(BRA) Set up, create, and manage absorption costs

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

You can calculate and post the direct and indirect costs that are incurred in the production orders for a fiscal period. The final manufacturing costs are registered in the ledger at the end of the fiscal period. You can calculate the absorption costs by allocating the total manufacturing costs to the products that are manufactured during a fiscal period.

Set up a number sequence for absorption costs

Use this procedure to set up the number sequence code for cost absorption journals.

  1. Click Production control > Setup > Absorption costs > Parameters.

  2. In the Number sequence code field, select the number sequence code to use for the cost absorption journal.

Set up a cost center for absorption costs

Use this procedure to set up a cost type for a cost center. You can use the Cost center form to set up cost centers for absorption costs. For more information, see Operating units (form).

  1. Click Production control > Setup > Absorption costs > Cost centers.

  2. Select the cost center to use to post absorption costs.

  3. In the Cost type field, select the type of cost for the cost center.

Set up journal names for absorption costs

Use this procedure to set up journal names for absorption costs.

  1. Click Production control > Setup > Absorption costs > Journal names.

  2. Press CTRL+N to create a record.

  3. In the Name field, enter a name for the journal.

    Note

    The Journal type field is updated with the default journal type that is used for absorption costs. The default journal type is Indirect costs.

  4. In the Description field, enter a brief description for the journal.

  5. In the Voucher series field, select the number sequence code to use for the journal.

  6. In the Selection by field, indicate whether a new voucher is selected during entry or after posting.

  7. In the Detail level field, select the method to use to summarize the details of the journal.

Create the cost absorption journal

Use this procedure to create and post a cost absorption journal.

  1. Click Production control > Periodic > Absorption costs > Cost absorption journal.

  2. Press CTRL+N to create a journal.

  3. On the Overview tab, in the Name field, select the name of the cost absorption journal.

  4. In the Month/Year to close field, select the month and year that the costs are posted for.

  5. Click Lines to open the Journal lines form, and then specify values in the following fields:

    • Date – The date on which to post the journal line.

    • Ledger account – The ledger account number to post the journal line to.

    • Cost center – The cost center number to use to post the journal line.

    • Cost amount – The cost amount for the journal line.

  6. Click Post > OK to post the journal line.

    Note

    You can view the type of absorbed cost that is posted to a work center, the corresponding cost center that the work center is associated with, the hourly rate, and the planned capacity for the work center details in the Absorbed costs form.

Close absorption costs

You can post the absorption costs for a specific month and year to the ledger. You can specify the transfer account and transfer offset account in the Accounts - WIP and Accounts - costing fields in the Resources form. For more information, see Resources (form).

  1. Click Production control > Periodic > Absorption costs > Absorption costs - monthly closing.

  2. In the Month/Year to close field, select the month and year to post the absorbed costs for.

  3. Click OK to post the absorption costs for the selected month and year.

Cancel absorbed costs

Use this procedure to cancel the absorbed costs that are not posted to the ledger for a specific month and year. You cannot cancel the absorbed costs after the monthly closing is completed.

  1. Click Production control > Periodic > Absorption costs > Absorbed costs cancellation.

  2. In the Month/Year to cancel field, select the month and year to cancel the absorbed costs for.

  3. Click OK to cancel the absorbed costs for the selected month and year.

See also

(BRA) Cost absorption journal (form)

(BRA) Cost absorption journal lines (form)

(BRA) Cost absorption parameters (form)

(BRA) Absorption costs - Monthly closing (form)

(BRA) Absorbed costs cancellation (form)

(BRA) Absorbed costs (form)

(BRA) Journal names (form)