Cost And Management Accounting For First And Second Year Students Tutorial Workbook

This book aims to provide practical exercises to give students the practice they need to make them proficient in the cost and management accounting arena. A wide variety of questions covering the different syllabi of elementary courses at tertiary institutions has been incorporated.

This is a text for introductory courses on cost and management accounting. It provides coverage of the elementary principles and techniques of costing and management accounting, and concentrates on the typical syllabus of a first year BA course.

The purpose of cost and management accounting is to provide managers with information which helps them to control, plan and make decisions. The second edition of this popular book, covers the principles and techniques of this subject area including the basic methods and procedures. It will prove invaluable to students on a wide range of business and professional courses.

This is a text for introductory courses on cost and management accounting. It provides coverage of the elementary principles and techniques of costing and management accounting, and concentrates on the typical syllabus of a first year BA course.

This book deals comprehensively with the elements of cost accounting, their application to costing methods, and their significance for management through budgetary control, short term decision-making, and capital budgeting. It is an extensive revision of the author’s well-known costing text, and provides the student with a complete introduction to cost accounting. Relevant exercises are included at the end of each chapter, with solutions at the end of the book. These include many from recent examinations of the major professional accountancy bodies. Teachers are thus able to use their own favourite examples in lecture or class, and to refer students to other exercises for further practice. Students who are unable to attend a regular course will be able to check their work against the solutions. A series of multiple choice questions throughout the book provides a further opportunity for the student to check personal progress. Other features of the book include: a complete introduction to cost accounting; new material on capital budgeting and cost accounting for service activities; an explanation of budgetary control including behavioural aspects; and graded questions and MCQs throughout (definitions follow CIMA terminology).