简介:Themajordrawbacksoftraditionalapproachestoproductcostingincludelackofmanufacturingknowledge,relianceonthedetaileddesigndescription,poorcostfunctionapproximationandinabilitytoupdateestimationalgorithmsbyusingactualcostdata.AdoptingtheActivity-BasedCosting(ABC)conceptandbasedonestimatedprocessingtime,thispaperproposesapragmaticapproachtoproductcosting.Theapproachinvolvestwostages,namelythepreparatorystageandtheestimationstage.Acasestudyconductedinarefrigeratorcompanyisreported.