University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Managerial Accounting: Cost Behaviors, Systems, and Analysis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Managerial Accounting: Cost Behaviors, Systems, and Analysis

This course is part of Value Chain Management Specialization

Taught in English

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Gary Hecht, Ph.D.

Instructor: Gary Hecht, Ph.D.

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your instructor, your classmates, and our learning environment. Then, you will be introduced to Managerial Accounting and Costing Concepts.

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12 videos9 readings4 quizzes

Organizations can organize cost information however best suits their decisions. In this module, we introduce the role of costing systems, identify some example systems and settings in which they are most useful, and explore how accounting for overhead costs influences the value of cost information.

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8 videos2 readings3 quizzes

Activity-based costing systems adopt a more refined view of the organization, and can increase the accuracy of cost information. In this module, we introduce the fundamentals of activity-based costing systems, identify related advantages and disadvantages, and demonstrate how such systems are implemented using an in-depth example.

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8 videos2 readings3 quizzes1 peer review

Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is the tool that managers can use to better understand the answers to "what-if" questions in order to make better decisions for their companies. In this module you will explore the power of CVP analysis.

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7 videos4 readings4 quizzes1 peer review

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Gary Hecht, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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