Lived experience of the small-scale business owners in Cabancalan, Mandaue City in product costing / Hannah Marie L. Camance, Jessevie Pilapil, Reynan M. Villarosa, Marijoy N. Ymbong.
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TextPublisher: Cebu City, Philippines University of Cebu - Banilad c2022Description: xi, 114 pages : illustration, tables, mapsContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Cost accounting | Small-scale businesses | Product costing | PhenomenologicalSummary: Abstract: Small and medium enterprises [SMEs] are the economic lifeblood of the Philippines. The study explores the lived experiences of small-scale business owners in Cabancalan, Mandaue City, in terms of product costing. These businesses faced different difficulties and challenges such as poor documentation of costing, lack of transparency, product cost distortions, and failure to understand costing systems. This study aims to help and provide strategies for sustaining their business during the economic downturn. Thus, they used it to mitigate the existing and new challenges they encountered in their business. This research used a phenomenological research design aided by an open-ended survey questionnaire made by the researchers. This approach investigates the lived experience of participants with an phenomenon that shows the differences between their experiences in the same event. This study was conducted at the selected small businesses in Cabancalan, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. There were five (5) small-scale business owners needed for the interview. The proponents sought permission and obtained a certificate to conduct the study and gather data. The information collected is subjected to thematic analysis. The researchers ensure that the study adhered the ethical considerations. The following points were developed in response to the lived experiences of small-scale business owners in product costing: (a) Convenience in product costing manually; Manually costing of products is preeminent for small-scale businesses. An easy-to-use method, Costing that earns a profit, Dynamic Pricing, Less cost checking and tracking. (b) Basis of product costing manually; Expertise is lacking. (c) latency of product costing. (d) Challenges in product costing method; Market Price Instability leads to ineffectiveness, Inadvertent suppliers' errors with purchased items, and Irregular business revenues. (e) Mitigation of the challenges. Cross-checking on the purchase items.
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Abstract: Small and medium enterprises [SMEs] are the economic lifeblood of the Philippines. The study explores the lived experiences of small-scale business owners in Cabancalan, Mandaue City, in terms of product costing. These businesses faced different difficulties and challenges such as poor documentation of costing, lack of transparency, product cost distortions, and failure to understand costing systems. This study aims to help and provide strategies for sustaining their business during the economic downturn. Thus, they used it to mitigate the existing and new challenges they encountered in their business. This research used a phenomenological research design aided by an open-ended survey questionnaire made by the researchers. This approach investigates the lived experience of participants with an phenomenon that shows the differences between their experiences in the same event. This study was conducted at the selected small businesses in Cabancalan, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. There were five (5) small-scale business owners needed for the interview. The proponents sought permission and obtained a certificate to conduct the study and gather data. The information collected is subjected to thematic analysis. The researchers ensure that the study adhered the ethical considerations. The following points were developed in response to the lived experiences of small-scale business owners in product costing: (a) Convenience in product costing manually; Manually costing of products is preeminent for small-scale businesses. An easy-to-use method, Costing that earns a profit, Dynamic Pricing, Less cost checking and tracking. (b) Basis of product costing manually; Expertise is lacking. (c) latency of product costing. (d) Challenges in product costing method; Market Price Instability leads to ineffectiveness, Inadvertent suppliers' errors with purchased items, and Irregular business revenues. (e) Mitigation of the challenges. Cross-checking on the purchase items.
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