BUSI 3423 - Cost Accounting

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Tennessee Temple University

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Description:

3 credit hours This course introduces students to the concepts and approaches of cost accounting. It explores the roles of accounting information in maintaining a firm's strategic position and overall performance. The course explores varying approaches to cost accounting: standard costing, activity-based costing, and marginal costing, in addition to less common techniques. Course work is designed to demonstrate cost accounting's function for both managerial decisions and sound financial reporting. Additional topics may include: supply chain and value, the theory of constraints, the strategic value chain, the half-life metric for improvement, and the role of accounting in managing quality. Junior standing required. Prerequisite: BUSI-2413.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tntemple.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 493-4100

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Semester

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