EVALUATION OF COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN OIL INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF AGIP OIL COMPANY PORT HARCOURT)

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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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