Business & Finance REAL WORLD APPLICATION: COST MANAGEMENT AND COST SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

This assignment provides students with an opportunity to utilize their knowledge of cost

management tools and cost systems by applying a specific cost technique / concept to a selected

organization. Students will combine knowledge obtained from the textbook and peer-reviewed

journal articles in applying the selected technique / concept to the organization and showing how

it improves / impacts the organizations strategic allocation of financial resources.

INSTRUCTIONS

Select a technique/concept regarding Cost Management and Cost Systems and develop a real-

world application paper. Select a company that you work for now or have worked for in the past,

or a company in your community of which you have sufficient knowledge. Show how the

selected technique/concept would be applied to that particular business in its strategic allocation

of financial resources. Your paper must be in current APA format and must include references

from at least 7 peer-reviewed journal articles. The paper must be at least 5–7 pages, not including

the title page and reference page.