Take control of overhead, budgeting, and profitability with cost accounting
Cost accounting is one of the most important skills in business, and its popularity as a course in undergraduate and graduate business and management programs speaks to its usefulness. But if you-ve ever felt intimidated by the subject-s jargon or concepts, you can stop worrying. Cost accounting is for everyone!
In Cost Accounting For Dummies, you-ll be taken step-by-step through the basic and advanced topics found in a typical cost accounting class, from how to define costs and how to allocate them to products or services. You-ll learn how to determine if a capital expenditure is worth it and how to design a budget model that forecasts changes in costs based on activity levels.
Whether you-re a student in your first cost accounting course or a professional trying to get a grip on your books, you-ll benefit from:
- Simple methods to evaluate business risks and rewards
- Expl