2021-2022 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
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ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled General Transfer Elective
Formerly BUS 230 - CCN

Prerequisite ACCT& 201  with a grade of at least 2.0.

Course Description
An introduction into the field of managerial accounting. Survey of process and job order costs, budgeting, cash planning, capital budgeting, present value, and other topics.

Student Outcomes
1.Identify fixed and variable and mixed costs and how their behaviors differ and develop understanding of methodology for estimating costs.
2. Differentiate between product costs and period costs manufacturing.
3. Demonstrate short-run decision-making techniques such as Cost-Volume-Profit analysis and incremental analysis.
4. Explain how traditional income statements and contribution margin income statements differ.
5. Compare and contrast process and job costing and explain their applicability to service and manufacturing businesses.
6. Construct a master budget for a service business.
7. Explain standard costing and variance analysis.
8. Differentiate between absorption costing and variable costing systems.



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