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1. Accountingasa Toolfor Management mv mv




2. Cost Behavior and Cost Estimation
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4. Product Costs and Job OrderCosting
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5A:Planning and Forecasting in aRetailSetting*(online only)
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7. Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management
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8. Using Accounting Information to Make Managerial Decisions
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Chapter 1 mv




Accounting as a Tool for Management mv mv mv mv mv




CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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1. Define managerial accounting (Unit 1.1) mv mv mv mv




There are several formal definitions of managerial accounting. A simple one is “the
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g eneration of relevant information to support management’s decision-
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2. Describe the differences between managerialandfinancial accounting(
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Managerial accounting’s primary users are managers and decision makers within an org
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a nization, whereas financial accounting is aimed primarily at external users. Unlike GA
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AP t hat guides financial accounting, there are no mandated rules in managerial accounti
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ng. M anagerial accounting reports focus on operating segments, while financialaccounti
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ng stat ements report results for the organization as a whole. Managerial accounting is c
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oncerne d more with projecting future results than reporting past results. Managerial in
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formation is prepared to take advantage of a window of opportunity, evenif some accur
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acy must be sacrificed. Financial accounting information is balanced to the penny and is
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delivered afte r the end of the accounting period. mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv




3. List and describe the four functions of managers (Unit 1.1)
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Planning means setting a direction for the organization. Long-
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term, or strategic planningprovides direction for a five- to ten-year period. Short-
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term or operational planning provides more detailed guidance for the coming year; it tra
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n slates the company’s strategy into action steps. Controlling is the monitoring of day-
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to-
day operations to identify any problems that require corrective action. Evaluating is the
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p rocess of comparing a particular period’s actual results to planned results, for the purp
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ose of assessing managerial performance. Decision making means choosing between al
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terna tive courses of action.
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4. Explain how the selection of a particular business strategy determines thei
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nformation that managers need to run an organization effectively (Unit 1.2mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv




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To run a business effectively, managers need information that shows how well operat
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i ons are meeting the organization’s strategic goals. For instance, if the organization’s
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st rategy is to be a low-
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cost producer, information about product costsand cost variances will be more usef
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ul to managers than information about researchand development.
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5. Discuss the importance ofethicalbehaviorinmanagerial accounting (Unit1.
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Ethical behavior means knowing right from wrong and then doing the right thing. Many
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c ompanies and most professional organizations have codes of conduct to guide employ
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ee s’ actions. Acting unethically can lead to illegal activity and ultimately to the destru
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ction of the firm. Furthermore, research has shown that a public commitment toethical
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behavi or can lead to superior financial performance.
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