Objective: To determine how the Activity Based Costing (ABC) method and its application work in determining the real cost of education at the National University of Chimborazo of the Republic of Ecuador. Method: The inductive method is used, at a descriptive - causal level. The survey was applied to obtain the information of a sample of 56 workers between teachers and administrators staff of a total population of 745 people. Results: The results show that the application of a cost-per-activity system reduces procedures and improves accounting of the activities related to management, teaching and research in an appropriate manner. It is an efficient model that can be applied in Higher Education Institutions. Conclusions: The Activity-Based Costs method (ABC) can be consider as an efficient model that allows to know the real costs of the academic services offered by the University and allo...

Objetivo: Determinar si el método de Costeo Basado en Actividades (ABC) puede ser aplicado para construir el costo real de los servicios académicos en la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo de la República del Ecuador. Método: Se aplicó el método inductivo, con un nivel descriptivo – causal. Se empleó el cuestionario para la obtención de información a una muestra de 56 trabajadores entre docentes y administrativos de una población total de 745 personas. Resultados: El análisis factorial y de regresión lineal muestran que existen procedimientos y actividades relacionados a la docencia, investigación y vinculación muy significativas que deben ser consideradas en la aplicación del método de costo ABC en la Universidad. Conclusiones: El método de Costeo Basado en Actividades (ABC) puede considerarse como un modelo eficiente que permite conocer los costos reales de los servi...

Las instituciones de educación superior (IES), necesitan implementar un sistema de contabilidad de gestión, de costos basado en actividades (ABC), la determinación de costos de los servicios educativos es una necesidad imperiosa en la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, componente que se aprovechará como un instrumento en la toma de decisiones, en el uso eficiente de los recursos financieros, y que permita competir en el mercado de la educación superior. Desde ese contexto la presente investigación tiene como objetivo, determinar la importancia de la implementación del método de costeo basado en actividades (ABC) en la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo. La metodología utilizada en la investigación parte desde una revisión documental de las investigaciones realizadas sobre la aplicación de sistemas de costos en las instituciones de educación superior. Es de tipo causal. El e...

The audit is an issue addressed and applied in Public and Private Enterprises, large or small regulated and not by control bodies in the Republic of Ecuador. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are not obliged, do not apply, because a large percentage of them are personal, family or corporate companies, do not have an organizational structure, accounting and adequate procedures for financial and administrative control. The objective of the research is to identify the factors that determine the application of the audit in the MSEs from the determination of the voluntary demand for an audit. The descriptive, analytical and statistical method is used, through the bibliographic review and the binary linear regression to data of the last National Survey to Companies with their establishments and Microenterprise. It is shown that H1. The application of a financial and management audit is measu...

The audit is an issue addressed and applied in Public and Private Enterprises, large or small regulated and not by control bodies in the Republic of Ecuador. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are not obliged, do not apply, because a large percentage of them are personal, family or corporate companies, do not have an organizational structure, accounting and adequate procedures for financial and administrative control. The objective of the research is to identify the factors that determine the application of the audit in the MSEs from the determination of the voluntary demand for an audit. The descriptive, analytical and statistical method is used, through the bibliographic review and the binary linear regression to data of the last National Survey to Companies with their establishments and Microenterprise. It is shown that H1. The application of a financial and management audit is measu...

The audit is an issue addressed and applied in Public and Private Enterprises, large or small regulated and not by control bodies in the Republic of Ecuador. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are not obliged, do not apply, because a large percentage of them are personal, family or corporate companies, do not have an organizational structure, accounting and adequate procedures for financial and administrative control. The objective of the research is to identify the factors that determine the application of the audit in the MSEs from the determination of the voluntary demand for an audit. The descriptive, analytical and statistical method is used, through the bibliographic review and the binary linear regression to data of the last National Survey to Companies with their establishments and Microenterprise. It is shown that H1. The application of a financial and management audit is measu...

The quantification of production/service costs to determine the market price is fundamental in offering the maximum value of satisfaction. Therefore, management accounting is essential. One of the alternative tools is activity-based costing, known as ABC system, an alternative method to overcome the limitations of traditional indirect cost systems, which somehow distort the actual accounting of costs. Will exploring its development, applicability, challenges and benefits still be a possible option? This study aimed at reviewing the scientific literature produced on the activity-based costing system in recent years, identifying trends of adoption and challegnes of implementation in various manufacturing and service firms. High impact journals indexed in PubMed, Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, among others, were analyzed. The results show an increase of publications on the implementation of ...

The quantification of production/service costs to determine the market price is fundamental in offering the maximum value of satisfaction. Therefore, management accounting is essential. One of the alternative tools is activity-based costing, known as ABC system, an alternative method to overcome the limitations of traditional indirect cost systems, which somehow distort the actual accounting of costs. Will exploring its development, applicability, challenges and benefits still be a possible option? This study aimed at reviewing the scientific literature produced on the activity-based costing system in recent years, identifying trends of adoption and challegnes of implementation in various manufacturing and service firms. High impact journals indexed in PubMed, Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, among others, were analyzed. The results show an increase of publications on the implementation of ...