Accounting
Information for Decisions
Published on 17. February 1998
Book
Hardback
1100 pages
978-0-538-81538-3 (ISBN)
Description
This true-user text focuses on the use of accounting information for decision making. It places students into situations where management decisions are needed. Students learn both when and why accounting information is key to communicating important information within an organization, so that management can make informed choices. The text is divided into three parts for ease of coverage and student understanding.
This true-user text focuses on the use of accounting information for decision making. It places students into situations where management decisions are needed. Students learn both when and why accounting information is key to communicating important information within an organization, so that management can make informed choices. The text is divided into three parts for ease of coverage and student understanding.
This true-user text focuses on the use of accounting information for decision making. It places students into situations where management decisions are needed. Students learn both when and why accounting information is key to communicating important information within an organization, so that management can make informed choices. The text is divided into three parts for ease of coverage and student understanding.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
2427 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-538-81538-3 (9780538815383)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
07/2000
2nd Edition
South-Western
€116.55
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Content
Section 1 The accounting information system: 1. Accounting and Organizations. 2. Information in Organizations. 3. Accounting Measurement. 4. Processing Accounting Information. 5. Reporting Accounting Information. 6. Reporting Accruals and Cash Flows. Section 2 Analysis and interpretation of financial accounting information: 7. Time Value of Money. 8. Financing Activities. 9. Analysis of Financing Activities. 10. Investing Activities. 11. Analysis of Investing Activities. 12. Operating Activities. 13. Analysis of Operating Activities. Section 3 Product costing and decision making: 14. Accounting and Management Decisions. 15. Cost Categorization, Cost Flow, and Measurement Decisions. 16. Unit Cost for Decision Making. 17. Cost Measurement for Management Decisions. 18. Cost Allocation and Business Strategy. Section 4 Control, measurement, and evaluation: 19. The Role of Budgets in Decision Making. 20. Evaluating Performance Within an Organization. 21. Management Accounting in a Global Business Environment. 22. Controlling Decisions in Decentralized Organizations. 23. Decisions About Capital Investments and Capital Budgeting. Section 5 Expanded topics: 24. Internal Control. 25. A Closer Look at Service Companies. 26. The Japanese Perspective. Appendix A. Sources of Information About Companies and Industries. Appendix B. General Mills, Inc. Annual Report. Check Figures.