Problem
A. Establish a framework for discussing and analyzing the nature of cost accounting.
B. To what broad areas or perspectives can cost accounting be applied?
C. Discuss the subcategories of cost that combine to form the overall concept of cost accounting.
D. Explain the circumstances under which cost accounting and management merge.
E. Establish a connection between the nature of cost accounting and the idea of performance evaluation.
F. Based on the dissemination of information, what are the objectives, roles, and functions of cost accounting?
G. Describe the method by which the management/cost accounting application achieves accountability.
H. Describe the connection between the purchase department and the cost accounting department.
I. Establish a connection between the personnel department and the cost accounting division.
J. In what ways does cost accounting improve financial accounting efficiency?