ACCT 231 - Cost Accounting Systems


Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course introduces students to the concepts, conventions, and principles underlying cost accounting and analysis for use by managers for making decisions. At the end of this course, students will understand cost behavior and cost allocation techniques, appreciate internal profitability reporting and analysis, and understand both job order costing and process costing systems utilizing actual, normal and standard costing applications. Also, students will learn standard and flexible budgeting, cost volume profit analysis, and unit cost measurement. 

Prerequisites & Course Notes
ACCT 203 or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated Zarb School of Business graduate students and/or matriculated School of Education and Allied Human Services graduate students where appropriate.


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Summer Session I 2026

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