Accounting for Decision Makers:
11th Edition By Peter Atrill, Eddie
McLaney All Chapters 1 - 12
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1. Introduction to management accountingRC RC RC
2. Relevant costs and benefits for decision making
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3. Cost–volume–profit analysis RC
4. Full costing
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5. Costing and cost management in a competitive environment
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6. Budgeting
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8. Making capital investment decisions
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9. Managing risk RC
10. Strategic management accounting: performance evaluation and pricing i
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n a competitive environment
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,11. Measuring divisional performance
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12. Managing working capital
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Authors’ note to tutors RC RC RC
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nical jargon and does not assume a high level of numerical ability from students. It has be
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en class tested by students on various courses and we have modified and refined the mat
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erial to take account of their comments. We have also taken account of the comments ma
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de by lecturers who used the first nine editions of the book and of specially commissioned
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concerning particular issues and to give the readers the opportunity to test their understan
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n be used as recommended reading for a traditional course based on lectures and tutorial
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s. There are critical review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter that can be
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used as the basis for tutorials. It could also provide the basis for a distance learning appro
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