MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Information for Decision-Making and Strategy Execution SIXTH EDITION Anthony A. Atkinson University of Waterloo Robert S. Kaplan Harvard University Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin–Madison S. Mark Young University of Southern California Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City S~ Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore
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Chapter 01 The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business Environment True / False Questions 1. Controlling involves the coordination of daily business functions within an organization. True False 2. Measuring the performance of managers and subunits is not an objective of managerial accounting. True False 3. Middle-level managers would likely be considered internal users of accounting information rather than external users. True False
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BE12-1‚ BE12-4‚ BE12-5‚ BE12-6 Exercise: E12-5 BE 12-1 $450‚000 ÷ $50‚000 = 9 years BE 12-4 | | CashFlows | X | 9% DiscountFactor | = | PresentValue | | | | | | | | Present value of net annual cash flowsPresent value of salvage valueCapital investmentNet present value | | $34‚000 0 | XX | 5.53482 .50187 | == | ($188‚184)( 0)( 188‚184)( 200‚000)($ (11‚816) | The reduction in downtime would have to have a present value of at least $11‚816 in order for the project
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INTRODUCTION Cost accounting is an important tool in the management of any business firm or organization‚ which includes those in the small scaled industry. In the cause of our research instrument indicated the maintenance of improper and inadequate records coupled with the fact that cost methods used‚ through sometimes effective‚ were unconventional. For a small scale business to approach profit maximization level‚ it must be effective in cost control procedures and appropriate books
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Introduction The purpose of management accounting in the organization is to support competitive decision making by collecting‚ processing‚ and communicating information that helps management plan‚ control‚ and evaluate business processes and company strategy. The interesting thing about management accounting is that it is rare to find an individual within a company with the title of “management accountant.” Often many individuals function as accountants within the organization‚ but these individuals
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ EXHIBIT 11-1 Accounting Information and the Decision Process FIVE-STEP SEQUENCE Step 1: Gathering Information AN ILLUSTRATION The current manufacturing line uses 20 employees‚ 15 operating machines‚ and 5 handling materials‚ for a total cost of $640‚000. The rearrangement of the manufacturing assembly line is expected to eliminate materials-handling costs‚ equivalent to $160‚000. The cost of the rearrangement will be $90‚000. Historical
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Assignment: Cost Accounting Applied By Professor Bryan Womack Course Title ACC 350012VA016-1122-001 Cost Accounting February 26‚ 2012 Companies that are successful financially know what their costs are and how those costs are being spent. The company I have chosen wants to change from a general accounting system where costs are put in general categories and they currently do not have any allocation
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If you are starting out in a new business‚ especially a service/manufacturing business‚ understanding the cost accounting system and which cost accounting system will work best for your company‚ is the first step to being successful. Once you find someone to help you navigate those waters‚ let them help you sail the rough seas of direct and indirect inventory‚ direct and indirect labor costs‚ and how to allocate factory overhead as well. While it all may sound confusing‚ having the right person
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manufacturing or trading‚ require cost accounting to track their activities.[1] Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the industrial revolution‚ when the complexities of running a large scale business led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. In the early industrial age‚ most of the costs incurred by a business were what modern
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Module 1 SLP Assignment Managerial Accounting ACC202 Ryan M. Deichert 25 Nov 2013 My Employer Boeing This paper is going to give description of the company I work for currently. Within this description I will discuss my job within the company and how it affects managerial accounting. Also explained throughout will be how managerial accounting is used as far as planning and controlling. Lastly I will us some comparisons of other companies and the differences with
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