Managerial Accounting is concerned with the use of accounting data for planning, decision-making, and control. The course is intended as an introduction for individuals who will make business decisions, evaluate business units, and evaluate others (or be evaluated) through the use of accounting systems. Topics include: (1) Understanding how costs behave and how to use costs in decision- making; (2) Understanding the nature, purpose and importance of different types of decision-useful managerial accounting information; (3) Understanding fundamental quantitative tools and techniques used to generate decision-useful managerial accounting information for both cost management and managerial control purposes; and (4) Making informed strategic and operational business decisions based on supporting managerial accounting information.

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