management accounting for decision makers
10th edition by Peter atrill and Eddie Mclaney
All Chapters 1-13 Covered
,TABLE OF CONTENT
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• Introduction to management accounting X X X
• Relevant costs and benefits for decision making
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• Cost–volume–profit analysis X
• Full costing
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• Costing and cost management in a competitive environment
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• Budgeting
• Accounting for control X X
• Making capital investment decisions
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• Managing risk X
• Strategic management accounting: performance evaluation and pricing in a
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X competitive environment X
• Measuring divisional performance X X
• Managing working capital X X
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SectionXB:XSolutionsXtoXexercises 6
SupplementaryX questions 58
ProgressXTestX1 81
ProgressXTestX2 93
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