To get a basic understanding of cost accounting I RECOMMEND reading the managerial accounting topics found in the second half of an introductory accounting TEXTBOOK. Such a textbook is often 1,200+ PAGES in LENGTH since it covers both financial and managerial accounting. (A textbook containing only financial accounting topics is not helpful.) A person in the U.S. should be able to obtain a 5-year-old EDITION of a 1,200-page introductory accounting textbook from a re-seller on Amazon.com for approximately $5.

To get a basic understanding of cost accounting I recommend reading the managerial accounting topics found in the second half of an introductory accounting textbook. Such a textbook is often 1,200+ pages in length since it covers both financial and managerial accounting. (A textbook containing only financial accounting topics is not helpful.) A person in the U.S. should be able to obtain a 5-year-old edition of a 1,200-page introductory accounting textbook from a re-seller on Amazon.com for approximately $5.