Introduction to Management Accounting (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Michael L. Werner (Author), Kumen H. Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 7, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0130327506 | ISBN-13: 978-0130327505 | Edition: 2

For Introduction to Management Accounting Classes. This introduction to management accounting and its significant role in making sound business decisions teaches students how to be wise users, not necessarily preparers of accounting information--a strong user-based approach that's endorsed and supported by the AECC. The authors present accounting information in a broader business context--emphasizing what accounting information is, why it is important, and how it is used to make economic decisions.

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"This is my favorite Management Accounting text today... I find that the Werner/Jones text is perfect for my class—it provides all the material we need in a text that is easy (and almost fun!) to read." — Mark Bettini, University of California-Berkeley

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Mike Werner and Kumen Jones have crafted an exciting text designed to meet the needs of those faculty and students who are eager to embrace a user perspective in first-year accounting.

Introduction to Management Accounting: A User Perspective, Second Edition, maintains the authors' well-received user approach and places a strong emphasis on decision making. Other unique features include:

• NEW—Separate Chapter on Cost Allocation and ABC (Chapter 4).
• User-Driven Approach to Cost Behavior (Chapters 5 and 6). NEW—Section on using Microsoft Excel for charting and analyzing mixed costs (Chapter 5).
• NEW—Section in the capital budgeting chapter (Chapter 8) on using financial calculators for future value and present value calculations.
• Distinctive Presentation of the Operating Budget (Chapter 9). Part I describes the importance and uses of the operating budget and compares/contrasts various approaches to preparation. Part II shows step-by-step preparation of the budgets that comprise the operating budget and details the use of the operating budget in the overall management process.
• Unique Chapter on Evaluating Performance (Chapter 11) discusses evaluation methods; centralized and decentralized management styles; business segments; return on investment and residual income; the balanced scorecard and nonfinancial measures, such as quality, customer satisfaction, employee morale, employee safety, efficiency, and just-in-time philosophy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (September 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130327506
• ISBN-13: 978-0130327505
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Introduction to Management Accounting (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I had to buy this for school. It was easy to understand and informative...not really much else to say.