Chapter 1 Flashcards
- application of appropriate technique and concept to economic data
management accounting
- process of identification, measurement, accumulation, analysis, preparation, interpretation, and communication of financial information
management accounting
- concerned with providing information to managers and inside the organization
management accounting
- concerned primarily with providing information to internal manager who are charged to planning and controlling the operation
management accounting
- data accumulation which enables both internal and external parties to evaluate organization performance
scorekeeping
- helps the manager to focus on operating problems.
- commonly associated with current planning and contoll
Interpreting and report of information
- quantification of the relative merit of possible course
problem solving
- provides a system which allows management to receive necessary information
management accounting
- setting of goals
- various ways to meet the goals
planning
- evaluation of whether actual performance
controlling
- determine of predictive information
decision making
a key activity for all companies
planning
the plans of management are often expressed formally
budgets
cash budget, capital budgets and projected sfp are example which accounting can make
resource planning
evaluating performance of manager and the operation
control
who evaluated to determined how their performance should be rewarded or punished
managers
cost variance analysis, financial statements analysis, gross profit variance analysis are
accounting control reports
the report used to evaluate the performance of manager and operations are refer to
performance reports
what is the manager follow principles when using performance report
management of exception
play the important role in the control process
company plans
- is an integral part of the planning and control process
- made to reward or punish to managers
Decision making
- involves the systematic recording of business transaction by a body of IFRS
Financial reporting
- concerned with financial information to person within organization
Management accounting
Difference of FA and MA as to objective
FA: provide data to internal and external
MA: only internal
Difference of FA and MA as to compliance with IFRS
FA: accordance to IFRS
MA: not using IFRS
Difference of FA and MA as to emphasis on the future
FA: using past financial transaction
MA: strong future orientation
Difference of FA and MA as to relevance and flexibility of data
FA: historical data are prepared
MA: special reports include both historical data and projected data are prepared