Labor Costing and Control:
Content of the Chapter:
Labor,
types of labor, Time keeping, methods of time keeping, Time card and job card,
Labor turn over, Idle time, Overtime, Accounting treatments of overtime,
Methods of wages payment system, The
time rate and piece rate systems of wages payment, Merits and demerits of time rate and piece
rate system, Differences between the Halsey and the Rowan system, Objectives of
premium plan of wages payment, Incentive
wages calculated under, Halsey and Rowan incentive schemes, Merits and demerits
of Halsey and Rowan Bonus plan, Group bonus plan of wages payment, Problems and
Solutions.
Course Objectives:
1. The need of labor cost control.
2. The classification of labor cost.
3. The meaning of various components of labor cost i.e. idle time cost, overtime premium, labor turnover cost.
4. Meaning of labor turnover, its reasons and remedial measures.
5. Calculation of labor turnover ratio.
6. Accounting treatment of overtime premium, labor turnover cost and idle time cost.
7. Various incentive schemes i.e. Rowan Plan, Halsey system etc.
Course Outcomes:
After going
through this lesson, one should be able to understand:
1. The need of labor cost control.
2. The classification of labor cost.
3. The meaning of various components of labor cost i.e. idle time cost,
overtime premium, labor turnover cost.
4. Meaning of labor turnover, its reasons and remedial measures.
5. Calculation of labor turnover ratio.
6. Accounting treatment of overtime
premium, labor turnover cost and idle time cost.
7. Various incentive schemes i.e. Rowan Plan, Halsey system etc.