The goal of this module is to examine the function and use of accounting within business entities. 

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.      Distinguish between cost accounting and other areas of accounting

2.      Explain variable costs and fixed costs

3.      Interpret unit costs

4.      Distinguish among manufacturing, merchandising and service companies

5.      Track the flow of costs in job costing and process costing systems

6.      Define master budget and flexible budgets

7.      Explain the fixed overhead and variable overhead

8.      Describe various approaches to cost estimation

9.      Identify purposes for allocating costs to cost objectives

10.  Understand the purposes of standard costs and variances

11.  Use alternative methods of capital budgeting