Management Accounting (Elements of Business Series)

Students using this book are provided with a guide to the role played by management accounting within an organization, the need for a pre-determined management accounting system, and the use of classing costs according to type, location and behaviour. It aims to convey the key importance of accounting as a management tool. Because of its user-friendly approach to the non-accountant, and its modular design, this volume is designed not only for full-time MBA students, but also for managers on short executive programmes, one-term courses and distance-learning. Throughout, the author adopts a "teaching by objectives" approach, setting out what the reader should know and should be able to do. He uses a variety of approaches to introduce the subject clearly: step-by-step examples; question and answer sections; multiple choice tests; lists of key words; and self- assessment exercises.