What is strategic management accounting (SMA) Discuss the conceptual framework of strategic management accounting (SMA) Roslender & Hart‚ 2003 SMA is best understood as a generic approach to accounting for strategic positioning. It is defined by an attempt to integrate insights from management accounting and marketing management within a strategic management framework. To date‚ the attribute costing technique has been the most compelling development within SMA. Its focus on costing the benefits
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defined by executives and communicated to the management. There is no goal other the cost reduction at total company level as well as at departmental level. Managers don’t see connection between expenses‚ revenues and overall company’s profitability. As a result managers are frustrated because instead of help that budget is suppose to bring it creates problems. Managers don’t participate in budget’s development; it is purely a task of an accounting department which sets up performance goals for
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Learning Log Week -2 Lecture: In this lecture I had the understanding‚ why accounting bodies are so heavily regulated by the government. After the corporate collapse‚ accounting body lost the trust of public. Our work was not transparent and therefore‚ was no longer reliable. Regulator body such as ASIC‚ AASB‚ FRC and ASX are formed after the corporate collapse. ASIC is the corporate ‘watch dog’ who monitors FRC‚ AASB and office of AASB. Why we need regulation? Because it is human nature to
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per kilogram). The other variable costs (costs of packing) are € 0.02 per meat roll. All produced meat rolls will be sold instantly: There is no inventory/stock of meat rolls. The budgeted indirect fixed costs are distributed as follows: Costs management | € 200‚000 | | Costs administration | € 150‚000 | | Costs production installation | € 150‚000 | | Costs production staff | € 700‚000 | | Costs sales department | € 200‚000 | | Total budgeted fixed indirect costs | | € 1‚400‚000
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costs Accounts Nature or Classification Amount in Tshs 000 Administration expenses 0% variable 120‚000 Marketing expenses 40% variale 100‚000 Depreciation costs 0% variable 80‚000 During the year 2013‚ Ujamaa Ltd produced 80‚000 bags. Management is forecasting sales price for the year 2014 based on 2013 cost data. The following additional data is available for the year 2014 compared to the data for the year 2013 1. Price for direct materials are expected to increase by 10% 2. Under
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The primary role of management accounting is to information in a timely manner to the company’s provide relevant management to help them plan and control the activities of the organization and with which optimal and sound decisions can be made. All the topic areas examined relate to this primary role. Although this role and its related topics covered are clearly understood by most‚ if not all candidates or even managers in the organizations‚ different types of relevant information are needed for
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differences between management accounting and financial accounting include:[1] 1. Management accounting provides information to people within an organization while financial accounting is mainly for those outside it‚ such as shareholders 2. Financial accounting is required by law while management accounting is not. Specific standards and formats may be required for statutory accounts such as in the I.A.S International Accounting Standard within Europe. 3. Financial accounting covers the entire
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ACCG330: Strategic Management Accounting LECTURE 12 CONTROL PROBLEMS AND PRACTICES IN MULTINATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ACCG330 Readings: Anthony & Govindarajan (2007‚ pp.678-696) ACCG330 Strategic Management Accounting Session 1‚ 2012 Learning Objectives 1. Describe management control problems and practices in multinational corporations. 2. Explain problems and issues associated with global organisations: i. Cultural differences and their impact on management controls. ii. Transfer
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relatively small. It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics). Theory X In the theory X‚ management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can. As a result‚ management believes that workers need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls to develop. A hierarchical structure is needed with narrow span of control at each and every level. According
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PART B Keavney Ltd has been operating using the conventional costing system to evaluate its product costs. As a management accountant different‚ more accurate costing systems can be implemented to suit the company and its products. In regards to Keavney’s three products Gammy‚ Tiggy and Whinny the implementation of a new costing system ABC will show how misleading the conventional costing system can be. Before implementing the ABC costing system we will analyse product performance based on its
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