
Overview
Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Build a strong foundation in cost management and financial control with our Cost Accounting (4th Elective Paper) course, designed as per the CHSE (Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha) syllabus. This course introduces students to the principles, techniques, and practical applications of cost accounting, helping them understand how businesses plan, control, and reduce costs effectively.
Perfect for students aiming to pursue careers in Accounting, Finance, CA, CMA, and Business Management, this course focuses on both concept clarity and exam-oriented preparation.
🎯 What You Will Learn
- Introduction to Cost Accounting
- Meaning, objectives, and importance
- Difference between financial accounting and cost accounting
- Elements of Cost
- Material, labour, and overheads
- Classification and control of costs
- Material & Labour Costing
- Inventory control techniques
- Wage payment systems and labour cost management
- Overheads & Cost Allocation
- Allocation and apportionment of overheads
- Absorption of overheads
- Costing Methods
- Unit costing, job costing, and process costing (basic concepts)
- Cost Sheet Preparation
- Preparation and analysis of cost sheets
- Estimation and cost control techniques
LEARNING OUTCOMES
📈 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply cost accounting concepts
- Prepare cost sheets and analyze cost data
- Control and manage material, labour, and overhead costs
- Solve numerical problems with accuracy and confidence
- Perform well in CHSE board examinations
Course Features
- Lectures 16
- Quiz 0
- Duration 80 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 45
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 16 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Introduction to Cost Accounting4
- 1.1Cost Accounting – Concept, Evolution, Objectives, Nature and Scope
- 1.2Advantages and Limitations of Cost Accounting, Cost Accounting Vs Financial Accounting
- 1.3Cost Unit, Cost Centre, Classification of Cost, Methods of Costing, Costing Techniques
- 1.4Installation of a Costing System, Elements of Cost and preparation of Cost Sheet. (Excluding Tender & Quotation)
- Unit-II Material5
- 2.1Material – Concept, Classification of Material, Purchase of material: Importance of purchase, Six R’s principle,
- 2.2Centralized & Decentralized Purchasing, Functions of Purchase Department and Procedure of Purchasing
- 2.3Storing of Material
- 2.4Periodical Stock Taking and Perpetual Inventory System, Pricing of Issue of Materials (FIFO, Weighted Average Methods as per AS-2)
- 2.5Control of Material
- Unit -III Labor4
- Unit-IV Overheads3
- Absorption of overhead0
Instructor
Instructor
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