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Cost accounting examines how a company spends money. All expenses are recorded and analyzed in detail and then reported to management, who uses this information to identify ways to increase efficiency ...

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Relevant or alternative cost analysis is a management accounting technique that helps managers decide between different courses of action. Also known as differential analysis, this technique relies ...

Manufacturing overhead – also called indirect costs – are any costs that a factory incurs other than direct materials and direct labor needed to manufacture goods, notes "Accounting 2," a reference ...