Cost Accounting: From Basics to Advanced
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This course provides a complete guide to cost accounting, one of the most critical areas of accounting for manufacturing and service organizations. You will learn how to identify, measure, analyze, and allocate costs to products and services, enabling better pricing decisions and profitability analysis.
Starting with cost classification and behavior, you will progress through major costing systems including job order costing, process costing, and operation costing. The course covers overhead allocation methods including traditional allocation using predetermined overhead rates and modern approaches like activity-based costing.
Advanced topics include standard costing and variance analysis, where you will learn to calculate and interpret material, labor, and overhead variances. Joint product and by-product costing, spoilage and rework accounting, and service department cost allocation are also covered comprehensively.
The course also explores strategic cost management topics including target costing, life-cycle costing, kaizen costing, and the theory of constraints. Through practical examples and exercises, you will develop the skills to implement effective cost systems that support management decision-making and organizational competitiveness.
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This course includes 2 modules, 7 lessons, and 0 hours of materials.
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