ABSTRACT
This research work titled "The Evaluation of Cost Accounting Practices in Oil industry was carried out Agip oil company Port Harcourt. The broad objectives of this work is to evaluate cost accounting practices in oil industry while the specific objective includes; to determine it cost accounting practices in oil industry has influenced on the industry decision to analyze it cost accounting practices in oil industry has an effect on oil industry pricing policies and to determine if cost accounting practices in oil industry is of a reasonable value. 50 respondents were selected for the study. Data used to achieve the objectives were deceptive statistics such as frequencies percentage and chi-square statistical tool. It was found out that costing is a daily activity also the findings revealed that there exist same difference(s) between the method and technique of costing used by the company under study, there is also a weak relationship between costing techniques and efficient performance of the organization. Recommendation was made based on
the findings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page -
Declaration -
Certification
Dedication· -
Acknowledgement -
Table of contents -
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction-
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study -
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study -
1.7 Limitation of Study
1.8 Definition ofTenns
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10
Historical (Perspective) Development of Costing - 10
Cost Accounting Policy in the Oil and Gas Industry
The Scope of Cost Accounting - 12
2.4 Principles of Cost Accounting = 20
2.5 Objectives of Costing 21
2.7 Functional Classification of Marketing Costs-
2.8 Method and Techniques of Costing 25
2.9 Costing Techniques
2.13 Cost Drivers in the Distribution of Petroleum 39
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Methodology - 40
3.1 Research Design 40
3.2 Method of data collection 40
3.3 Population of the study and sample size determination - 40
3.4 Sample procedure - 41
3.5 Design and Administration of Questionnaire - 42
3.6 Validity of the instrument- 43
3.7 Method of data Analysis - 43
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 44
4.1 Presentation of Data 44
4.2 ANALYSIS OF DATA - 44
4.3 Hypotheses Testing - 46
4.4 Discussions of Findings - 54
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONAND RECOMMENDATIONS 56
5.1 Summary 56
5.2 Conclusion 57
5.3 Recommendation 58
References
Appendix
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