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,THE MANAGERIAL CHAPTERS
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1. Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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2. Job Order Costing
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3. Process Costingm
4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis m
5. Master Budgets
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6. Flexible Budgets and Standard Cost Systems
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7. Cost Allocation and Responsibility Accounting
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8. Short-Term Business Decisions
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9. Capital Investment Decisions
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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Review Questions
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1. Themprimarympurposemofmmanagerialmaccountingmismtomprovideminformationmtomhelpmmanagersmplan,m
direct,mcontrol,mandmmakemdecisions.
2. Financialmaccountingmandmmanagerialmaccountingmdiffermonmthemfollowingm6mdimensions:m(1)mprimarymus
ers,m(2)mpurposemofminformation,m(3)mfocusmandmtimemdimensionmofmtheminformation,m(4)mrulesmandmrestr
ictions,m(5)mscopemofminformation,mandm(6)mbehavioral.
3. Linempositionsmaremdirectlyminvolvedminmprovidingmgoodsmormservicesmtomcustomers.mStaffmpositionsms
upportmlinempositions.
4. Planningmmeansmchoosingmgoalsmandmdecidingmhowmtomachievemthem.mDirectingminvolvesmrunningmthemda
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daymoperationsmofmambusiness.mControllingmismthemprocessmofmmonitoringmoperationsmandmkeepingmthemco
mpanymonmtrack.
5. ThemfourmIMAmstandardsmofmethicalmpracticemandmamdescriptionmofmeachmfollow.
I. Competence.
Maintainmanmappropriatemlevelmofmprofessionalmleadershipmandmexpertisembymenhancingmk
nowledgemandmskills.
Performmprofessionalmdutiesminmaccordancemwithmrelevantmlaws,mregulations,mandmtechnicalms
tandards.
Providemdecisionmsupportminformationmandmrecommendationsmthatmaremaccurate,mclear,mconcise,m
andmtimely.
Recognisemandmhelpmmangemrisk.
II. Confidentiality.
Keepminformationmconfidentialmexceptmwhenmdisclosuremismauthorizedmormlegallymrequired.
Informmallmrelevantmpartiesmregardingmappropriatemusemofmconfidentialminformation.m Monitormtom
ensuremcompliance.
Refrainmfrommusingmconfidentialminformationmformunethicalmormillegalmadvantage.
III. Integrity.
Mitigatemactualmconflictsmofminterest.mRegularlymcommunicatemwithmbusinessmassociatesmtomavoidma
pparentmconflictsmofminterest.mmAdvisemallmpartiesmofmanympotentialmconflicts.
Refrainmfrommengagingminmanymconductmthatmwouldmprejudicemcarryingmoutmdutiesmethically.
, Abstainmfrommengagingminmormsupportingmanymactivitymthatmmightmdiscreditmthemprofession.
Contributemtomampositivemethicalmculturemandmplacemintegritymofmthemprofessionmabovempersonalm
interest.
5,mcont.
IV. Credibility.
Communicateminformationmfairlymandmobjectively.
Providemallmrelevantminformationmthatmcouldmreasonablymbemexpectedmtominfluencemanmintendedm
user’smunderstandingmofmthemreports,manalyses,mormrecommendations.
Reportmanymdelaysmormdeficienciesminminformation,mtimeliness,mprocessing,morminternalmcontrolsmi
nmconformancemwithmorganizationmpolicymand/ormapplicablemlaw.
Communicatemanymprofessionalmlimitationsmormothermconstraintsmthatmwouldmprecludemresponsi-
blemjudgmentmormsuccessfulmperformancemofmanmactivity.
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6. Servicemcompaniesmsellmtime,mskills,mandmknowledge.m Examplesmofmservicemcompaniesmincludemphonemse
rvicemcompanies,mbanks,mcleaningmservicemcompanies,maccountingmfirms,mlawmfirms,mmedicalmphysicians,
mandmonlinemauctionmservices.
7. Merchandisingmcompaniesmresellmproductsmtheymbuymfrommsuppliers.mMerchandisersmkeepmanminventorymof
mproducts,mandmmanagersmaremaccountablemformthempurchasing,mstorage,mandmsalemofmthemproducts.mExamp
lesmofmmerchandisingmcompaniesmincludemtoymstores,mgrocerymstores,mandmclothingmstores.
8. Merchandisingmcompaniesmresellmproductsmtheympreviouslymboughtmfrommsuppliers,mwhereasmmanufactur
ingmcompaniesmusemlabor,mequipment,msupplies,mandmfacilitiesmtomconvertmrawmmaterialsmintomnewmfinished
mproducts.mInmcontrastmtommerchandisingmcompanies,mmanufacturingmcompaniesmhavemambroadmrangemofm
productionmactivitiesmthatmrequiremtrackingmcostsmonmthreemkindsmofminventory.
9. ThemthreeminventorymaccountsmusedmbymmanufacturingmcompaniesmaremRawmMaterialsmInventory,mWork-
in-ProcessmInventory,mandmFinishedmGoodsmInventory.
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RawmMaterialsmInventorymincludesmmaterialsmusedmtommanufacturemamproduct.mWork-in-
ProcessmInventorymincludesmgoodsmthatmhavembeenmstartedminmthemmanufacturingmprocessmbutmaremnotmyet
mcomplete.m FinishedmGoodsmInventorymincludesmcompletedmgoodsmthatmhavemnotmyetmbeenmsold.
10. Amdirectmcostmismamcostmthatmcanmbemeasilymandmcost-
effectivelymtracedmtomamcostmobjectm(whichmismanythingmformwhichmmanagersmwantmamseparatemmeasure
mentmofmcost).mAnmindirectmcostmismamcostmthatmcannotmbemeasilymormcost-
effectivelymtracedmtomamcostmobject.
11. Themthreemmanufacturingmcostsmformammanufacturingmcompanymaremdirectmmaterials,mdirectmlabor,mandmm
anufacturingmoverhead.mDirectmmaterialsmaremmaterialsmthatmbecomemamphysicalmpartmofmamfinishedmprodu
ctmandmwhosemcostsmaremeasilymtraceablemtomthemfinishedmproduct.m Directmlabormismthemlabormcostmofmtheme
mployeesmwhomconvertmmaterialsmintomfinishedmproducts.mManufacturingmoverheadmincludesmallmmanufac
turingmcostsmexceptmdirectmmaterialsmandmdirectmlabor,msuchmasmindirectmmaterials,mindirectmlabor,mfactorym
depreciation,mfactorymrent,mandmfactorympropertymtaxes.