Cost accounting and its impact on SME profitability

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https://doi.org/10.55813/gaea/jessr/v3/n1/59

Abstract

In Ecuador, small and medium-sized companies represent 99% of the business economy; therefore, the importance of this economic sector is presented, which is why the accounting management focused on the costs of the country's production companies is analyzed. Cost management is a tool for decision making, because this area generates the necessary information for pricing, acquisitions, product segmentation, among others, so the impact of the information generated through cost accounting and how it affects the profitability of companies is evidenced. The objective of the research is to confront the importance of cost information and its direct impact on profitability through decision making. The methodology applied is quantitative and exploratory, since bibliographic reviews were carried out. The relationship of decision making on profitability affects based on the quality of the information that is presented, it is evident that a correct cost management generates databases to support purchases, sales, projections and above all an increase in profits obtained by the SME sector. Due to their simplicity, small and medium-sized companies do not invest in generating cost accounting information that contributes to decision making, so this sector is generating decisions based on superfluous information that could be improved.

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Author Biographies

  • Casanova-Villalba, César Iván, Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas

    Ecuadorian nationality, professional in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration. Master in Business Administration with mention in quality and productivity management (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito). Engineer in Finance and Auditing CPA (Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial). International Diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Universidad Metropolitana and the National Union of Accountants Associations of Ecuador). Specialization in Corporate Finance (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-UNAM). Accredited and Categorized Researcher by SENESCYT. Leader of the Group of Google Educators of Santo Domingo. Certification by competencies in Administrative Assistance with Office Automation and Training of Trainers. Professional career begins in the accounting area (2008-2009), Statistician at the Ministry of Public Health (2012-2013), in the financial area of the National Transit Agency (2014-2017), in the administrative area at the National Electricity Corporation EP (2017-2018), Hardware Administrator J&J (2019), Supervision and Control at the National Institute of Statistics and Census (2019). Professional experience in higher education, at the Instituto Técnico Superior Shalom in the city of Quito (2015-2018), Instituto Superior Tecnológico los Andes in Santo Domingo (2018-present), in the Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences of the Universidad Técnica Luís Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas Sede Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas (2020-present).

  • Proaño-González, Esther Angélica, Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas

    Master in Business Administration. Engineer in Accounting and Auditing. Teacher at the Technical University "Luis Vargas Torres" of Esmeralda.

  • Macias-Loor, Jazmina Mariela, Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas

    Professional with a third-level degree in Accounting and Auditing from the UTE University of Ecuador, Master's in Integral Auditing from the Private Technical University of Loja, Ecuador, Teacher hired at the UTE University of Ecuador, Santo Domingo headquarters in 2009, Teacher Hired at the Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas Technical University of Ecuador, Santo Domingo, from 2021 to the present.

  • Ruiz-López, Silvana Elizabeth, Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas

    Ecuadorian nationality, professional in Accounting, Finance and Auditing. Her undergraduate academic training was carried out at the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial Santo Domingo obtaining the degree of Engineer in Finance, Auditing, CPA, Post degree at the Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo matrix in Samborondon with the degree of Master in Accounting and Finance. The work activity began in 2008 within the Faculty of Economics and Business, internal part of the accreditation process of the careers of Finance and Business, later she acquired experience in the accounting and financial area of the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial adding professional experience of 8 years. In 2020 he began his professional activity in teaching until now as a full time professor at the Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres de Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, adding approximately 1 year in higher education. During the last years she has been dedicated to teaching and research activity writing several scientific articles in Latindex and Scopus bases, she has participated in national and international conferences.

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Published

2023-01-30

How to Cite

Casanova-Villalba, C. I., Proaño-González, E. A., Macias-Loor, J. M., & Ruiz-López, S. E. (2023). Cost accounting and its impact on SME profitability. Journal of Economic and Social Science Research, 3(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.55813/gaea/jessr/v3/n1/59