Factors Influencing  the Use of Cost Accounting Systems in Libyan Agricultural  Firms

Author(s)	Abobaker Fatah
Country	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Abstract	This paper used quantitative approach to examine the relationship between six contingent factors that influence the Libyan agricultural firms to practice cost accounting systems. The available literature focused on the practice of cost accounting systems in manufacturing and servicing firms, this study filled the gap in the literature in term of studying the factors that influence the cost accounting practices in the agricultural firms. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from 227 respondents, and the response rate was 81% (184). It was found that there is a positive relationship between the size, competition, legal obligation, and importance of cost information and practice of cost accounting systems, while the relationship between product diversity, cost structure and practice of cost accounting systems was found to be not significant.
Keywords	cost accounting systems, agricultural firms, traditional costing, and activity based costing.
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-17
Cite This	Factors Influencing the Use of Cost Accounting Systems in Libyan Agricultural Firms - Abobaker Fatah - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7072
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7072
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gswg75

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