Cost Management: WITH Online Learning Center AND PW Card
A Strategic Emphasis
3rd Edition
Published on 1. February 2004
Book
Hardback
978-0-07-295419-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis", by Blocher/Chen/Cokins/Lin is the first cost accounting text to offer integrated coverage of strategic management topics in cost accounting. The text is written to help students understand more about management and the role of cost management in helping a firm or organization to succeed. This text aims to teach management concepts and methods, and how managers use cost management information to make better decisions and improve their company's competitiveness. In teaching these key management skills, the text takes on a strategic focus. It uncovers issues such as: how does a firm compete? What type of cost management information is needed for a firm to succeed? and How does the management accountant develop and present this information? This text helps students learn why, when, and how cost information is used to make effective decisions that lead a firm to success.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-295419-7 (9780072954197)
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Content
Part One: Introduction to Cost Management1. Cost Management and Strategy2. Implementing Strategy: The Balanced Scorecard and the Value Chain3. Basic Cost Concepts4. Job Order Costing5. Activity-Based Costing and ManagementPart Two: Planning and Decision Making6. Cost Elimination7. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis8. Strategy and the Master Budget9. Decision Making with Relevant Costs and a Strategic Emphasis10. Cost Planning for the Product Life Cycle: Target Costing, TheoryPart Three: Process Costing and Cost Allocation11. Process Costing12. Cost Allocation: Service Departments and Joint Product CostsPart Four: Operational Control The Flexible Budget and Standard Costing: Direct Materials and Direct Labor14. Standard Costing: Factory Overhead15. Productivity, Marketing Effectiveness, and Strategic Profitability Analysis16. Total Quality ManagementPart Five: Management Control17. Management Control and Strategic Performance Measurement18. Strategic Investment Units and Transfer PricingPart Six: Advanced Topics in Cost Management19. Management Compensation and Business Valuation20. Capital Budgeting