When developing products, enterprises should examine the various costs of the product in addition to market demand, product characteristics, and platform characteristics. Effective cost analysis is a basic element for enterprises to succeed in the fierce market competition. It can be said that whether cost analysis can be carried out correctly plays a very important role in whether a company is profitable. 】
In a broad sense, cost analysis is to control the actual cost expenditure, reveal the completion of cost plans, find out the reasons for cost increases and decreases, and seek ways and methods to reduce costs in accordance with certain principles and methods, and to achieve the maximum economic benefits with the least labor consumption.
In a narrow sense, product cost analysis in cross-border e-commerce B2C business refers to cost accounting, which refers to the purpose of the enterprise.
The various expenses incurred in the operation process are allocated and collected according to certain objects, so as to calculate the unit cost of the product. Cost accounting is usually based on accounting and is calculated in currency.
In the product development stage, cross-border e-commerce enterprises conduct cost analysis on products through detailed investigations, which can provide certain reference value for product development.
Cost analysis is one of the important factors affecting commercial competition in modern society. Cost analysis is the analysis of cost indicators based on cost data. The first is pre-analysis, which is conducted before the cost is incurred. Based on the analysis results, the company’s cost control can have a reliable target; the second is in-process analysis, which is conducted by analyzing the existing costs, so that cost control can be carried out in a timely manner to prevent the actual cost from exceeding the target cost range; the last is post-analysis, which is conducted when the transaction has been completed. The reasons for the cost problem can be analyzed and the experience of reducing costs can be summarized to facilitate cost control next time.