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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
QCF Level 5 Unit

Contents
Chapter Title Introduction to the Study Manual Unit Specification (Syllabus) Coverage of the Syllabus by the Manual 1 Management Accounting and Information Introduction Management Accounting Information Collection and Measurement of Information Information for Strategic, Operational and Management Control Information for Decision Making Cost Categorisation and Classification Introduction Some Introductory Definitions Categorising Cost to Aid Decision Making and Control Management Responsibility Levels Cost Units Cost Codes Patterns of Cost Behaviour Influences on Activity Levels Numerical Example of Cost Behaviour Direct and Indirect Costs Introduction Material Costs Labour Costs Decision Making and Direct Costs Overhead and Overhead C Absorption Costing Introduction Definition and Mechanics of Absorption Costing Cost Allocation Cost Apportionment Overhead Absorption (OAR) Under and Over Absorption of Overheads Treatment of Administration and Selling and Distribution Overhead Uses of Absorption Costing Page v vii ix 1 2 2 4 6 11 14 17 18 19 21 26 27 28 29 30 30 33 34 34 38 43 43 45 46 46 47 48 52 57 59 60

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Chapter Title 5 Marginal Costing Introduction Definitions of Marginal Costing and Contribution Marginal Versus Absorption Costing Effect of Absorption Costing and Marginal Costing on Profit Application of Marginal and Absorption Costing Activity-Based and Other Modern Costing Methods Introduction Activity-Based Costing (ABC) Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing Product Costing Introduction Costing Techniques and Costing Methods Job Costing Batch Costing Contract Costing Process Costing Treatment of Process Losses Work-In-Progress Valuation Joint Products and By-Products Other Process Costing Considerations Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Introduction The Concept of Break-Even