VanDerbeck, Edward J. creator author. text -us USA South-Western Cengage Learning c2010 2010 2008 15th edition ; International edition. monographic eng xviii, 548 pages : colored illustrations ; 26 cm. "Keep cost accounting readable and relevant for your students as Vanderbeck's "Principles of Cost Accounting, 15e, International Edition" introduces the essentials of cost accounting in a well-organized, practical, and concise new edition. Within the book's unique ten-chapter format, students gain a thorough understanding of cost concepts, cost behavior, and cost accounting techniques as they apply to manufacturing and service businesses. Unlike other texts, "Principles of Cost Accounting, 15e, International Edition" ensures that students master the fundamentals before progressing to more complex topics. Students begin with job order costing, and then advance to process costing before delving into specialized topics, such as budgeting, standard costing and variance analysis, costing for service businesses, and cost analysis for management decisions. "Principles of Cost Accounting, 15e, International Edition" meets the unique learning needs of today's student by introducing concepts in small, manageable sections that are immediately reinforced with proven questions, demonstration problems, exercises, and self-study quizzes. Students develop the competitive edge needed for success in today's job market as they learn how to determine the costs of products and services accurately and set effective selling prices. Students discover how to bid on products and analyze the relative profitability of various products and services. The book's easily accessible presentation focuses on techniques to measure the performance of managers within an organization, design an accounting system to fit the production and distribution system of an organization, and use the accounting system as a tool to motivate managers toward an organization's goals. Count on "Principles of Cost Accounting, 15e, International Edition" for the most logical, relevant, and real approach to your cost accounting course." --Provided by the publisher Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction to cost accounting -- Chapter 2 Accounting for materials -- Chapter 3 Accounting for labor -- Chapter 4 Accounting for factory overhead -- Chapter 5 Process cost accounting—general procedures -- Chapter 6 Process cost accounting—additional procedures; accounting for joint products and by-products -- Chapter 7 The master budget and flexible budgeting -- Chapter 8 Standard cost accounting—materials, labor, and factory overhead -- Chapter 9 Cost accounting for service businesses and balalnced scorecards -- Chapter 10 Cost analysis for management decision making. Adult adult Edward J. VanDerbeck. Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index. Donation Biore, Christopher College of Business and Accountancy Accountancy Text in English Cost accounting 9780538753531 [paperback] University of Cebu-Banilad 251209 20251209111610.0