Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making

by Jerry J. Weygandt

Many corporate managers struggle to see the relevance of accounting in their everyday responsibilities. Weygandt shows them how managerial accounting information fits in the larger context of business so they are better able to understand the important concepts. The new Do It! feature reinforces the basics by providing quick-hitting examples of brief exercises. The chapters also incorporate the All About You (AAY) feature as well as the Accounting Across the Organization (AAO) boxes that highlight the impact of accounting concepts. With these features, readers will have numerous opportunities to think about what they have just read and then apply that knowledge to sample problems.

Genres: School, Business, Accounting, Textbooks, Nonfiction

640 pages, Hardcover

First published April 19, 1999

About the author

Jerry J. Weygandt, PhD, CPA, is Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor of Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Illinois. Articles by Professor Weygandt have appeared in the Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accountancy, and other academic and professional journals. These articles have examined such financial reporting issues as accounting for price-level adjustments, pensions, convertible securities, stock option contracts, and interim reports. Professor Weygandt is author of other accounting and financial reporting books and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Wisconsin Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on numerous committees of the American Accounting Association and as a member of the editorial board of the Accounting Review; he also has served as President and Secretary-Treasurer of the American Accounting Association. He is the recipient of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Outstanding Educator's Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001 he received the American Accounting Association's Outstanding Accounting Educator Award.

Reviews

[Dorey · Rating 4 out of 5]

As good as it can be for a school book. I loved the online version. It had PowerPoint slides for each section that covered what that section would be about. Helped make the information easier to understand.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t bring myself to rate a textbook more than 3 stars, but I would say this is about 3.5 stars. The ebook textbook is so very user friendly. Mostly the ease of use can be contributed to the WileyPlus platform. I really enjoyed all the interactive problems and the fact that the homework has little videos for you to practice the solutions in a step by step process. I enjoyed being able to complete my exams through this platform as well. Overall this is a great book to help you learn Cost Accounting; flexible budgets, incremental analysis, responsibility reports etc.

[Corina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had fun in Accounting and was even considering in minoring or switching my concentration to that area of business, but then I reached managerial, and that was when I was slapped back into reality.

[connie p · Rating 3 out of 5]

great