Advanced Management Accounting Problems

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages xvii-xvii
Standard Costing and Matrix Algebra....Pages 1-9
Stochastic Process Costing....Pages 10-26
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Partial Balance Aging Method....Pages 27-34
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Modified Total Balance Aging Method....Pages 35-43
Linear Programming and Decisions on Internal v. External Purchases of Services....Pages 45-51
Linear Programming, Opportunity Losses and ex post Budgeting....Pages 52-68
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming....Pages 69-78
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming with Purchasable Intermediate Products and Joint Final Products....Pages 79-85
Use of Information Theory to Isolate Substantial Variances....Pages 86-96
The Single-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 97-108
The Multi-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 109-122
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Decision Theory....Pages 123-131
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Satisficing with Short Product Lives....Pages 132-144
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Choice Among Combinations of Products....Pages 145-152
Short-term Investment of Cash Balances....Pages 153-168
Payments Netting in Multinational Cash Management....Pages 169-176
The Learning Curve and Financial Planning....Pages 177-189
Joint Product Decisions....Pages 190-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Standard Costing and Matrix Algebra....Pages 205-207
Stochastic Process Costing....Pages 208-210
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Partial Balance Aging Method....Pages 211-212
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Modified Total Balance Aging Method....Pages 213-215
Linear Programming and Decisions on Internal v. External Purchases of Services....Pages 216-217
Linear Programming, Opportunity Losses and ex post Budgeting....Pages 218-221
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming....Pages 222-225
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming with Purchasable Intermediate Products and Joint Final Products....Pages 226-228
Use of Information Theory to Isolate Substantial Variances....Pages 229-230
The Single-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 231-233
The Multi-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 234-235
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Decision Theory....Pages 236-237
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Satisficing with Short Product Lives....Pages 238-240
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Choice Among Combinations of Products....Pages 241-242
Short-term Investment of Cash Balances....Pages 243-246
Payments Netting in Multinational Cash Management....Pages 247-248
The Learning Curve and Financial Planning....Pages 249-251
Joint Product Decisions....Pages 252-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Standard Costing and Matrix Algebra....Pages 257-261
Stochastic Process Costing....Pages 262-265
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Partial Balance Aging Method....Pages 266-269
Credit Management and Markov Chains: Modified Total Balance Aging Method....Pages 270-274
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Linear Programming and Decisions on Internal v. External Purchases of Services....Pages 275-277
Linear Programming, Opportunity Losses and ex post Budgeting....Pages 278-282
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming....Pages 283-287
Input-Output Analysis and Linear Programming with Purchasable Intermediate Products and Joint Final Products....Pages 288-292
Use of Information Theory to Isolate Substantial Variances....Pages 293-295
The Single-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 296-300
The Multi-period Cost Variance Investigation Decision....Pages 301-302
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Decision Theory....Pages 303-305
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Satisficing with Short Product Lives....Pages 306-309
Stochastic Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Choice Among Combinations of Products....Pages 310-313
Short-term Investment of Cash Balances....Pages 314-321
Payments Netting in Multinational Cash Management....Pages 322-325
The Learning Curve and Financial Planning....Pages 326-332
Joint Product Decisions....Pages 333-338
Back Matter....Pages 339-359