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Cost Accounting

View the Specialization trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE5Rx91bdYw Many corporate decisions need cost accounting information. When you know the costs of your products, you will make better pricing decisions and you can better choose which products to offer. When you know the costs of your departments, you can better detect inefficiencies and you can better incentivize your employees. In this Specialization, you will learn the fundamentals of cost accounting. Three courses cover the basics of cost accounting. We will start with an introduction to product costing. How can you figure out the costs of your individual products? Next, we will discuss how to connect cost information with revenue information to calculate profits and profitability. Finally, we focus on how to use the information provided by cost accounting systems to optimize your business decisions. We have created the courses of this Specialization for interdisciplinary young professionals seeking to develop cost accounting skills. At the same time, the courses can help students in management and business administration to repeat the content of their introductory cost accounting course.

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Top reviews across Cost Accounting

NK

Reviewed Mar 9, 2022

Great course! Very informative and easy to follow, but still challenging.

NK

Reviewed Mar 9, 2022

Even better than the first part "Product Costing". Especially enjoyed the quizzes in this one!

NK

Reviewed Mar 9, 2022

This course has everything a well-done course should have! Very good recordings, great quizzes and interesting readings.

SP

Reviewed May 8, 2023

Everything was explained very clearly and it was helpful to use the slides. The practice questions were relevant to the

MT

Reviewed Dec 17, 2023

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn for free

SA

Reviewed Aug 15, 2025

Very Good and explanation made easy understanding

IH

Reviewed Apr 15, 2025

It’s really intellectual course and widely explained every topics required to understand basics of Costing.

PR

Reviewed Mar 14, 2025

Very helpful but if you add how to make strategy by adding incentive scheme on this. it will be more helpful to use to analysis and apply practically.

KU

Reviewed Jul 14, 2022

​Follows my impression of the high quality Germany is known for. Clear, to the point, step by step.

DM

Reviewed May 7, 2023

An insightful course into the basics of cost accounting

SS

Reviewed Oct 31, 2023

It's a great course with concise explanation and examples.

RR

Reviewed Aug 14, 2023

Thank you for the instructors and Coursera for offering this course.

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