Harvard Business School Publishing Case Map for Horngren, Foster & Datar: Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 10th Edition (Prentice Hall) This map was prepared by an experienced editor at HBS Publishing, not by a teaching professor. Faculty at Harvard Business School were not involved in analyzing the textbook or selecting the cases and articles. Every case map provides only a partial list of relevant items from HBS Publishing. To explore alternatives, or for more information on the cases
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ADM 335 ACCOUNTING II: MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING COURSE DESCRIPTION Managerial accounting involves the use of economic and financial information to plan and control many of the activities of the business entity and to support the management decision-making process. The main objective of this course is to explore the relevant issues of cost accounting. Hence, this course examines the acquisition, analysis, and reporting of accounting information from the perspective of effective management decision
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remain constant (Garrison et al., 2010; Choo and Tan, 2010). We use a multi-disciplinary approach in the context of a realistic case-analysis. We believe this approach offers useful insights and provides a useful learning tool for students pursuing an advanced Master’s Degree.” (Machuga, 2012). This case requires students to: (a) make assumptions about cost behavior in a dynamic and interactive way, and (b) research a variety of marketing issues for the proposed business that simulates a real life business
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Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………….... 2 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Problem Definition …………………………………………………………………….……. 5 Literature Review ……………………………………………………………….………...... 6 Methodology ……………………………………………………………………………….. 12 Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Conclusions …………………………………………………………………………….…... 14 Appendix …………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Executive Summary The closed case study is “Accelerated performance
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ACCT 434 Entire Course Advanced Cost Management (Devry) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.acct434tutors.com ACCT 434 Week 1-7 All Discussion Questions ACCT-434 Week 1 Quiz Activity Based Costing ACCT-434 Week 2 Master Budget Flexible Budgets ACCT-434 Week 3 Cost Behavior Decision Making Quality ACCT-434 Week 4 Midterm Exam ACCT-434 Week 5 Pricing Decisions Management Control Systems ACCT-434 Week 6 Customer Profitability Capital Budgeting ACCT-434 Week 7 Quality Control Inventory Management
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2013-2014 CPA, CMA Candidate’s Guide 2013-2014 Candidate’s Guide Note to Readers Dear Candidates: You have chosen the CPA profession, one of the most demanding and enriching that there is. We congratulate you and promise to do everything we can to make this the best choice for your professional development. Specially designed for you, this guide provides detailed descriptions of all components of the CMA Strategic Leadership Program, at the end of which all conditions for obtaining
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Wor9 - 1 04 - 0 71 R EV: JU LY 2 6 , 2 00 4 RO BERT S. KAPLAN D A VI D KIR O N Accounting Fraud at WorldCom WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather, there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls, corporate governance and individual responsibility, all of which worked together to create a culture in which few persons took responsibility until it was too late . — Richard Thornburgh, former U.S. attorney general1 On
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yu March, 2012 Product Costing - Best Practices by Heering Ligthart On Manufacturing Accounting Editor's Note: There's so much to think about with product costing: the amount of detail you'll need, maintaining master data, variances… the list can go on. This article by Heering Ligthart discusses some key topics for managing Product Costing efficiently. He'll cover best practices in costing security, using "Last In" calculation, working with multiple branches, and finally recording and finding
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Source: http://www.allbusiness.com/accounting-reporting/methods-standards-cost-accounting/498244-1.html#ixzz1nMWBS5qI By Juras, Paul E. ABSTRACT Descriptions of activity-based-costing (ABC) systems have become a standard part of managerial accounting texts. While ABC implementation issues are the focus of a number of articles, these issues are often not addressed in a typical textbook. This case is designed to familiarize you with the behavioral and technical variables that can aid or impede
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