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ACC 150 – Cost Accounting

Course Description:

 

Emphasizes a thorough understanding of cost concepts, cost behavior, and cost accounting techniques as they are applied to manufacturing cost systems.  Topics include job order cost accounting, process cost accounting, and standard cost accounting.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

 

 

 

Job Order Cost Accounting

Class

4

Process Cost Accounting

D. Lab

4

Standard Cost Accounting

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

6

Prerequisite/Corequisite:  ACC 103

 

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

JOB ORDER COST ACCOUNTING

20

20

0

 

Will be able to implement procedures for a job order cost accounting system.

 

 

 

 

Identify accounting processes.

 

 

 

 

Record cost flow with work flow.

 

 

 

 

Produce a statement of cost of goods manufactured.

 

 

 

 

Record journal entries.

 

 

 

PROCESS COST ACCOUNTING

14

14

0

 

Will be able to implement procedures for a process cost accounting system.

 

 

 

 

Explain process cost procedures.

 

 

 

 

Record costs incurred in each operating step.

 

 

 

 

Produce monthly cost of production reports.

 

 

 

 

Record entries relative to process cost.

 

 

 

STANDARD COST ACCOUNTING

6

6

0

 

Will be able to implement procedures for a standard cost accounting system

 

 

 

 

Explain standard cost procedures.

 

 

 

 

Calculate various types of variances and entries.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Cost Accounting Principles and Applications; (1999) Horace R. Brock and Linda A. Herrington; Glencoe McGraw-Hill; 6th ed.; Westerville, OH.

Cost Accounting Study Guide and Working Papers; (1999) Horace R. Brock and Linda A. Herrington; Glencoe McGraw-Hill; 6th ed.; Westerville, OH.

Cost Accounting, 1st edition.   St. Paul: EMC Paradigm. Dansby.

Nagy and Van Derbeck.  Principles of Cost Accounting, 12th edition, (2001) South-Western Publishing Company.

Nagy and Van Derbeck.  Study Guide and Working Papers, 12th edition, South-Western Publishing Company.