Ebook: Principles of cost accounting

1. Introduction to Cost Accounting. 2. Accounting for Materials. 3. Accounting for Labor. 4. Accounting for Factory Overhead. 5. Process Cost Accounting -- General Procedures. 6. Process Cost Accounting -- Additional Procedures: Accounting for Joint Products and By-Products. 7. The Master Budget. 8. Standard Cost Accounting -- Materials, Labor and Factory Overhead. 9. Cost Accounting for Service Businesses. 10. Cost Analysis for Management Decisions.;Introduces the essentials of cost accounting. This book presents an understanding of cost concepts, cost behavior, and cost accounting techniques as they apply to manufacturing and service businesses. It covers topics such as job order costing, process costing, budgeting, standard costing and variance analysis, and costing for service businesses.