AE Managerial Accounting,
17th Edition

1. Introduction to Managerial Accounting.
2. Job Order Costing.
3. Process Costing.
4. Activity-Based Costing.
5. Support Department and Joint Cost Allocation.
6. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
7. Variable Costing for Management Analysis.
8. Budgeting.
9. Evaluating Variances from Standard Costs.
10. Evaluating Decentralized Operations.
11. Differential Analysis and Product Pricing.
12. Capital Investment Analysis.
13. Lean Manufacturing and Activity Analysis.
14. The Balanced Scorecard and Sustainability.
15. Statement of Cash Flows.
16. Financial Statement Analysis.
Appendix A: Present Value Tables.
Appendix B: Nike Inc., Selected Excerpts from Form 10-K (May 31, 2023).
Glossary.
Index.

• Carl S. Warren

  Dr. Carl S. Warren is professor emeritus of accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. For more than 25 years, Dr. Warren has taught all levels of accounting courses with a primary focus on introductory of accounting and auditing. Dr. Warren has taught classes at the University of Iowa, Michigan State University and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his B.A.A. and M.A. from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous articles in professional journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accountancy, The CPA Journal and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. Dr. Warren’s outside interests include handball, backpacking, skiing, hiking, fly-fishing and golf. He also spends as much time as possible visiting with his five grandchildren (two sets of twins). Dr. Warren resides in Bozeman, Montana.

• Jefferson P. Jones

  Dr. Jefferson P. Jones is associate professor of accounting in the School of Accountancy at Auburn University, where he teaches financial accounting and applied financial research. He received his Bachelor’s in Accounting and his Master of Accountancy degrees from Auburn University and his Ph.D. from Florida State University. Dr. Jones has received numerous teaching awards, including the Auburn University Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teaching Award (12 times), the Auburn University Outstanding Master of Accountancy Professor Teaching Award (five times), the Auburn University Outstanding Distance Master of Accountancy Teaching Award (three times) and the Auburn University College of Business McCartney Teaching Award and the Lowder Teaching Award. In addition, he has made numerous presentations around the country on research and pedagogical issues. Dr. Jones has public accounting experience as an auditor with Deloitte and Touche, holds a C.P.A. certificate in the state of Alabama (inactive) and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Alabama Society of CPAs (ASCPA). His research interests focus on financial accounting, specifically investigating the quality of reported accounting information and accounting education. He has published articles in numerous journals, including Advances in Accounting, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Issues in Accounting Education, International Journal of Forecasting and The CPA Journal. When not at work, Dr. Jones enjoys traveling, playing golf and watching college football.

• William B. Tayler

  Dr. William B. Tayler is the Robert J. Smith Professor of Accountancy in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University (BYU). Dr. Tayler is an internationally renowned, award-winning accounting teacher and researcher. He has presented his work as an invited speaker at universities and conferences across the globe. Dr. Tayler earned a Ph.D. and a master’s degree at Cornell University, and a master’s and an undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University, graduating with honors. He teaches in BYU’s Executive M.B.A. Program and in BYU’s School of Accountancy, one of the top-ranked accounting programs in the world. Dr. Tayler has also taught at Cornell University and Emory University and has received multiple teaching awards. Dr. Tayler is a Certified Management Accountant and a consultant specializing in cost accounting, performance measurement, and incentive compensation. His work has been published in top journals, including Accounting Horizons, Accounting, Organizations and Society, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Harvard Business Review, IMA Educational Case Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association-Internal Medicine, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Finance, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Review of Financial Studies and Strategic Finance. Dr. Tayler serves as an editor for Behavioral Research in Accounting and is on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Management Accounting Research and Accounting, Organizations and Society. He is also director of the Institute of Management Accountants Research Foundation.

• Using Data Analytics examples and Take It Further Data Analytics cases requires students to analyze and develop reports in CNOWv2, using Excel and Tableau.

• Analysis for Decision Making sections and Make a Decision homework activities use real companies to emphasize how businesses use accounting information to make decisions.

• A unique schema, or concept roadmap, illustrates what students are going to learn and how it is connected to the big picture of financial and managerial accounting concepts.

• Each chapter begins with a new Why Is This Important? feature, which explains the importance of the chapter’s content to students’ daily lives and future careers.

• Updated Business Insight features within each chapter show students how accounting is important to businesses with which they are familiar.

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examination questions adapt questions from past CMA exams to correspond with the chapter's content and equip students for testing success.

• Chapter 19 (Support Department and Joint Cost Allocation) and Chapter 28 (The Balanced Scorecard and Sustainability) address priority managerial accounting issues.

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