Author : Letricia Gayle Rayburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780071146814
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (468 download)
Book Synopsis Cost Accounting by : Letricia Gayle Rayburn
Download or read book Cost Accounting written by Letricia Gayle Rayburn and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this text is to identify the concepts and principles of cost accounting in a clear way. It offers a flexible organization which discusses the cost accounting concepts concerned with cost collection factors that influence such managerial decisions as sales price determination. The last part of the book emphasizes the application of cost concepts in cost management analysis and the quantitative tools for decision making. New to this edition is coverage of the changing nature of cost accounting and the impact of customer focus, automation, JIT, quality control, and other new management techniques on the need for cost management information. Activity-based cost systems and strategic cost analysis are also discussed. There is expanded coverage of distribution and marketing costs which now demonstrate the role of activity-based cost drivers in pricing decisions and evaluating marketing performance, and real world exampled of current cost management practices are used.