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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 13th Edition

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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 13th Edition

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KEY BENEFIT: Horngren’s Cost Accounting defined the cost accounting market and continues to innovate today by consistently integrating the most current practice and theory. This acclaimed, number one market-leading book embraces the basic theme of “different costs for different purposes.” It reaches beyond cost accounting procedures to consider concepts, analyses, and management. This latest edition of Cost Accounting incorporates the latest research and most up-to-date thinking into all relevant chapters.

KEY TOPICS: Professional issues related to Management Accounting and Management Accountants are emphasized. Chapter topics cover the accountant's role in the organization to performance measurement, compensation, and multinational considerations.

MARKET: For future accountants who want to enhance their understanding of—and ability to—solve cost accounting problems.

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Product Details

Author:	Charles T. Horngren
Hardcover:	896 pages
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication Date:	March 14, 2008
Language:	English
ISBN:	0136126634
Product Width:	214.0 centimeters
Product Height:	276.5 centimeters
Product Weight:	4.52 pounds
Package Length:	11.4 inches
Package Width:	8.8 inches
Package Height:	1.3 inches
Package Weight:	4.45 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 18 reviews

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6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Terrible Book May 04, 2009 By Leroy Landry "New York"
I dislike this book so much that I am taking time to write this review. I have taken many other courses in college and this is the worst book I have had to use. My managerial accounting book, written by Weygandt is much better detailed and shows you how to do the problems. This book is more qualitative and the questions and problems give me a headache. It is one thing that the questions and problems are hard (not a bad thing, a challenge can help learning), but that each question has many sections and has like 3 paragraphs of scenarios. I don't see how this is necessary, it just confuses me. I had a much easier time learning managerial accounting than cost accounting, which is the same exact material covered in this book.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Worse Accounting Book I've ever Read Mar 02, 2011 By Roger
As an Accounting student who has taken classes in Managerial and Financial Accounting this is without a doubt the worse Accounting textbook I've ever read. This book is extremely tedious and not to mention very boring, instead of going in depth with Accounting topics the book seems to have a very one dimensional quality as it only focuses on One Particular Company that manufactures "One Particular Item." Not only does that limit the ability to comprehend information, but it also affects how you're able to do some of the Homework questions given in the book. If you're doing a homework problem at the back of the book it'll take you at least 40 minutes per problem because of the ridiculous amount of detail the book asks for in each question, despite the fact they they never went in depth in their coverage of the concept but in coverage of some stupid Manufacturing company and how their Managers need to motivate their employees. A horrible Accounting book, not worth buying.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

The worst accounting book I have ever had Nov 13, 2010 By Marcin "Marcin"
I have went through several accounting courses - intro to financial and managerial accounting, intermediate and advanced financial accounting, federal tax, auditing, and of course Cost Accounting. By far, this is THE worst book I have had in my major and the second worst in my college carrier. The book does not explain concepts very well and makes them more confusing than they really are. The author was so lazy that he didn't even bother to put decent graphics in there that would show the concept; except all you see are screen captured excel graphs.

THE BAD
-Boring - I love accounting, but reading this book was making me want to kill myself
-Poor explanations - the author does explain why things are the way they are. If you get an essay question on exam asking "explain why..." you will not do well after reading this book.
-Graphics - all you are going to see are excel charts and squares/triangles with different shades of orange and purple
-Homework - a good number homework problems are on material not covered or barely covered by the book
-MyAccouting Lab - makes you do double the work which gets frustrating because you can do a problem in 5 minutes yet this pathetic software has you spend at least 20 minutes on a problem.

I am extremely happy I have a phenomenal teacher who can explain the material 20 times better than this book. If I had to teach myself from this book, I would more than likely get a C or less. Fortunately I got an A.

Horrible book. Everyone in my class agrees including the teacher (the actg dept wants him to use it). Definitely not worth that much money - I suggest renting it because keeping it for future reference is pointless.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Understandable and complete May 07, 2009 By A. Allister
This book provides ample examples and analysis of crucial issues in managerial accounting and general managerial strategy. The writing is clear, and chapters are not drawn out for no reason.

2 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Cost Accounting University of Maryland Sep 14, 2009 By Rachel Reeder "Rachel"
This book is required of my cost accounting class at the University of Maryland. I have to say this is by far the worst text book I have ever had to read. It is so confusing, the wording and editing is terrible, and I don't suggest this for anyone. Even the format of the exhibits suck! This book might cause me to fail!

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