1. Chapter -1 Multiple Choice Questions 21. Which of the following is not one of the three basic activities of a manager? A) Planning B) Controlling C) Directing and motivating D) Compiling management accounting reports Answer: D Level: Easy LO: 2 22. The delegation of decision making to lower levels in an organization is known as: A) the planning and control cycle. B) controlling. C) decentralization
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting True / False Questions 1. Financial accounting information is generally used exclusively by internal parties such as managers. True False 2. Financial accounting information is prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. True False 3. Managerial accounting information includes such items as budgets‚ performance evaluations‚ and cost reports. True False 4. Financial accounting information is reported
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis Fourteenth Edition Charles T. Horngren Stanford University Srikant M. Datar Harvard University Madhav V. Rajan Stanford University Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Donna Battista AVP/Executive Editor: Stephanie
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COST CONCEPTS AND COST ACCOUNTING By: Aman Jawahar Sarika Deepak Muneer CONTENTS Concept of Cost Cost Accounting Terms in Cost Accounting Elements of Cost Meaning of Overheads Classification of Costs Methods of Costing Types of Costing MEANING: Cost Concept: The term ‘cost’ means the amount of expenses [actual or notional] incurred on or attributable to specified thing or activity. Cost means ‘the price paid for something’. Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting is concerned with recording
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Ex-MBA 2011-2014 ( Batch - Weekend ) Semester - 2 Subject: Managerial Accounting ------------------------------------------------- Title : Methods / techniques of cost accounting Submitted by : Vishwajeet Gaikwad – 2011G04 Submitted to : Prof. Sameer
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Traditional costing versus Activity-based costing Advantages and disadvantages Costing systems are the programs that supply information about the value of direct labor hours and numbers of units produced. With the help of data such as product cost‚ the managers can generate estimation of cost associated with different activity carried in the organization. The costs systems operate by taking total cost as basic for calculation. Costing is essential for every organization‚ as every manufacturing and
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Prologue Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Study Suggestions ( The prologue describes important aspects of the contemporary business environment. While there are no written assignments‚ you should be familiar with the major ideas as background for your study of managerial accounting. HIGHLIGHTS A. In many industries‚ a company that does not continually improve will find itself quickly overtaken by competitors. The text discusses
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USEFULNESS OF TRADITIONAL AND NEW PERFORMANCE MEASURES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN COMPANIES BY DR. (MRS.) S. L. ADEYEMI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a survey on the usefulness of selected traditional and new performance measures used in some Nigeria companies that have adopted a flexible manufacturing strategy. The results indicate that majority of these companies considered the new performance measures
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Managerial Accounting Analysis of Concepts and Techniques Managerial Accounting BUS 630 Managerial Accounting Analysis of Concepts and Techniques Introduction/Thesis Statement Managerial accounting is a concept used in businesses to manage internal systems. Understanding the importance of effective decision making‚ planning and control creates a foundation for value within the company on a more in depth level. Planning and controlling is measured by performance based on budgeting accounts
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Bibliography: | | |Atrill P and McLaney E – Management Accounting for Non-specialists‚ 3rd Edition (Financial Times/Prentice Hall‚ 2002) ISBN 0273655914 | |Berry A and Jarvis R – Accounting in a Business Context‚ 4th Edition (Cengage | |Learning EMEA‚ 2005) ISBN 1844802515 | |Brookson S – Managing Budgets (Dorling Kindersley‚ 2000) ISBN 0751307718 | |Cox D and Fardon M – Management of Finance (Osborne Books‚ 1997) | |ISBN 872962238 | |Drury C – Management Accounting for Business‚ 4th Edition (Cengage Learning
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