Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions - Hardcover

Ingram, Robert W.; Albright, Thomas L.; Hill, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 032402441X ISBN 13: 9780324024418

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2000

Synopsis

This book provides a realistic presentation of managerial accounting. Unlike any other text, Ingram presents managerial accounting as a key communication process for management decision making. Additionally, students learn that service-oriented as well as product-oriented organizations apply similar approaches to gain accurate, timely information. Managerial accounting is viewed throughout the book as part of multi-disciplinary management. Accountants are part of a team of interdepartmental managers working together to resolve questions of costing, pricing, and production.

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About the Author

Robert W. Ingram is the Ross-Culverhouse Chair in the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at the University of Alabama. He teaches courses in financial accounting and has been actively involved in course curriculum development. He has served as Director of Education for the American Accounting Association, as a member of the Accounting Education Change Commission, and as editor of Issues in Accounting Education, a journal dedicated to accounting education research. Professor Ingram is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Alabama, he held positions at the University of South Carolina and the University of Iowa, and a visiting appointment at the University of Chicago. His research, which examines financial reporting and accounting education, has been published widely in accounting and business journals. He is the recipient of the National Alumni Association Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award and the Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement in Research Award at the University of Alabama. He has also received the Notable Contribution to Literature Award of the Government and Nonprofit Section of the American Accounting Association and the Award for Excellence and Professional Contributions of the Alabama Association for Higher Education in Business. Professor Ingram is married and has two children. He and his family enjoy sports, travel, reading, music, and art. They live contentedly in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Review

The authors have done an exceptional job of illuminating the "Transfer Pricing" problem. This is the most concise and easy to understand discussion of the topic I have seen.

I have always found the self-study problems a real strength of this text. They enable students to check their understanding immediately, and they also effectively break the chapters down into workable parts.

Any and all of the exercises would help my students and me in understanding the course. They are clearly written and focus on the material in small chunks.

The end of chapter assignments are not only relevant and appropriate, but quite good. The assignments are clearly written and give a wide assortment of choices with regards to difficulty and type for the instructor to use.

I believe chapters 8 ("Management Accounting in a Global Business Environment"), 12 ("A Closer Look at Service Companies"), and 13 ("The Japanese Perspective") give the book its comparative advantage. The quality and depth of coverage in these chapters significantly surpass that of similar books.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 032402441X
• ISBN 13: 9780324024418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 562