Welcome to the Course: Cost Accounting

Welcome to Cost Accounting, a course that transforms everyday business decisions into smart managerial actions. By mastering cost concepts and practical tools, you will learn to think like a manager, improve efficiency, and add value to any organization you work with.

About the Course:

Title

Cost Accounting

Course Code

BBA 203

 Year

1st  

Semester

2nd  

Credits

L =4

T =0

P =0

Course Type

Theory

Course Category

Minor

Pre-requisite/s

Students should have familiarity of business terms

Co-requisites

Students should possess logical reasoning

               

 

Course Description:

This course helps students understand how businesses calculate, analyze, and control costs. It introduces basic cost concepts, material and labor costing, overheads, costing methods, and cost control techniques, enabling students to apply cost information for better managerial planning and decision-making.

Pedagogy:
Lectures, real-life examples, case studies, numerical problem solving, simulations, group discussions, and activity-based learning.

Course Outcomes Mapped with Bloom's Taxonomy:

 BL1, BL2

CO 1

Understand and explain the fundamental concepts, definitions, and objectives of cost accounting, including its role in managerial decision-making. (Remember, Understand)

BL2, BL3

CO 2

Apply costing techniques for material control, labor costing, and evaluate different inventory management techniques such as EOQ, ABC, and JIT. (Understand, Apply)

BL3, BL5

CO 3

Evaluate and apply various costing methods such as job costing, batch costing, process costing, and joint product costing in real-world scenarios. (Evaluate, Apply)

BL4, BL5

CO 4

Analyze and implement overhead costing, including Activity-Based Costing (ABC), and compare it with traditional costing systems. (Analyze, Evaluate)

BL5, BL6

CO 5

Develop strategies for cost control and decision-making, using tools like marginal costing, break-even analysis, budgetary control, and variance analysis. (Analyze, Create)

 

Syllabus:

  Module I: Basics of Cost Accounting

  Module II: Material and Labor Costing

  Module III: Overheads and Activity-Based Costing (ABC)

  Module IV: Costing Methods

  Module V: Cost Control and Decision-Making

Assessment and Grading Scheme

Category

Marks

Internal Assessment

30

External Examination

70

Total

100

Minimum Passing Marks

40

 

References:

Arora, M. N. (2024). Cost Accounting: Principles and Practice (14th ed.). Vikas Publishing House.

Horngren, C. T., Datar, S. M., & Rajan, M. V. (2018). Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th ed.). Pearson Education.

Jain, S. P., & Narang, K. L. (2023). Cost Accounting (10th ed.). Kalyani Publishers.

Maheshwari, S. N., & Mittal, S. N. (2022). Cost Accounting: Theory and Problems (6th ed.). Shree Mahavir Book Depot.

Tulsian, P. C. (2023). Cost Accounting (8th ed.). S. Chand Publishing.

 

 

 

Course-Activity Calendar:

Activity

Time Window

ABCA–I

1st Week of February 2025

PBL

15 Feb – 25 Mar 2025

ABCA–II

1st Week of March 2025

Final Submission Closure

25 March 2025