Chapter 1 Lecture Notes Chapter theme: This chapter describes the larger business environment within which management accounting operates. It is divided into nine sections: (1) globalization, (2) strategy, (3) organizational structure, (4) process management, (5) the importance of ethics in business, (6) corporate governance, (7) enterprise risk management, (8) corporate social responsibility, and (9) the Certified Management Accountant. I. Globalization 1 A. Import/Export Data i. 2 Imports
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receivable) General Journal= used to record infrequent or non-routine transaction, such as loan payments Specialized Journal= records large numbers of repetitive transactions such as sales, cash receipts, and cash disbursement Sequence of events in accounting cycle 1. Collect Data 2. Journalize Transactions (capture in transaction files) 3. Post transactions to accounts in ledger (G/L master file) 4. Prepare unadjusted trial balance 5. Prepare and Post adjusting entries 6.
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and complement certain aspects of the topic, facilitate those students who may have missed my lecture, balance traditional with internet based learning and overall enhance student’s learning.. The notes are not meant to suggest what may be in the exams, replace textbook studying and/or problem solving. WHAT IS ALL ABOUT? Cost allocation deals with one of the following large areas: 1. How should fixed or overhead costs be allocated to different departments or products? 2. How should
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Full Cost Accounting A Course Module on Incorporating Environmental and Social Costs into Traditional Business Accounting Systems Noellette Conway-Schempf, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 1 Overview: This module describes methods for incorporating environmental information into accounting management information systems to allow financial decision makers to include environmental criteria in their decisions. The module is subdivided to permit a progression of detail
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CHAPTER 1 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING IN THE INFORMATION AGE CHAPTER Introduction FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STRESSES ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND PROCEDURES THAT RELATE TO PREPARING REPORTS FOR EXTERNAL USERS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION. IN COMPARISON, MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING STRESSES ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO PREPARING REPORTS FOR INTERNAL USERS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION. THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING IN PLANNING, CONTROL, AND DECISION
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Evolution of Management Accounting: Contemporary Significance and Retrospection Abstract: The management accounting aim in future forecasting, planning and making decisions for the firm. It is also good at cost managing (cost accounting), improving production and management controlling, for example, the Balance Scorecard and Management Control System. What is evolution? The synonym of evolution is development which means the experiences of its past to present, also means history. Thus
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Handbook of Management Accounting Research Volume 3 Edited by CHRISTOPHER S. CHAPMAN Imperial College London, UK ANTHONY G. HOPWOOD University of Oxford, UK MICHAEL D. SHIELDS Michigan State University, USA AMSTERDAM – BOSTON – HEIDELBERG – LONDON – NEW YORK – OXFORD PARIS – SAN DIEGO – SAN FRANCISCO – SINGAPORE – SYDNEY – TOKYO Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK First edition 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of
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Introduction Accounting provides companies with various pieces of information regarding business operations. It is often conducted by a company’s internal accounting department and reviewed by a public accounting firm. Small businesses often have significantly less financial information recorded during the accounting process. However, business owners often review this financial information to determine how well their business is operating. Accounting information can also provide insight on growing
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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management 2th Exam GEOP4335. Chapter 8: Supplier Selection and Evaluation |1. |In today’s competitive environment, progressive firms must be able to produce quality products at reasonable prices. Product | | |quality is a direct result of the _______________ and the ___________. | | |A. management / workforce
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Mid-Term Exam 2 for AP/ADMS 2510 Fall 2015 Sunday November 15th 10:00 am -1:00 pm School of Administrative Studies, YORK UNIVERSITY LA&PS STUDENT NUMBER _______________________ SIGN IN # _________ Section______ First NAME _________________________________ LAST NAME______________________ Instructions • Please turn off your cell phones and place cell phone, books, notes, backpacks, coats, etc. to the side, rear or the front of the classroom before the mid-term examination commences. • Please make
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