Internal Cost Allocation

Typically, internal cost allocation is a zero sum game, meaning whatever total costs an internal service provider consumes, 100% of these costs are charged back to the internal business units as a cost to them. This is stated as moving costs “back -to-mid” or “back-to-front”, referring to business offices within the organization. Internal cost allocation is also referred to as: indirect cost allocation, internal activity allocation, internal service pricing, cost allocations and transfer pricing. Organizations may or may not perform this within a shared services business model (centralized) or a more distributed model (decentralized).

The most robust internal cost allocation systems trust Acorn's consumption-driven costing engine to more precisely drive costs to services, products and business units. Whether your organization is calculating unit costs in spreadsheets or implementing activity-based costing for detailed usage-based allocation, Acorn has a solution that fits your needs.

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