what is the diferenece between cost accounting & financial
accounting, with example?

Answer Posted / abdul bari

Financial accounting is the reporting of financial
information to people outside of the business whereas Cost
accounting is done primarily for management inside the
business. It consists of determining the cost of producing
a product or a service.

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