Standard

 

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

2

Process cost accounting

D. Lab

6

Standard cost accounting

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

5


Prerequisite:

ACC 103

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

JOB ORDER COSTACCOUNTING

8

30

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 COSTACCOUNTING

8

20

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

4

10

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

 

Brock, Horace R. et al. (1999). Cost Accounting: Principles and Applications. 6th Ed. New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.