Actual Costing (33Q)

This scope item enables actual costing for material inventory. Initially, all goods movements in a period are valuated based on standard price. All price and exchange rate differences for the material are collected in the material ledger.

At the end of the period, an actual price (called the periodic unit price) is calculated for each material based on actual costs within the period.

This calculated actual price can then be used to revalue inventory at period end. After you enter the activity actual rate manually, the actual activity price calculation supports revaluation of COGS and WIP.

For actual costing, to calculate a periodic unit price (actual price) for your materials, you need to activate actual costing in addition to material ledger. You also need to choose single-level/multilevel price determination for your materials and use price control standard price for all materials you want to use in actual costing.

Key Process Steps Covered

• Execute actual price calculation
• Create a costing run
• Analyze total material price related to movement and current stock
• Monitor material quantity

Benefits

• Revalue ending inventory, COGS, WIP, and ending material inventory at period end based on actual costing

Where is Actual Costing(33Q) being used?

This Scope item is used in the following way:

• As a support function of Accounting and Financial Close within Finance Scope Item Group
• As a management function of Cost Management and Profitability Analysis within Finance Scope Item Group

Process flow of Actual Costing (33Q)

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