Introduce students to the essentials of cost accounting using the clear, concise and practical approach in PRINCIPLES OF COST ACCOUNTING, 17E. The book's unique 10-chapter format provides a thorough understanding of cost concepts, cost behavior, and cost accounting techniques as applied to manufacturing and service businesses. The authors ensure students master fundamentals before progressing to more complex topics. Students begin with job order costing, and 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. The book introduces concepts in small, manageable sections that are immediately reinforced with proven questions, demonstration problems, exercises, and self-study quizzes. Updated examples and current data keep the content relevant to todays times. Students learn how to determine the costs of products and services and set selling prices. Students also discover how to bid on products and analyze the relative profitability of products and services. In addition, the book teaches how to measure the performance of managers, design an accounting system, and use accounting to further organizational goals. Count on PRINCIPLES OF COST ACCOUNTING, 17E for the most logical, relevant approach to your cost accounting course. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This book has been written specifically for the students of BCom (Hons) of the University of Delhi in accordance with its prescribed syllabus and that of School of Open Learning. Its basic features are the same as the mother book Cost Accounting—Principles and Practice, which is a UGC recommended text for the last many years. Thus, it gives a thorough grounding in cost concepts, cost behaviour, and costing methods. The subject matter has been organized on ‘first things first’ basis to sustain the interest of the students. Every discussion involving conceptual difficulties is immediately followed by a numerical example.

The book is bundled with all the teaching tools like Learning objectives, Summary of the chapter, Key terms, and a large number of questions for practice.

This extensively revised third edition serves as a textbook for B.Com. and other professional courses in accounting. It covers the new syllabus of Cost Accounting recommended by U.G.C. for B.Com. courses and also the syllabus of Cost Accounting (PE-II Exam., of ICAI). The text is example based and illustrates each concept by providing solved problems that demand the application of the concept. In addition, under the section, "Review Problems", complete solutions to a large number of prob-lems selected from professional examinations have been incorporated. A key feature of the book is discussion at the end of each solution, under "Points to Remember", that provides insights into the problem. Learning cost accounting using this book will be more enjoyable as the problems are interesting and arranged in order of difficulty.

A less-expensive grayscale paperback version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922936. Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today's college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the "why" as well as the "how" aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization.