Table Of ContentMODULE I: INTRODUCTION AND FRAMEWORK CHAPTER 1: ACCOUNTING: INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING AND ESTIMATING COSTS AND BENEFITS CHAPTER 3: COST FLOWS AND COST TERMINOLOGY MODULE II: SHORT-TERM PLANNING AND CONTROL: MAXIMIZING CONTRIBUTION CHAPTER 4: TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING FIXED AND VARIABLE COSTS CHAPTER 5: COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS CHAPTER 6: DECISION MAKING IN THE SHORT TERM CHAPTER 7: OPERATING BUDGETS: BRIDGING PLANNING AND CONTROL CHAPTER 8: BUDGETARY CONTROL AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS MODULE III: LONG-TERM PLANNING AND CONTROL: MAXIMIZING PROFIT CHAPTER 9: COST ALLOCATIONS CHAPTER 10: ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING & MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 11: CAPITAL BUDGETING CHAPTER 12: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN DECENTRALIZED ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 13: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CONTROL MODULE IV: COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS CHAPTER 14: JOB-COSTING SYSTEMS CHAPTER 15: PROCESS-COSTING SYSTEMS CHAPTER 16: REFINING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT ACTIVITY AND DUAL-RATE ALLOCATIONS
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