For a straightforward way to introduce cost accounting concepts to students of all backgrounds and levels of preparedness, look no further than Brock/Herrington/Ramey's Cost Accounting: Principles and Applications. The seventh edition brings a new luster to this proven text, with each chapter loaded with student-friendly pedagogy and learning tools. Instructors using Brock can rely on a full-featured teaching support package, including answers to all textbook questions, problems, and cases.
- Chapter openers aid students through learning objectives, key terms, and preview of the material to be covered. Learning objectives are then referenced in the margin throuhout the chapter as relevant material is covered.
- Self-Review Questions appear throughout the chapter. Anwers are provided at the end of every chapter.
- Critical Thinking Questions ask students to realistically assess how cost management issues impact business decisions.
- Three bundled pracitice sets allow students to apply their knowledge of cost accounting to realistic, on-the-job situations.
- Vignettes illustrate contemporary cost accounting trends.
1. Introduction to Cost Accounting and the Job Order Cost Cycle
2. Purchasing Materials
3. Storing and Issuing Materials
4. Controlling and Valuing Inventory
5. Timekeeping and Payroll
6. Charging Labor Costs into Production
7. Departmentalizing Overhead Costs
8. Setting Overhead Rates
9. Applying Manufacturing Overhead
10. Completing the Cost Cycle and Accounting for Lost Materials
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