THE MANEGERIAL CHAPTERS, 14TH EDITION BY
TRACIE MILLER-NOBLES BRENDA MATTISON,ALL
CHAPTERS 1
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,TableVofVcontents
1. Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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2. Job Order Costing
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3. Process Costing
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4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis V
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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IntroductionVtoVManagerialVAccounting
ReviewV QuestionsV
1. WhatVisVtheVprimaryVpurposeVofVmanagerialVaccounting?
TheVprimaryVpurposeVofVmanagerialVaccountingVisVtoVprovideVinformationVtoVhelpVmanagersVplan,V di
rect,Vcontrol,VandVmakeVdecisions.
2. ListVsixVdifferencesVbetweenVfinancialVaccountingVandVmanagerialVaccounting.
FinancialV accountingV andV managerialV accountingV differV onV theV followingV 6V dimensions:V (1)V primary
V users,V (2)V purposeV ofV information,V (3)V focusV andV timeV dimensionV ofV theV information,V (4)V rulesV andV re
-V strictions,V(5)VscopeVofVinformation,VandV(6)Vbehavioral.
3. ExplainVtheVdifferenceVbetweenVlineVpositionsVandVstaffVpositions.
LineVpositionsVareVdirectlyVinvolvedVinVprovidingVgoodsVorVservicesVtoVcustomers.VStaffVpositionsV supp
ortVlineVpositions.
4. ExplainVtheVdifferencesVbetweenVplanning,Vdirecting,VandVcontrolling.
PlanningVmeansVchoosingVgoalsVandVdecidingVhowVtoVachieveVthem.VDirectingVinvolvesVrunningVtheVday-
V to-
dayVoperationsVofVaVbusiness.VControllingVisVtheVprocessVofVmonitoringVoperationsVandVkeepingtheV com
panyVonVtrack.
5. ListVtheVfourVIMAVstandardsVofVethicalVpracticeVandVbrieflyVdescribeVeach.
TheVfourVIMAVstandardsVofVethicalVpracticeVandVaVdescriptionVofVeachVfollow.
I. Competence.
MaintainVanVappropriateVlevelVofVprofessionalVleadershipVandVexpertiseVbyVenhancingV kno
wledgeVandVskills.
PerformVprofessionalVdutiesVinVaccordanceVwithVrelevantVlaws,Vregulations,VandVtechnicalV sta
ndards.
ProvideVdecisionVsupportVinformationVandVrecommendationsVthatVareVaccurate,Vclear,Vconcise,