Cost and Management Accounting An Introduction

The aim of this established and best-selling textbook is to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of cost and management accounting. The book is intended primarily for accounting students who are pursuing a one or two semester basic introductory cost and management accounting course. It covers the basic topics needed on an introductory course in management accounting. Cost and Management Accounting: An Introduction is a companion volume to Management and Cost Accounting, which includes more advanced topics not suitable for introductory courses. Overall, the book is a rigorous, clear and easy-to understand introduction to management accounting, with a tried and tested successful format that has enabled literally thousands of students to pass their exams. - Comprehensive coverage of the needs of first-level management accounting courses - Strong pedagogic emphasis to enable students to learn effectively, viz. - each chapter contains learning objectives, examples, exhibits, self-assessment questions (with answers in the main text), questions (with answers divided between the Students Manual and the Lecturer's Guide), summary, key terms and concepts, recommended reading, r