This document provides an introduction to cost and management accounting. It defines key terms like cost, expense, cost accounting, management accounting, and overhead. It explains the objectives and applications of cost and management accounting. The different types of overhead like works overhead, administration overhead, and selling overhead are described. The document also covers classifications of costs by nature, behavior, and for management decision making. Elements of cost like direct and indirect materials, direct and indirect labor, and direct and indirect expenses are defined. Finally, the cost sheet and its format are explained as a tool for analyzing product costs.