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Table Of Contents zl zl




1. Accounting as a Tool for Management
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2.Cost Behavior and Cost Estimation
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3. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Pricing Decisions
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4. Product Costs and Job Order Costing
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5. Planning and Forecasting
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5A: Planning and Forecasting in a Retail Setting* (online only)
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6. Performance Evaluation: Variance Analysis
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7. Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management
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8. Using Accounting Information to Make Managerial Decisions
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9. Capital Budgeting
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10. Decentralization and Performance Evaluation
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11. Performance Evaluation Revisited: A Balanced Approach
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12. Financial Statement Analysis
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13. Statement of Cash Flows
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Chapter 1 zl




Accounting as a Tool for Management zl zl zl zl zl




CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES zl zl




1. Define managerial accounting (Unit 1.1) zl zl zl zl




There are several formal definitions of managerial accounting. A simple one is “theg
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eneration of relevant information to support management’s decision- zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



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2. Describe the differences between managerial and financial accounting( zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl




Unit 1.1) zl




Managerial accounting’s primary users are managers and decision makers within an organ zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



ization, whereas financial accounting is aimed primarily at external users. Unlike GAAP tha
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t guides financial accounting, there are no mandated rules in managerial accounting. Man
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agerial accounting reports focus on operating segments, while financialaccounting statem
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ents report results for the organization as a whole. Managerial accounting is concerned m
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ore with projecting future results than reporting past results. Managerial information is pr
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epared to take advantage of a window of opportunity, evenif some accuracy must be sacri
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ficed. Financial accounting information is balanced to the penny and is delivered after the
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end of the accounting period.
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3. List and describe the four functions of managers (Unit 1.1)
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Planning means setting a direction for the organization. Long- zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



term, or strategic planningprovides direction for a five- to ten-year period. Short-
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term or operational planning provides more detailed guidance for the coming year; it tran
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slates the company’s strategy into action steps. Controlling is the monitoring of day-to-
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day operations to identify any problems that require corrective action. Evaluating is the pr
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ocess of comparing a particular period’s actual results to planned results, for the purpose
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of assessing managerial performance. Decision making means choosing between alternati
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ve courses of action.
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4. Explain how the selection of a particular business strategy determines thein
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formation that managers need to run an organization effectively (Unit 1.2) zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl




To run a business effectively, managers need information that shows how well operati
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ons are meeting the organization’s strategic goals. For instance, if the organization’s st
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rategy is to be a low- zl zl zl zl zl



cost producer, information about product costsand cost variances will be more useful t
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o managers than information about researchand development.
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5. Discuss the importance of ethical behavior in managerial accounting (Unit1.
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3)
Ethical behavior means knowing right from wrong and then doing the right thing. Manyco
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mpanies and most professional organizations have codes of conduct to guide employees’
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actions. Acting unethically can lead to illegal activity and ultimately to the destruction of t
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he firm. Furthermore, research has shown that a public commitment toethical behavior c
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an lead to superior financial performance.
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