ACCT 3416 — Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional

Develops understanding of the critical role of cost measurement and management in business decisions and in managing a firm’s profitability. Focuses on the strategic use of cost information for planning and control, as well as costing products, services, and customers. Emphasizes the role of management accountants as integral members of decision-making teams and as consultants to senior management. Studies alternate ways of measuring costs to meet different management objectives, the role of budgeting as a planning and management tool, the use of cost analysis as a control tool to help management meet short- and long-term profit objectives, and the importance of ethics in achieving all of these objectives. In addition to accounting majors, this course is ideal for students who wish to pursue a career in finance, general management, operations management, supply chain management, or entrepreneurship.

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Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231181995%1.0
Spring 20241394098%1.0
Fall 202414040100%0.0
Spring 20251384095%2.0
Fall 202514040100%0.0
Spring 202614040100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 45% · W 37% · Th 18% · F 45%

Common patterns: TF (45% of sections), W (37% of sections), R (18% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

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