Accounting
Information for Decisions
Published on 31. December 2005
Book
Mixed media product
1248 pages
978-0-324-22534-1 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative, contemporary, and relevant text focuses on the use of accounting information for decision making and places students into situations where management decisions need to be made. Students learn both when and why accounting information is key to communicating important information within an organization, so that as managers they can make informed choices. The first half of the text demonstrates how organizations use accounting information to make financing, investing, and operating decisions. The second half emphasizes managerial accounting as a key communication process for management decision making.
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Edition
International ed of 3rd revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight
2157 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-324-22534-1 (9780324225341)
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Content
SECTION F1. THE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM 1. Accounting and Organizations 2. Business Activities - The Source of Accounting Information 3. Measuring Revenues and Expenses 4. Reporting Earnings and Financial Position 5. Reporting Cash Flows 6. Full and Fair Reporting 7. Computerized Accounting Systems SECTION F2. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION 8. The Time Value of Money 9. Financing Activities 10. Analysis of Financing Activities 11. Investing Activities 12. Analysis of Investing Activities 13. Operating Activities 14. Analysis of Operating Activities SECTION M1: PRODUCT COSTING AND DECISION MAKING 1. Accounting and Management Decisions 2. Cost Categories and Flows 3. Producing Goods and Services: Batch Processing 4. Producing Goods and Services: Continuous Processing 5. Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Management 6. Computerized Manufacturing Systems. 7. Analyzing Cost Behavior SECTION M2: CONTROL, MEASUREMENT, AND EVALUATION 8. The Budgeting Process: Planning Business Activities 9. Cost Variances and Quality Management 10. Managing Multi-Divisional Organizations 11. Improving Operational Performance 12. Capital Investment Decisions 13. A Closer Look at Service Organizations Appendix A. Letter to Coca-Cola Shareholders Appendix B. General Mills, Inc. 2002 Annual Report Appendix C. Sources of Information About Companies and Industries. Glossary. Index.