As the long-time best-seller, Garrison has helped guide close to 3 million
students through managerial accounting since it was first published.
It identifies the three functions managers must
perform within their organizations"plan operations, control activities, and make
decisions"and explains what accounting information is necessary for these functions,
how to collect it, and how to interpret it.
Garrison's Managerial Accounting, is known for its accuracy and
rigor. It is also unique in that the authors write the most important supplements that
accompany the book: solutions manual, test bank, instructor's manual, and study guide.
Ray H. Garrison is emeritus professor of accounting at Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah. He received his BS and MS degrees from Brigham Young University and his DBA
degree from Indiana University.
Eric W. Noreen is a globe-trotting academic who has held appointments at
institutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is emeritus professor of
accounting at the University of Washington.
Peter C. Brewer is a professor in the Department of Accountancy at Miami
University, Oxford, Ohio. He holds a BS degree in accounting from Penn State University,
an MS degree in accounting from the University of Virginia, and a PhD from the University
of Tennessee.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment
Chapter 2: Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts
Chapter 3: Systems Design: Job-Order Costing
Chapter 4: Systems Design: Process Costing
Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use
Chapter 6: Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
Chapter 7: Variable Costing: A Tool for Management
Chapter 8: Activity-Based Costing: A Tool to Aid Decision Making
Chapter 9: Profit Planning
Chapter 10: Flexible Budgets and Performance Analysis
Chapter 11: Standard Costs and Operating Performance Measures
Chapter 12: Segment Reporting, Decentralization, and the Balanced Scorecard
Chapter 13: Relevant Costs for Decision Making
Chapter 14: Capital Budgeting Decisions
Chapter 15: "How Well Am I Doing" Statement of Cash Flows
Chapter 16: "How Well Am I Doing" Financial Statement Analysis
Appendix A: Pricing Products and Services
Appendix B: Profitability Analysis
896 pages, Paperback