Resource consumption accounting and its application in a healthcare institution

In the current global environment, businesses must use an efficient cost system in order to develop a competitive advantage. A traditional cost system does not produce accurate information since it considers a volume based allocation procedure. As a result, Activity Based Costing System has been developed. However, this system cannot reveal the unused capacity. In addition, this system cannot be used to make short-run decisions. Thus, a new cost system, Resource Consumption Accounting, has emerged. The Resource Consumption Accounting is a new and detailed system which provides opportunities to managers to make both short- and long-run decisions. This system also shows the unused capacity by using both activity-based and process-based perspectives. Accordingly, this study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of the Resource Consumption Accounting. In this regard, reliable data were obtained to make long-run decisions. The short-run cost data that can be used to improve the competitive advantage were also obtained.