ACC 230 - Cost Accounting I

Class: 3 Credits: 3
This course is a study of the accounting principles involved in job order cost systems. Topics will include the general flow of costs through a production cycle, and the preparation and use of job cost sheets. Process cost systems will be introduced.

Prerequisite(s): Take ACC 102 with a minimum grade of “C”.

Course Topics:

Pre-determined Overhead Rate
Absorption costing
Variable costing
Activity based costing
Master budget
Break-even analysis
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Process costing
Equivalent Units of Production

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Online component access code (see instructor for details)

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Analyze predetermined overhead rates, flexible budgets and absorption/variable costing.
Compute product costs, overhead allocations, and overhead variances.
Apply and evaluate the procedures for activity based costing.
Develop and analyze a master budget.
Apply the techniques involved in break-even analysis and cost-volume profit analysis.
Prepare journal entries to account for variances.
Compute equivalent units of production for process costing.
Compute review problem solutions in a team based environment.

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Official Course Syllabus
2022-2023