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TableOfContents
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1. Accountingasa Toolfor Management xd xd




2. CostBehaviorandCostEstimation
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4. ProductCostsandJobOrderCosting
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5A:PlanningandForecastinginaRetailSetting*(onlineonly)
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8. UsingAccountingInformationtoMakeManagerialDecisions
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Chapter 1 xd




Accounting as a Tool for Management xd xd xd xd xd




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




There are several formal definitions of managerial accounting. A simple one is “theg
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eneration of relevant information to support management’s decision-
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making activities.” xd




2. Describethedifferencesbetweenmanagerialandfinancialaccounting( d
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Managerial accounting’s primary users are managers and decision makers within an orga
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nization, whereas financial accounting is aimed primarily at external users. Unlike GAAP t
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hat guides financial accounting, there are no mandated rules in managerial accounting. M
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anagerial accounting reports focus on operating segments, while financialaccounting stat
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ements report results for the organization as a whole. Managerial accounting is concerne
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d more with projecting future results than reporting past results. Managerial information i
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s prepared to take advantage of a window of opportunity, evenif some accuracy must be s
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acrificed. Financial accounting information is balanced to the penny and is delivered afte r
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the end of the accounting period.
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3. Listand 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 tran s
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lates the company’s strategy into action steps. Controlling is the monitoring of day-to-
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day operations to identify any problems that require corrective action. Evaluating is the p
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rocess of comparing a particular period’s actual results to planned results, for the purpose
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of assessing managerial performance. Decision making means choosing between alterna
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dtive courses of action.
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4. Explain how the selection of a particular business strategy determines thei n
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formation that managers need to run an organization effectively (Unit 1.2 xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd




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To run a business effectively, managers need information that shows how well operati
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ons are meeting the organization’s strategic goals. For instance, if the organization’s st
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rategy is to be a low- xd xd xd xd xd



cost producer, information about product costsand cost variances will be more useful
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to managers than information about researchand development.
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5. Discuss the importance ofethicalbehaviorinmanagerial accounting (Unit1.
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3)
Ethical behavior means knowing right from wrong and then doing the right thing. Manyc
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ompanies and most professional organizations have codes of conduct to guide employee
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s’ actions. Acting unethically can lead to illegal activity and ultimately to the destruction
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of the firm. Furthermore, research has shown that a public commitment toethical behavi
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or can lead to superior financial performance.
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