Cost and Management Accounting
An Active-learning Approach
Published in August 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-873981-09-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a teaching course in cost and management accounting for use on BTEC Higher National Business and Finance and other business studies courses. The three-part structure of the text aims to ensure that students first identify problems in realistic contexts and then are directed to the appropriate information on principles and practices to solve them. Case exercises, assignments and examination questions (with and without answers) develop knowledge and skills. A free Lecturer's Supplement is provided.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-873981-09-2 (9781873981092)
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Content
Part 1 Scenarios and related tasks: an ongoing scenario of a management trainee joining a large group of diverse companies (the accounting problems he encounters form the tasks and assignments). Part 2 Student information bank: the basics of cost and management accounting; materials and labour; overheads; costing methods; job, batch and contract costing; costing methods - service, process and joint-product costing; planning, control and cost behaviour; budgeting; cash budgeting; standard costing; decision-making and marginal costing; break-even analysis; investment appraisal. Section 3 Developing knowledge and skills: assignments and examination questions develop the skills of the student.