Week 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is managerial accounting?
A field of accounting that provides
economic and financial information
for managers and other internal users.
Financial statements quarterly and annually ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
Internal users: officers and managers (Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
external users: shareholders, creditors and regulators ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
General purpose ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial accounting
Internal reports: as frequently as needed ( Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
special-purporse for specific decisions ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Managerial accounting
Pertains to business as a whole ( Financial or managerial accounting)
financial
Highly aggregated (condensed) (Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
Limited to double-entry accounting and cost data. ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
Generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP) ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
Pertains to subunits of the business. ( Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
Extends beyond double-entry accounting to any relevant data ( Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
Very detailed ( Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
Standard is relevance to decisions. ( Financial or managerial accounting)
Managerial accounting
No independent audits ( Financial or managerial accounting)
managerial accounting
Audited by CPA (chartered professional accountant) (( Financial or managerial accounting)
Financial
Lego approach
Bricks (concepts) and Structures (decision analyses)
Here: Tasks and Tools
Organizational charts
identify the interrelationships of activities, the delegation of authority and the delegation of responsibility
Line positions
directly involved in the company’s main revenue-generating operating activities
Staff positions
involved in activities that support the efforts of the line employees
Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Methods
Inventory system in which goods are manufactured or purchased just in time for use
Quality/TQM
Increased emphasis on product quality because goods are produced only as needed
Total Quality Management (TQM) -a philosophy of zero defects; all employees participate in managing quality