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Management Accounting
Management Accounting is the process of
Management analyzing, interpreting, and presenting financial
statements using the statements prepared under
Accounting financial accounting. Management Accounting
assists the managers in the process of decision
making, creation of policy and day-to-day
operations, and strengthening of internal control.

Objectives of Management Accounting Scope of Management Accounting


Performance measurement Financial accounting
Risk measurement Cost accounting
Allocation of business resources Financial management
Timely presentation of financial statements to the Financial statement analysis
management Interpretation of data
Management reporting
Quantitative techniques
Inflation accounting

Financial Accounting Management Accounting


It is intended for external users. It is intended for internal users for
planning, directing, and controlling.
It generates general purpose It generates special purpose financial
financial statements. statements.
It involves precise information. It involves detailed reports.
It covers one accounting period. It is made of interim reports.
It reports past transactions and It reports past transactions and
financial reports of the entire usually compares it with planned
business. operations.
It is required by law. It is required by management.
It must conform to the generally It conforms with rules set by
accepted accounting principles. management.
It is based on objective data. It allows subjective data.

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Which of the following roles belongs to:


Differences between management accounting A. management accounting
and financial accounting B. financial accounting
C. cost accounting
D. none of the above
Which of the following roles belongs to: 1. Preparing a balance sheet.
A. management accounting 2. Preparing a profit forecast by product line.
B. financial accounting 3. Estimating the depreciation expense for a factorys
equipment.
C. cost accounting 4. Monitoring the effects of a quality improvement program.
D. none of the above? 5. Estimating the cost of goods produced.
6. Estimating the cost of a prototype for a new product being
developed.
7. Preparing a sales forecast.
8. Monitoring the effects of a waste reduction program.
9. Preparing a report on customer satisfaction.
10. Preparing an income statement.

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