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Executive summary
This project has focused to achieve three objectives which are mentioned at objectives part. Findings of these objectives have described on three different chapters respectively. Directors of Jessop ltd wants to know how a management accountant can contribute on Jessop’s continuous growth. I find on my study strategic management is very likely forward looking not like traditional cost accounting. Strategic management accounting is considering external factors like competitors and management accounting contributes not only strategy developing also critically evaluates the current strategy of any organisation. In addition, management accountant can assist to control costs by implementing activity based costing methods, offer competitive pricing, budgeting process etc. Also, by applying benchmarking process, management accountant can discover strengths and weakness of Jessop ltd and way to overcome these weaknesses and keep their steady growth by exploiting all strengths.
In the second chapter of this study has described various types of relevant and irrelevant cost as well as tells which costs should management of Jessop be included on total cost calculation and why should not consider. Overall impacts of relevant and irrelevant costs (revenue) on decision making has depicted on that chapter in brief form.
Focal point of final chapter is on how Jessop will be beneficiary by successful implementation of activity based costing (ABC) and various problems of execution of ABC which may offset all those benefits. Concluded in concise small or medium sized organisation should use ABC or not.
Chapter one
1.0 Introduction
Jessop Ltd is a medium size advertising and public relation which is rapidly growing. It is running by four directors who are well known marketing expert in the industry. Now all directors are thinking to implement new management accounting department. Jessop commissioned me to do analysis how management accountant can help to keep
This project has focused to achieve three objectives which are mentioned at objectives part. Findings of these objectives have described on three different chapters respectively. Directors of Jessop ltd wants to know how a management accountant can contribute on Jessop’s continuous growth. I find on my study strategic management is very likely forward looking not like traditional cost accounting. Strategic management accounting is considering external factors like competitors and management accounting contributes not only strategy developing also critically evaluates the current strategy of any organisation. In addition, management accountant can assist to control costs by implementing activity based costing methods, offer competitive pricing, budgeting process etc. Also, by applying benchmarking process, management accountant can discover strengths and weakness of Jessop ltd and way to overcome these weaknesses and keep their steady growth by exploiting all strengths.
In the second chapter of this study has described various types of relevant and irrelevant cost as well as tells which costs should management of Jessop be included on total cost calculation and why should not consider. Overall impacts of relevant and irrelevant costs (revenue) on decision making has depicted on that chapter in brief form.
Focal point of final chapter is on how Jessop will be beneficiary by successful implementation of activity based costing (ABC) and various problems of execution of ABC which may offset all those benefits. Concluded in concise small or medium sized organisation should use ABC or not.
Chapter one
1.0 Introduction
Jessop Ltd is a medium size advertising and public relation which is rapidly growing. It is running by four directors who are well known marketing expert in the industry. Now all directors are thinking to implement new management accounting department. Jessop commissioned me to do analysis how management accountant can help to keep
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