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Managerial Accounting for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Mark P Holtzman (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The easy way to master a managerial accounting course Are you enrolled in a managerial accounting class and finding yourself struggling?
- About the Author: Mark P. Holtzman, PhD, CPA, is Chair of the Department of Accounting and Taxation at Seton Hall University.
- 368 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Accounting
- Series Name: For Dummies
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About the Book
This is the go-to study guide to help you easily master the concepts of managerial accounting. Discover the basic concepts, terminology, and methods to identify, measure, and communicate information in pursuit of an organization's goals.Book Synopsis
The easy way to master a managerial accounting courseAre you enrolled in a managerial accounting class and finding yourself struggling? Fear not! Managerial Accounting For Dummies is the go-to study guide to help you easily master the concepts of this challenging course. You'll discover the basic concepts, terminology, and methods to identify, measure, analyze, interpret, and communicate information in the pursuit of an organization's goals.
Tracking to a typical managerial accounting course and packed with easy-to-understand explanations and real-life examples, Managerial Accounting For Dummies explores cost behavior, cost analysis, profit planning and control measures, accounting for decentralized operations, capital budgeting decisions, ethical challenges in managerial accounting, and much more.
- Covers the key concepts and tools needed to communicate accounting information for managerial decision-making within an organization
- Plain-English explanations of managerial accounting terminology and methods
- Tracks to a typical college-level managerial accounting course
Managerial Accounting For Dummies makes it fast and easy to grasp the concepts needed to score your highest in a managerial accounting course.
From the Back Cover
Learn to:
- Interpret accounting information for managerial decision-making
- Discover the basic concepts, terminology, and methods in managerial accounting
- Score your highest in a managerial accounting course
The easy way to master a managerial accounting course
Are you enrolled in a managerial accounting class and finding yourself struggling? Fear not! Managerial Accounting For Dummies is the go-to study guide to help you easily master the concepts of this challenging course. You'll discover the basic concepts, terminology, and methods to identify, measure, analyze, interpret, and communicate information in the pursuit of an organization's goals.
- Managerial Accounting 101 -- get a taste of what managerial accounting is, why it's important, and the important aspects of accounting that every businessperson needs to know
- The world of costs -- discover the nature of different kinds of costs, how they behave, and how they flow through a business's operations
- Put the "I" in decision-making -- find out how to use cost information to make decisions, such as whether to buy equipment, which products to make, and how to set prices
- Back to the future -- get the 4-1-1 on the important role managerial accountants play in planning and budgeting for the future
- Take control -- understand how managerial accountants monitor a company's performance to identify and address problems before they become crises
Open the book and find:
- The role managerial accounting plays in business
- Key tools and concepts needed to communicate accounting information
- Examples illustrating terms, concepts, and formulas
- Foundational information about business, management, and decision-making
- Ten key managerial accounting formulas
- Financial statement ratios to know
About the Author
Mark P. Holtzman, PhD, CPA, is Chair of the Department of Accounting and Taxation at Seton Hall University. He has taught accounting at the college level for 17 years and runs the Accountinator website at www.accountinator.com, which gives practical accounting advice to entrepreneurs.