
Management Accounting
Will Seal(Author)
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 16. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
888 pages
978-0-07-712989-7 (ISBN)
Description
The new fourth edition of Management Accounting by Professor Will Seal offers comprehensive coverage as well as a balance between the technical and conceptual approaches to management accounting. Retaining its student friendly writing style and practical approach, it is the ideal text for students studying management accounting across a variety of levels, from introductory through to advanced levels.Key features include:New real-world examples from companies such as Sainsbury's, Gap, and Renault, plus coverage of topical events such as the bankers bonuses debate and the Mexico oil spill have been added to every chapter to increase application, ensuring students fully understand how management accounting is relevant to their future careers.A balanced approach with examples from both the manufacturing and services industries toreflect the current economic environment and varied nature of management accounting.Plentiful opportunities to practise key concepts and techniques through the book's assessment material which brings the practical uses of management accounting to the fore. Review questions are now highlighted by level of difficulty to offer progressive learning for students.A student-friendly writing style supported by illustrative material, such as colour photographs, exhibits and screenshots, creating an accessible and easy-to-use textbook.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-712989-7 (9780077129897)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Will Seal is Professor of Management Accounting and Director of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme at Loughborough University Business School, UK.
Content
Part I: An introduction to management and cost accounting: cost terms, systems design and cost behaviour
1 Management accounting and the business environment
2 An introduction to cost terms, concepts and classifications
3 Job-order and service department costing
4 Process costing
5 Cost behaviour: analysis and use
Part II: Information for decision-making
6 Profit reporting under variable costing and absorption costing
7 Cost-volume-profit relationships
8 Activity-based costing
9 Relevant costs for decision making
10 Capital investment decisions
Part III: Planning and control
11 Profit planning and the role of budgeting
12 Standard costs and variance analysis
13 Flexible budgets and performance reporting
14 Segment reporting and decentralization
15 Pricing and intra-company transfers
Part IV: Value metrics and performance management in a strategic context
16 Value-based management and strategic management accounting
17 Performance management, management control and corporate governance
18 Business process management: towards the lean operation
19 Strategic perspectives on cost management
1 Management accounting and the business environment
2 An introduction to cost terms, concepts and classifications
3 Job-order and service department costing
4 Process costing
5 Cost behaviour: analysis and use
Part II: Information for decision-making
6 Profit reporting under variable costing and absorption costing
7 Cost-volume-profit relationships
8 Activity-based costing
9 Relevant costs for decision making
10 Capital investment decisions
Part III: Planning and control
11 Profit planning and the role of budgeting
12 Standard costs and variance analysis
13 Flexible budgets and performance reporting
14 Segment reporting and decentralization
15 Pricing and intra-company transfers
Part IV: Value metrics and performance management in a strategic context
16 Value-based management and strategic management accounting
17 Performance management, management control and corporate governance
18 Business process management: towards the lean operation
19 Strategic perspectives on cost management