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Managerial Accounting
C/F/1346. Management Accounting Information in Service-Oriented Organisations
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- 1750
- DATE:
- 2012
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The paper looks at the applicability of management accounting information in various service-oriented organisations. Management accounting techniques are examined including cost-profit-volume analysis, activity-based costing (ABC) method, standard costing and variance analysis, capital budgeting and investment appraisal. Advantages and disadvantages of each method are highlighted.
KEYWORDS: Management Accounting, Service-Oriented Organisations,
C/B/4313. Why do airlines charge for baggage
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- 1800
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper aims to identify the reasons why airlines charge for baggage. The paper also aims to examine how strategic management accounting (SMA) applied to this topic. The four different elements of cost that relate to baggage are assessed, and the paper outlines the reasons why SMA has been chosen. The strategies that different airlines use are discussed, like Southwest airlines and Ryanair. The paper identifies the different options that may make airlines charge for baggage.
KEYWORDS: Baggage, airline, strategic management accounting, SMA, Southwest airlines, Ryanair,
C/F/1333. Analysis of effective working capital management. Case studies Alliance Boots and the Home Retail Group
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- 2350
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines working capital, and aims to assess the ways that businesses can manage this. The paper begins by providing the background to the effective management of working capital in great detail. The paper then introduces the case studies of Alliance Boots, beauty and pharmaceutical retail company, and the Home Retail Group, a furniture retail company. The next section of the paper identifies and describes the most common measures of effective working capital management. These include Days working capital ratio, Cash conversion efficiency, Days sales outstanding, Days Payable Outstanding, and Asset turnover. All of these ratios are applied to the case studies, and the paper concludes by comparing the two.
KEYWORDS: Working capital, Alliance Boots, Home Retail Group, Days working capital ratio, Cash conversion efficiency, Days sales outstanding, Days Payable Outstanding, Asset turnover,
C/F/1318. Use of Management Accounting Techniques in Tesco and Sainsbury's
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- 1550
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the management accounting techniques used by the UK supermarket chains Tesco and Sainsbury’s in response to the onset of the recent economic recession and credit crunch. Benefits and limitations of management accounting in both companies are identified.
KEYWORDS: Management accounting techniques, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, recession, credit crunch,
C/F/1310. Use of incremental budgeting and balanced scorecard in performance management
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- 980
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper looks at incremental budgeting explaining its features, outlining its weaknesses and examining whether it can be used as a HRM tool. Budgetary process in Northumbria Country Foods is considered suggesting possible improvements and discussing the use of balanced scorecard as a tool of performance appraisal.
KEYWORDS: incremental budgeting, balanced scorecard, performance management, Northumbria Country Foods,
C/F/1301. Activity Based Costing at Halifax
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- 2450
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses cost accounting practices used at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) focusing on the method of activity based costing (ABC) and conducting a quantitative analysis of ABC compared to traditional absorption costing of Halifax’s products. ABC method is evaluated with reference to academic research in economics and business practices in budget calculations, the strengths and weaknesses of ABC are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Activity Based Costing, ABC, Halifax, budgeting,
C/F/1299. Financial vs. Management Accounting
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- 2750
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the differences between financial and managerial accounting explaining the meaning and origins of the accounting concept, and tracing the changes in management accounting practices that have taken place in the UK. Conclusions are made about the roles of financial accounting and management accounting in organisations.
KEYWORDS: Financial accounting, management accounting,
C/F/1286. Strategic management accounting at Zebra
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- 3050
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
This paper examines Zebra Ltd, supplier of car accessories, and aims to discuss their strategic management accounting (SMA) practices. Traditional costing at Zebra is evaluated, and the paper then examines modern costing systems. Performance indicators at Zebra are discussed, and the paper then introduces another case study, BOREALIS’, a producer of plastics. The paper examines the budget policy used there, and discusses the findings to provide recommendations for Zebra.
KEYWORDS: Zebra Ltd, strategic management accounting, SMA, Traditional costing, modern costing systems, Performance indicators, BOREALIS!,
C/F/1272. An examination of accounting research
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- 1800
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines accounting research, and focuses on examining the works of Watts, R and Zimmerman, J (1978). The paper begins by discussing the reasons for adopting a positive accounting theory, and follows by discussing the arguments put forward by the study. Topics like taxes, regulation, political costs, information production, and managing a compensation plan. The way in which the authors criticise the positive (predictive) accounting theories is examined before conclusions are made.
KEYWORDS: accounting research, R. Watts, J. Zimmerman, positive accounting theory, taxes, regulation, political costs, information production, accounting theories,
C/F/1267. An examination of the changes in managerial accounting
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- 1950
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines the recent changes in managerial accounting, and focuses on discussing activity based costing. The paper identifies the history of change in this field, as well as the new technologies that have been put forward. Developments in the different theories of managerial accounting are discussed, and the paper then analyses activity based costing.
KEYWORDS: Managerial accounting, activity based costing!,
C/F/1265. Proposal. An examination of the decline of managerial accounting in the financial services industry
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- 1700
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This research proposal focuses on management accounting in the financial services industry. The proposal begins by outlining the value and necessity of the study, and discusses the objectives. The study aims to examine the reasons why there has been a decline in the popularity of managerial accounting within the financial services sector. The proposal carries out a preliminary review of the proposed literature before conclusions are made.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, management accounting, managerial accounting, financial services!,
C/F/1237. Is activity based costing worth the effort?
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- 400
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
This paper examines whether activity based costing is worth the effort or not. The paper does this by identifying aspects of the procedure in terms of positive and negative characteristics.
