SERVICE COSTING -costing method applied to a business which provides a service rather than a manufactured product.
Examples: A Hospital, Firm of Accountancs/Solicitors, Haulage
Business, Restaurant, Hotels
SERVICE COSTING : Use Composit Cost Units this uses TWO level of activity
Examples: Cost per Tonne Mile (Shipping, haulage or Transport ) Cost per Passenger per Mile (Bus, Coach or Train)
Cost per Patient per Day (Hospital, Cost per Guest per Night ( Hotels)
CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICE COSTING
INTANGIBILITY - No physical existence of the service unlike a produced item
LEGAL OWNERSHIP - Little evidence exists for performance, can't return if faulty
INTANT PERISHABILITY - Services cannot be stored, unused services cannot be stored for later use
HETEROGENEITY - Not perfectly identical, each service is different each time
INSEPARABILITY - Service cannot be seperated from the person who provides it