Oracle Manufacturing Cloud supports multiple cost accounting methods to help organizations track the cost of their goods and inventory effectively. Below is an explanation of the correct answers:
Statement A : Perpetual Average Cost – This is a commonly used method in Oracle Cloud where the system continuously updates the average cost of an item with each receipt or transaction. This method is useful for organizations that need to track the moving average cost of goods in real-time.
[: Oracle SCM Cloud Cost Management Guide explains how Perpetual Average Cost is maintained and updated across transactions., Statement C: Frozen Standard Cost – This method involves predefining a standard cost for each item at the beginning of a financial period. The cost remains "frozen" throughout the period, and variances between the actual cost and the standard cost are tracked and analyzed separately., Reference: Oracle Costing Methods documentation specifies that the Frozen Standard Cost method is particularly useful for manufacturers who need stable cost inputs over a financial period., Statement D: Actual Cost, also known as "FIFO" – The FIFO (First In, First Out) method records costs based on the order in which items are received. It is a type of actual costing where items are valued based on the specific costs of the earliest received inventory. Oracle Cloud supports FIFO as part of its actual costing methods., Reference: Oracle Cost Accounting documentation details the use of FIFO for tracking actual costs in a layered costing approach., Incorrect Statements:, Statement B: Layer Cost, also known as "LIFO" – Oracle Cloud does not natively support LIFO (Last In, First Out) as a cost method due to accounting and regulatory restrictions in various regions. LIFO is generally not used in the system as a standard method., Statement E: Periodic Actual Cost – While there is a method called Periodic Average Cost, Periodic Actual Cost is not typically listed as a standard costing method in Oracle Cloud., , ]
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