CPA Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
Certified Public Accountant Business Environment and Concepts examination.
Practical Applications
Applying Cost Accounting Techniques
Mastering the Numbers
Cost accounting helps businesses track, control, and reduce costs. It’s used for budgeting, pricing, and decision-making.
Key Techniques
- Job Order Costing: Tracking costs for specific projects.
- Process Costing: Analyzing costs for mass-produced items.
- Standard Costing: Comparing expected vs. actual costs.
In Practice
Cost accounting helps managers decide which products to promote and where to cut expenses for higher profits.
Examples
A factory uses job order costing to price custom machinery.
A company analyzes standard costs to improve efficiency.