The emphasis of this title is on teaching students to use accounting information in managing an organization. The text is known for its coverage of contemporary topics, its balanced use of service, retail, nonprofit and manufacturing companies, its use of chapter focus companies, and its writing style. Each chapter is written around a realistic business that guides the reader through the topics of that chapter. Students learn about the issues facing service, nonprofit, retail and manufacturing firms and about the managerial practices that the businesses use. There is significant coverage of contemporary topics such as activity-based costing, target costing, and the value chain, while also including traditional topics such as job-order costing, budgeting and performance evaluation.
- ISBN10 0070289638
- ISBN13 9780070289635
- Publish Date 1 January 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 November 2004
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw Hill Higher Education
- Format Paperback
- Language English