MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY Halifax‚ Nova Scotia Department of Business & Tourism Business 3320 (All sections) Managerial Accounting I Course Outline Fall 2013 Welcome to BUSI3320 Managerial Accounting Why study Managerial Accounting? As a manager (current or future) you will need accounting information to help you make decisions that will enhance your organization. You will learn how to develop and apply this information in the real world. Hopefully you will learn critical thinking skills
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Financial accounting reports are prepared for the use of external parties such as shareholders and creditors‚ whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for managers inside the organization. This contrast in basic orientation results in a number of major differences between financial and managerial accounting‚ even though both financial and managerial accounting often rely on the same underlying financial data. In addition to the to the differences in who the reports are prepared for
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Accounting chapter 7 managerial accounting Exercises Lambert Fabrication‚ Inc.‚ uses activity-based costing data for internal decisions. The company has the following four activity cost pools: Activity Cost Pool Annual Activity Producing units 5‚000 machine-hours Processing orders 1‚000 orders Customer support 200 customers Other Not applicable The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. The company traces the costs of direct
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managerial accounting 9th edition‚Ronald 03. Sadler Corporation purchased equipment to be used in manufacturing. The purchase was made at the beginning of 2006 by paying cash of $150 000. The equipment has an estimated residual value of 10‚000 and an expected useful life of 10 years. At the beginning of 2008‚ Sadler concluded that the total useful life of the equipment will be 8 years rather than 10‚ and that the residual value will be zero. Sadler uses the straight-line method for depreciation
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1.Managerial accounting vs financial accounting Managerial accounting information system is an information system that produces outputs using inputs and processes needed to satisfy specific managerial objectives. How do management accounting and financial accounting differ? Management Accounting Financial Accounting 1. Internally focused
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Cost Accounting‚ 14e‚ Global Edition (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 12 Pricing Decisions and Cost Management Objective 12.1 1) Companies should only produce and sell units as long as: A) there is customer demand for the product B) the competition allows it C) the revenue from an additional unit exceeds the cost of producing it D) there is a generous supply of low-cost direct materials Answer: C Diff: 2 Terms: target price Objective: 1 AACSB: Ethical reasoning 2) Too high a price may: A)
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Managerial Accounting Vs Financial Accounting Management Accounting is used primarily by those WITHIN a company or organization. Reports can be generated for any period of time such as daily‚ weekly or monthly. Reports are considered to be "future looking" and have forecasting value to those within the company. Financial accounting is used primarily by those OUTSIDE of a company or organization. Financial reports are usually created for a set period of time‚ such as a fiscal year or period. Financial
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Discussions for Managerial Accounting: Week 4: Discussion 1 How does activity-based costing differ from the traditional costing approach? When would it give more accurate costs than traditional costing systems? * Activity based costing (ABC) is a method for assigning costs to products‚ services‚ projects‚ tasks‚ or acquisitions‚ based on the activities that go into them and the resources consumed by these activities. ABC contrasts with traditional costing‚ which sometimes assigns costs using
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Management Accounting MULTIPLE CHOICE C 1. One of the objectives of management accounting is to provide a. stockholders and potential investors with useful information for decision making b. banks and other creditors with information useful in making credit decisions c. management with information useful for planning and controlling operations d. the Internal Revenue Service with information about taxable income p. 004 D 2. Management accounting is concerned
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University of Phoenix Material Role of Financial Accounting Versus Managerial Accounting Matrix Compare and contrast financial accounting and managerial accounting by answering the following questions in the matrix provided. Cite any sources you use in accordance with APA guidelines. Term or Concept Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting What is the primary purpose of the accounting system? The primary purpose is to produce forms portraying a company’s performance over a period of time
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