ACCOUNTG593

Study of the relationship between product costing systems and strategic analysis. Strategic planning depends heavily on the output of cost accounting systems since decisions based on incorrect product costs are likely to be wrong. Furthermore, productivity improvements cannot usually be made unless reliable cost data are available. Recently many firms have discovered that their cost systems do not supply reasonable information. Apparently profitable products actually lose money because relevant data for decisions are not obtainable. Use of case studies and articles examines why many cost systems are unsatisfactory, what the symptoms of cost system failure are, and how to appropriately structure an improved system. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.

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