ACG 2071- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 27 pages long!)
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Objective 1-1: ide(cid:374)tify ma(cid:374)ager"s three mai(cid:374) respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilities: planning: Chapter 1 notes: forward-looking view to turn goals into financial statements, directing, telling staff what needs to be done in order to achieve the plan, controlling, tracking performance against financial statements (budget vs actual) Why we should care about managerial accounting: this knowledge is important regardless of your major, studying business practices that all businesspeople must know. Objective 1-3: describe the roles & skills required of management accountants. Objective 1-5: discuss business trends and regulations affecting management. Asset on the balance sheet: move into cost of services when completed. Success: company must consider all the costs incurred in the value chain & how actions taken in one area impact another in order to set competitive & profitable selling prices. What is a cost object: a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g you"(cid:396)e t(cid:396)yi(cid:374)g to fi(cid:374)d the cost of, sales costs = profit, less cost = more profit.