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cost accounting

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Cost accounting
A branch of accounting that provides information to help the management of a firm evaluate production costs and efficiency.
cost accounting
The field of accounting that measures, classifies, and records costs. A cost accountant, for example, might be required to establish a system for identifying and segmenting various production costs so as to assist a firm's management in making prudent operating decisions.
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