Cost accounting : principles and applications / Horace R.Brock , Linda Herrington , La Vonda G. Ramey.

Previous ed.: 1998.

Index.

Part 1 1 Monitoring Costs 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 Part 2 11 Process Cost System - Production Data and Cost Flow 12 Average Costing of Work in Process 13 Units Lost or Increased in Production 14 First In, First Out (FIFO) Costing of Work in Process 15 Accounting for By-Products and Joint Products Part 3 16 The Analysis of Cost Behavior 17 Budgeting 18 Standard Costs: Materials and Labor 19 Manufacturing Overhead Standard Costs: Completing the Accounting Cycle for Standard Costs 20 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 21 Analysis of Manufacturing Costs for Decision Making 22 Cost Accounting for Distribution Activities and Service Businesses 23 Decision Making - Capital Investment Decisions

The seventh edition of this text features short learning segments which make it easier for students to learn and understand the material, objectives, key terms, and an introduction at the beginning of each chapter, and self-review questions.