Management Accounting ƒor Decision Makers:11tℎ Edition By
Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney All C ℎapters 1 - 12
TABLE
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CONTE
NTS
1. Introduction to management accounting
2. Relevant costs and beneƒits ƒor decision making
3. Cost–volume–proƒit analysis
,4. Ƒull costing
5. Costing and cost management in a competitive environment
6. Budgeting
7. Accounting ƒor control
8. Making capital investment decisions
9. Managing risk
10.Strategic management accounting: perƒormance evaluation and pricing in
a competitive environment
11.Measuring divisional perƒormance
12.Managing working capital
, SECTION A
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