Abstract:
Princess of Naradhiwas University used Activity-Based Costing to apply calculating graduate production cost in order to support Faculty of Management Science in administration, management and expenditure cost. This information study between October 2007 until September 2008 is annual budget 2008. Calculation of costing has procedure conduct that following step by step in activity-based costing system. First step, calculating in budget and income of Management Science Faculty from actual expenditure in year 2008.This is not include equipment cost, but include depreciation, and calculating cost rations from president office to Faculty of Management Science. Second step, taking actual cost of Management Science Faculty that gets from Faculty of Management Science cost and adds to cost ration from president office, to Management Science Faculty activity. Generally, activity analysis will consider following by faculty mission; graduate production activity, management and administration activity and other activities. In this step, we will know in every activity cost and which highest cost are management and administration activities at 4,514,851.44 Baht. And next activity is graduate production activity that has 3,263,923.39 Baht and other activities 1,129,374.93 Baht. The ratios are 51%, 36%, and 13%. Last step, taking graduate production activity cost and calculates to Full Time Equivalent
Students (FTES) of Management Science Faculty. From graduate production calculating cost that calculates to Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES) will get 51,785.75 that follow by the previous costing system. But if we calculate by activity based costing, we will get cost of Full Time Equivalent Students (FTES) that equal 30,598.33 Baht.