"Fundamentals of Cost Accounting" provides a direct, realistic, and efficient way to learn cost accounting,
integrated with new technology learning tools. Fundamentals is short (approximately 700 pages) making it easy to
cover in one semester. The authors have kept the text concise by focusing on the key concepts students need to
master. The Decision opening vignettes and Business Application boxes show realistic applications of these concepts
throughout. All chapters conclude with a Debrief that links the topics in the chapter to the decision problem faced
by the manager in the opening vignette. Comprehensive end-of-chapter material provides students with all the practice
they need to fully learn each concept. McGraw-Hill Connect Accounting Plus provides students every advantage as
they strive to understand the key concepts of cost accounting and its role in business. Connect Accounting Plus
offers a complete digital solution with a robust online learning and homework management system, an integrated
media-rich eBook, assignable end-of-chapter material, algorithmic functionality, and reporting capabilities. Contained
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Cost Accounting: Information for Decision MakingChapter 2: Cost Concepts and BehaviorChapter 3: Fundamentals of Cost-Volume-Profit AnalysisChapter 4: Fundamentals of Cost Analysis for Decision MakingChapter 5: Cost EstimationChapter 6: Fundamentals of Product and Service CostingChapter 7: Job CostingChapter 8: Process CostingChapter 9: Activity-Based CostingChapter 10: Fundamentals of Cost ManagementChapter 11: Service Department and Joint Cost AllocationChapter 12: Fundamentals of Management Control SystemsChapter 13: Planning and BudgetingChapter 14: Business Unit Performance MeasurementChapter 15: Transfer PricingChapter 16: Fundamentals of Variance AnalysisChapter 17: Additional Topics in Variance AnalysisChapter 18: Performance Measurement to Support Business StrategyAppendix: Capital Investment Decisions: An Overview