Applications and rewards of cost accounting: a practical approach.
This article is organized to present the full process of cost accounting. Cost behavior characteristics will be explained to provide a foundation for classifying specific types of cost. An overview of cost accounting applications is presented with discussions of productivity monitoring, contract pricing, program evaluation and strategic planning.
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