What is behind actual cost accounting and what is behind standard cost accounting? How do cost type accounting, cost center accounting, and cost unit accounting differ? How do I use contribution margin accounting in business decisions? This compact and well-founded textbook provides a quick introduction to the traditional concepts of cost accounting. Thanks to its clear presentation and illustrative examples, you will gain a fundamental insight into theory and practice in no time. 50 exercises, including solutions, allow for targeted knowledge assessment. And if you need to find information even faster, all important terms are summarized in the practical MiniLex in the book's appendix. Table of contents: Basics (Accounting, Costs, and Cost Accounting), Cost Type Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Cost Unit Accounting, Standard Cost Accounting, Contribution Margin Accounting, Practice Section, MiniLex.