.Thank you so much

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Guru Prasad Thank you for the kind words!

  • @rubbyomari5354

    @rubbyomari5354

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Edspira I wish that too 😍 you are the best, really thank you 💟

  • @AbuMojtaba90
    @AbuMojtaba908 жыл бұрын

    Usufull,, thanks from Bahrain ;)

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sayed Mohd Thank you!

  • @nourayman5173
    @nourayman51737 жыл бұрын

    thanks for your great explanation :D you sound like prof. Charles Mathews

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm currently working on my PhD, and teach as an adjunct lecturer. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @nourayman5173

    @nourayman5173

    7 жыл бұрын

    Good luck with your PhD, i know you will be a great professor :DD

  • @Edumeling
    @Edumeling6 жыл бұрын

    Is the variable costing the same as the direct costing?

  • @andrespinargote7096
    @andrespinargote70966 жыл бұрын

    Question, in the previous video you referred to Gross margin as sales - COGS, now you refer to Net income as sales - COGS. Is Gross margin the same as Net income? thank you in advance and great video!

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gross margin is different than net income. Gross margin is sales less COGS (as you stated above). When calculating net income, you would also subtract out Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses and other misc expenses. In this example, at 4:42 I stated that we were going to ignore SG&A just to make things simpler. If you'd like to review how net income is calculated, please see this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5OTxLeMdc_ZZbw.html Thanks for the question!

  • @MaisonVendetta
    @MaisonVendetta7 жыл бұрын

    How did you get 43,000 Q1 and 40,000 Q2 for absorption costing? Shouldn't you add DM, DL, VOH and FOH, for this?

  • @jscca3536

    @jscca3536

    6 жыл бұрын

    you have to divide the FOH/period on the units produced before you add it to DM, DL, VOH

  • @cl8wnm5n

    @cl8wnm5n

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jscca3536 This

  • @dmoskovitz5310
    @dmoskovitz53105 жыл бұрын

    is variable costing the same as marginal costing?

  • @Nkindinkindi
    @Nkindinkindi7 жыл бұрын

    Too much thanks

  • @ntcuong01ct1
    @ntcuong01ct13 жыл бұрын

    Dear Friends, I have a question: I want to setup Absorption costing of a product in year 2020. Next, I want to compare actual costing and Absorption costing in this product by month, year. How do I setup?.

  • @friedandahafahaingura6202
    @friedandahafahaingura62026 жыл бұрын

    I did not do accounting at school and my assignments are keeling me. no clue at all

  • @rosiifinau8945
    @rosiifinau89453 ай бұрын

    How did we get the $40000 for Q2 in absorption costing , someone explain pls

  • @tomwidman5716
    @tomwidman57164 жыл бұрын

    Anyone notice how these balloons are selling for $80,000 each?? I'm in the wrong business..

  • @stephencharles9653
    @stephencharles96532 жыл бұрын

    this guy is the best lol

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    2 жыл бұрын

    😀

  • @mrkittylovesyou
    @mrkittylovesyou8 жыл бұрын

    I'm doing great in this class!

  • @ntcuong01ct1
    @ntcuong01ct1 Жыл бұрын

    Dear Friends, I have a question: 1/ In the absorption costing system, I think the difference between Absorbed cost and full costing. Absored cost = direct material + direct labor + variable overhead manufacturing + fixed overhead manufacturing for a product or a brand or a product line. full cost= Absored cost + all corporate-related expenses for all product or all brand or all product line. Could you help?. Thank you.

  • @bryanquijano8850

    @bryanquijano8850

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello. The difference of absorption and variable costing is how they treat the ‘fixed overhead’. In absorption costing it is a product cost but in variable costing FxOH is considered as period cost. I have KZread lecture videos on this topic. See link: Management Advisory Services Discussions kzread.info/head/PL-2o1HBAK0k60uT16flBEZEU8AI-hUNWI

  • @hughdamian1188
    @hughdamian11885 жыл бұрын

    COGS = beg inventory + production - end inventory, what is happening to the other 10 balloons, shouldnt they be included in the in Q2 COGS since we didnt sell them?

  • @cl8wnm5n

    @cl8wnm5n

    4 жыл бұрын

    No because they weren’t sold. We only include the units that were sold, not necessarily produced.

  • @paulissifu8439
    @paulissifu84393 жыл бұрын

    Please You keep mentioning SGNA or period cost. Please can you share the link to that tutorial video if you have?

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4aXsLKpYcLZpLg.html

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    3 жыл бұрын

    A period cost is a cost that is expensed when occurred (in contrast to a product cost, which is expensed when the inventory is sold through Cost of Goods Sold). SG&A stands for "Selling, General, and Administrative" expense; SG&A is a period cost

  • @teacherteacher1686
    @teacherteacher16867 жыл бұрын

    4 people don't like hot air balloons

  • @1nn88
    @1nn886 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had seen this much earlier, Wasted money on useless exam packs...

  • @Edspira

    @Edspira

    6 жыл бұрын

    I've been there... they charge students a fortune for material that is often of questionable quality!

  • @MrYoshi956
    @MrYoshi9568 жыл бұрын

    I hate accounting

  • @JunaidKhan-gf5yq

    @JunaidKhan-gf5yq

    7 жыл бұрын

    it sucks..

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    @sethjolitz7757

    7 жыл бұрын

    Raudel Gonzalez Accounting is awesome

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    @annavasylyeva7286

    7 жыл бұрын

    indeed.

  • @hillarinewell6671

    @hillarinewell6671

    6 жыл бұрын

    Raudel Gonzalez lmao thats funny as im watching the video this is the first comment i see!!

  • @leaderofteam7487

    @leaderofteam7487

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @monerox7211
    @monerox72114 жыл бұрын

    When he says variable costing , he is referring to marginal costing ?

  • @huzaifa1083

    @huzaifa1083

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @muhammadwaseemali9486
    @muhammadwaseemali94863 жыл бұрын

    Sir where is marginal accounting?

  • @Edumeling
    @Edumeling6 жыл бұрын

    Is the variable costing the same as the direct costing?