Cost Accounting For Dummies
Published on 5. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-118-45380-3 (ISBN)
Description
The easy way to get a grip on cost accounting Critical in supporting strategic business decisions and improving profitability, cost accounting is arguably one of the most important functions in the accounting field. For business students, cost accounting is a required course for those seeking an accounting degree and is a popular elective among other business majors.
Cost Accounting For Dummies tracks to a typical cost accounting course and provides in-depth explanations and reviews of the essential concepts you'll encounter in your studies: how to define costs as direct materials, direct labor, fixed overhead, variable overhead, or period costs; how to use allocation methodology to assign costs to products and services; how to evaluate the need for capital expenditures; how to design a budget model that forecast changes in costs based on expected activity levels; and much more.
Tracks to a typical cost accounting course
Includes practical, real-world examples
Walks you though homework problems with detailed, easy-to-understand answers
If you're currently enrolled in a cost accounting course, this hands-on, friendly guide gives you everything you need to master this critical aspect of accounting.
Cost Accounting For Dummies tracks to a typical cost accounting course and provides in-depth explanations and reviews of the essential concepts you'll encounter in your studies: how to define costs as direct materials, direct labor, fixed overhead, variable overhead, or period costs; how to use allocation methodology to assign costs to products and services; how to evaluate the need for capital expenditures; how to design a budget model that forecast changes in costs based on expected activity levels; and much more.
Tracks to a typical cost accounting course
Includes practical, real-world examples
Walks you though homework problems with detailed, easy-to-understand answers
If you're currently enrolled in a cost accounting course, this hands-on, friendly guide gives you everything you need to master this critical aspect of accounting.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-45380-3 (9781118453803)
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Ken Boyd is a former CPA with over 27 years of experience in accounting, education, and financial services. Ken is the owner of St. Louis Test Preparation (www.stltest.net). He provides online tutoring in accounting and finance to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Content
Introduction 1 Part I: Understanding the Fundamentals of Costs 7
Chapter 1: So You Want to Know about Cost Accounting 9
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Cost Accounting Basics 19
Chapter 3: Using Cost-Volume-Profi t Analysis to Plan Your Business Results 31
Chapter 4: Estimating Costs with Job Costing 47
Chapter 5: More Activity, More Cost: Activity-Based Costing 65
Part II: Planning and Control 81
Chapter 6: What's the Plan, Stan? Budgeting for a Better Bottom Line 83
Chapter 7: Constant Change: Variance Analysis 103
Chapter 8: Focusing on Overhead Costs125
Chapter 9: What's on the Shelf? Inventory Costing 139
Part III: Making Decisions 159
Chapter 10: Cost Drivers and Cost Estimation Methods 161
Chapter 11: Making Smart Business Decisions with Relevant Information 173
Chapter 12: Making Smart Pricing Decisions: Figuring Total Costs 193
Part IV: Allocating Costs and Resources 211
Chapter 13: Analysis Methods to Improve Profitability 213
Chapter 14: Behind the Scenes: Accounting for Support Costs and Common Costs 231
Chapter 15: Joint Costs, Separable Costs, and Using Up the Leftovers 255
Chapter 16: Tracing Similar Products with Process Costing 271
Part V: Considering Quality Issues 293
Chapter 17: What a Waste! Getting the Most from Spoilage, Scrap, and Reworked Products 295
Chapter 18: Making Smart Ordering Decisions 317
Chapter 19: Quality: Building a Better Mousetrap 337
Part VI: The Part of Tens 355
Chapter 20: Ten Common Costing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 357
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Increase Profits Using Costing 363
Index 367
Chapter 1: So You Want to Know about Cost Accounting 9
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Cost Accounting Basics 19
Chapter 3: Using Cost-Volume-Profi t Analysis to Plan Your Business Results 31
Chapter 4: Estimating Costs with Job Costing 47
Chapter 5: More Activity, More Cost: Activity-Based Costing 65
Part II: Planning and Control 81
Chapter 6: What's the Plan, Stan? Budgeting for a Better Bottom Line 83
Chapter 7: Constant Change: Variance Analysis 103
Chapter 8: Focusing on Overhead Costs125
Chapter 9: What's on the Shelf? Inventory Costing 139
Part III: Making Decisions 159
Chapter 10: Cost Drivers and Cost Estimation Methods 161
Chapter 11: Making Smart Business Decisions with Relevant Information 173
Chapter 12: Making Smart Pricing Decisions: Figuring Total Costs 193
Part IV: Allocating Costs and Resources 211
Chapter 13: Analysis Methods to Improve Profitability 213
Chapter 14: Behind the Scenes: Accounting for Support Costs and Common Costs 231
Chapter 15: Joint Costs, Separable Costs, and Using Up the Leftovers 255
Chapter 16: Tracing Similar Products with Process Costing 271
Part V: Considering Quality Issues 293
Chapter 17: What a Waste! Getting the Most from Spoilage, Scrap, and Reworked Products 295
Chapter 18: Making Smart Ordering Decisions 317
Chapter 19: Quality: Building a Better Mousetrap 337
Part VI: The Part of Tens 355
Chapter 20: Ten Common Costing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 357
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Increase Profits Using Costing 363
Index 367