Heather Hollick - Curriculum Vitae -

A comprehensive introduction to the principles and procedures involved in cost accounting with a focus on the use of accounting information in strategic profitability analysis and management control systems.

Managerial accounting offered an introduction to the major accounting reports and procedures that are designed to serve the needs of corporate managers.

Key Topics:

Cost accounting terminology and classification systems
Alternative costing systems
Job order and process costing
Overhead allocation
Activity based costing
Outsourcing
Economic value added
The balanced scorecard
The uses, misuses, advantages and disadvantages of cost accounting information