Actual cost

[former_member303755]

Please check and confirm solution for the following case:

1. For example : For May.2014 - Standard cost estimate give the rates as Rs.100/-

2. After May.2014 month end variance was found by Rs.5/-.  So that means is my actual cost of product should be Rs.105/-

So while running the standard cost estimate for the next month ( June.2014 ). Can system consider Rs.105 as standard cost for June.2014 ?

If yes then how can we achieve this and if no then what is the alternative solution to achieve this.

[Former Member]

Hi Sun,

Yes. You can Change cost in standard cost estimate of june.

But here your have to change the RM price in the material master and Activity prices(KP26).

As per the formula Actual cost = Std cost + Variance.

So Change your source price (Add your respective variance to your existing plan price accordingly) before calculating Next month std cost estimate, then it will consider new prices and give according to your requirement.

Please let me know if you have any queries.

Thanks,

AK

[former_member303755]

Hi,

We also transfer FG within the month to other plants were it act as RM, so those FG will be valuated at Rs.100/- in other plants and will effect the costing business process.

So can system adjust the costing to Rs.105/- (after getting the actual cost) to the FG which was transfer to other plants.

[Former Member]

Hi,

This is only possible with ML and actual costing (as mentioned before by Rajneesh Saxena).

The concept is called multi-level costing.

Regards,

Szymon

[former_member193905]

Hi,

Kindly let us know, if the above answers are helpful for you ?

Regards

Mohit Singla

[former_member193905]

Hi,

Based on the current month actual, you can plan the standard price for next month to minimize the variance. But standard price is always calculated based on valuation strategy and overhead and activity cost as defined above.

You need to manually adjust the calculation formula.

Or for e.g. you have calculated the variance and then actual cost. Lets say you update this price manually in planned price 1 tab in material master. Then you need to define the valuation strategy in such a way that it picks price from material master field.

Regards

Mohit

[rajneesh_saxena]

Hi Sun

Material ledger/Actual costing is the solution for your requirement in my opinion.  Let others also comment. I would also like to know if there is anything apart from ML which can do so.

Regards

Rajneesh Saxena

[former_member303755]

Hi rajneesh but what will be the steps to implement it through material ledger. Can you share the details.

[rajneesh_saxena]

Hi Sun

Steps are few but concept is very big to pen down here. Just read the best practice document or do google you may find few good documents there. I am presently able to give you following link

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/COPCACT/COPCACT.pdf

Regards

Rajneesh Saxena

[pavan_kumar18]

The basis for the standard cost estimate is as follows:

Material cost picking from the price in the material master for raw material.

For the overheads, it will consider cost sheet if we have maintained.

For activity cost it will consider the prices in KP26/KP06.

how the system will know the variance in the period of May,2015 and that price to be taken as a base for June,2014.

Regards,

Pavan Kumar Arvapally