Cost Accounting For Dummies 2nd Edition

Cost accounting is a crucial business skill that can be intimidating, but it is for everyone. This book provides step-by-step instructions on how to define costs, allocate them, determine if a capital expenditure is worth it, and design a budget model. It also offers simple methods to evaluate business risks and rewards, manage and control costs during periods of business change, and use cost accounting to price IT projects.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Cost accounting is a crucial skill in business, and its popularity in undergraduate and graduate business and management programs reflects its usefulness. However, if you've ever felt intimidated by the subject's jargon or concepts, you can rest assured. 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.
Explanations of how to manage and control costs during periods of business change and pivots.
Descriptions of how to use cost accounting to price IT projects.

Cost Accounting For Dummies is the gold standard in getting a firm grasp on the challenging and rewarding world of cost accounting.

Weight: 728g
Dimension: 208 x 232 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119856023