KEYWORDS: Activity based costing, effort!,
C/F/1231. Managerial decision making: quantitative methods
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- 3300
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines quantitative techniques used to make managerial decisions related to sales forecasts, development of distribution and delivery schedules and the purchasing of new machinery. Differences between sold product ranges and the profits made in various parts of the country are explained, the methods of investment appraisal are described.
KEYWORDS: Managerial decision, quantitative methods, forecast, investment appraisal,
C/F/1229. Aspects of financial planning: budgeting, pricing and investment appraisal
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- 3600
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines the role and functions of financial planning in organisations describing the work of cost centres, explaining the difference between types of cost, and offering a handout on the process of budget setting, budget planning and control, types of budget, methods of pricing, techniques of investment appraisal, etc.
KEYWORDS: financial planning, budgeting, pricing, investment appraisal,
C/B/3977. Lofty Heights: approaches to managerial and financial accounting
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- 2550
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper reports on the performance of Lofty Heights, a UK company that specialises in loft conversion, analysing the factors behind the company growth including the change from an entrepreneurial to a functional structure, managerial accounting and cost allocations, financial accounting and the treatment of items in financial statements.
KEYWORDS: Loft conversion, managerial accounting, financial accounting, Lofty Heights,
C/F/1221. Managerial accounting and decision making in N&F
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- 2750
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of managerial accounting in the UK manufacturing company N&F presenting statistical analysis of the correlation between their sales and profits, exploring the accuracy of sales forecasts, evaluating the benefits of intermediate storage facilities in the distribution process, considering the replacement of depreciated machinery, etc.
KEYWORDS: Managerial accounting, decision making, N&F,
C/F/1220. Managerial accounting: definitions and examples
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- 1100
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the importance of the management accounting function explaining the meaning of relevant costs, irrelevant costs, and revenue with regard to decision making about strategic management accounting. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the theoretical points using a case study of a fictitious company Jessup Ltd.
KEYWORDS: Relevant costs, irrelevant costs, revenue, strategic management accounting, Jessup,
C/F/1216. At what level of difficulty should budgets be set?
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- 900
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper looks into various aspects of budgeting providing the definition of budgeting, explaining its functions, highlighting advantages and disadvantages of budgeting, explaining the possible benefits of non-budgeting management, and outlining the levels at which budgeting can be applied. A 7-slide presentation of the paper is supplied in a separate file.
KEYWORDS: budgeting,
C/F/1215. Standard Costing in Modern Business Environment
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- 2300
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the role of cost accounting in modern organisations examining the advantages and disadvantages of standard costing, comparing its use at the manufacturing stage and at the design stage, discussing the impacts of technological advances on current manufacturing environments, and highlighting the importance of cost leadership.
KEYWORDS: Standard costing, cost accounting, manufacturing,
C/F/1213. Methods of assessing organisation's performance
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- 1600
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the tools of assessing organisation’s performance explaining the role of financial ratios as indicators of the efficient use of capital resources and highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of ratio analysis. The method of Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) as a more holistic approach to financial information.
KEYWORDS: organisation’s performance, financial ratios, Capital Asset Pricing Model, CAMP,
C/F/1205. Management accounting: budgeting and investment appraisal of Productions Solutions' projects
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- 2150
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks into the techniques of management accounting using the example of Productions Solutions Ltd to compute their cash budget, explain the functions and weaknesses, and perform an investment appraisal of their projects employing the methods of payback period, accounting rate of return, internal rate of return, and net present value. Recommendations are suggested about the viability of the company’s projects.
KEYWORDS: Budgeting, investment appraisal, Productions Solutions,
C/F/1199. An examination of management accounting at PACE
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines management accounting in relation to PACE, and begins by presenting information on the theory regarding management accounting. This is followed by an assessment of management accounting techniques at PACE, namely ratio analysis, business forecasting and cost controlling techniques. The paper concludes by summarising the strengths and weaknesses of the analysis.
KEYWORDS: Management accounting, management accounting techniques, PACE, ration analysis, business forecasting, cost controlling techniques,
C/F/1192. Credit management control for an SME expanding to South Africa
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- 2800
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper discusses the factors that influence credit management for a fictional SME company in regards to their expansion to South Africa (S.A). The paper aims to assess the factors that influence the credit management for ABC for the S.A clientele, to provide suggestions for the development of the credit management system through the use of banking transactions, and to recommend potential modes of payment for the prospective customers in S.A. The paper achieves these objectives by examining the appropriate literature in detail.
KEYWORDS: Credit management, SME, South Africa, banking,
C/F/1190. Cash Flow Productivity at PepsiCo: Communicating Value to Retailers. Harvard Business School case study
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- 2100
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper analyses the Harvard Business School case study Cash Flow Productivity at PepsiCo: Communicating Value to Retailers by F. Asis Martinez-Jerez and Lisa Brem. The paper aims to examine how various metrics can affect distribution systems, as well as assessing the relationships between suppliers and customers. A variety of distribution systems are analysed, like warehousing distribution systems and direct-store distribution systems. The paper then goes on to explain the relationship between suppliers and customers. This paper also comes with a spreadsheet containing data relevant to the study.
KEYWORDS: Harvard Business School, cash flow productivity, PepsiCo, metrics, distribution systems, suppliers, customers, warehousing distribution systems, direct-store distribution systems,
C/F/1177. Profit and sales revenue maximisation at Shamrock Components Plc
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- 1600
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines Shamrock Components Plc in reference to managerial behaviour theories of profit and sales revenue maximisation. The paper introduces the scenario in which the company in question is approached to partake in a joint venture. Profit maximisation and sales revenue maximisation are examined individually, and the theory behind both are then applied to Shamrock Components Plc.
KEYWORDS: Shamrock Components Plc, managerial behaviour, profit maximisation, sales revenue maximisation,
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