This document outlines the chapters of a course on managerial accounting. Chapter 1 discusses responsibility and controllability. Chapter 2 covers flexible budgets, standards for materials and labor, and variance analysis. Chapter 3 examines sales, input, and productivity variances. Chapter 4 analyzes cost-volume-profit relationships. Chapter 5 discusses relevant information, pricing decisions, and special decisions. The document also provides contact information for Africa Beza College in Addis Ababa and several other Ethiopian cities.
This document outlines the chapters of a course on managerial accounting. Chapter 1 discusses responsibility and controllability. Chapter 2 covers flexible budgets, standards for materials and labor, and variance analysis. Chapter 3 examines sales, input, and productivity variances. Chapter 4 analyzes cost-volume-profit relationships. Chapter 5 discusses relevant information, pricing decisions, and special decisions. The document also provides contact information for Africa Beza College in Addis Ababa and several other Ethiopian cities.
This document outlines the chapters of a course on managerial accounting. Chapter 1 discusses responsibility and controllability. Chapter 2 covers flexible budgets, standards for materials and labor, and variance analysis. Chapter 3 examines sales, input, and productivity variances. Chapter 4 analyzes cost-volume-profit relationships. Chapter 5 discusses relevant information, pricing decisions, and special decisions. The document also provides contact information for Africa Beza College in Addis Ababa and several other Ethiopian cities.
2.1. Flexible budgets: Bridget between static budgets and actual results 2.2. Steps in developing a flexible budget 2.3. Standards for material and labor 2.4. The use of variances 2.5. Controllability and variance analysis 1.1.1.Direct Material 1.1.2.Direct Labor 1.1.3.Overheads
Chapter III. Variance: Mix, Yield and Investigation
3.1. Sales Variance 3.1.1. Sales volume variance 3.1.2. Sales quantity and sale mix variance 3.1.3. Market size and market share variance 3.2. Input variance 3.2.1. Direct materials-mix and yield variance 3.2.2. Direct labor-mix and yield variance 3.2.3. Variable overhead-efficiency and spending variance 3.2.4. Production volume variance 3.3. Productivity measurement
Chapter IV: Cost-volume-profit Analysis
4.1. CVP assumptions and terminology 4.2. Break-even analysis uses and techniques 4.3. Using CVP analysis for planning and making decisions 4.4. Effect of sales mix on income 4.5. Limitation of CVP analysis
Chapter V: Relevant information pricing and special decisions
5.1. The role of accounting in special decisions 5.2. Decision making and relevant information 5.3. Pricing decisions and cost management 5.4. Confects between decision-making and performance evaluation