Predetermined Costs

Cost Standard
A predetermined level of cost expected to be incurred by a specific cost item in the supply, production, or operation of a service, product, process, or cost centre. Cost standards are often applied to performance standards in order to calculate standard overhead costs.
Standard Cost
Standard cost refers to the predetermined unit cost of a product or service within a standard costing system. It is used for budgeting, performance evaluation, and cost control by providing a basis for comparison against actual costs.
Standard Costing
Standard costing is a cost accounting system that uses predetermined costs and income benchmarks for products and operations, comparing them with actual results to establish variances.

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