PART 1: Setting the Strategic Foundation: The Importance of Analysing and Managing Costs Cost Management and Strategic Decision Making: Evaluating Opportunities and Leading Change Product Costing Concepts and Systems Cost estimation PART 2: Activity-Based Management Activity-Based Costing Systems Customer Profitability and Activity-Based Management Managing Quality and Time to Create Value PART 3: Planning and Decision Making Cost Management and Short-Term Decision Making Strategic Investment Decisions Budgeting and Financial Planning PART 4: Product Costing and Cost Allocation Job and Order Costing Joint Product and Process Cost Systems Managing and Allocating Support Service Costs PART 5: Performance Measurement and Management Analysis and Management of Cost Variances Organizational Design, Responsibility Accounting and Evaluation of Divisional Performance Transfer Pricing Strategy, Balanced Scorecards, and Incentive Systems |