Power house costing or Boiler house costing

18/07/2021 0 By indiafreenotes

Power House Costing is concerned with the ascertainment of cost per unit of steam or electricity produced. The costs of producing steam used in power house for the generation of electricity is also included in the power house costs.

The specimen of cost sheet prepared by power-house:

 

Cost Sheet

 
Period:  

Output…

Particulars

Total

Rs.   P.

Per Kwt.

Rs. P.

(A) Fixed expenses    
  Plant Supervision    
  Administration Overheads    
  Depreciation    
(B) Variable Expenses:    
  Operating Labour    
  Repairs and Maintenance    
  Coal Consumed    
  Lubricants, Spares and Stores    

Boiler House Costing (With Cost Sheet Format)

Operating Costing is also applied in those undertakings engaged in steam production. In large firms, a boiler house is a service department providing services to production departments. The total costs are obtained for producing steam. A cost unit is generally in terms of pounds.

Boiler house cost sheet

Month

Total Steam Produced

Total Consumption
Particulars Cost per 1000 lb Total cost
1 2 3
(A) Fixed Overheads:
Rent, rates etc.
Depreciation of plant
Depreciation of building
Insurance
(B) Maintenance charges
Metres
Furnace
Service Material
Tools and Accessories
© Labour charges
Coal handlers
Ash removes
(D) Fuel
Fuel
Power
Water charges
Water purchased
Water softening
(F) Supervision and other charges
Foreman
Engineers
General labours
Cleaners
Total