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MANAGERIAL
ACCOUNTING
Creating Value in a
Dynamic Business Environment
Seventh Edition
Ronald W. Hilton
Cornell University
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING: CREATING VALUE IN A DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

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Managerial accounting : creating value in a dynamic business environment / Ronald W.
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A MARKET LEADER FOR SIX EDITIONS,
HILTON CONTINUES THAT TRADITION
OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ronald W. Hilton
Professor Hilton tours a microchip

production facility located outside
Taipei, Taiwan. In recent years,
Professor Hilton has consulted with
practicing managerial accountants
throughout the world.
is a Professor of Accounting
at Cornell University. With bachelors and masters degrees
in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University, he
received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.
A Cornell faculty member since 1977, Professor Hilton
also has taught accounting at Ohio State and the University
of Florida, where he held the position of Walter J. Matherly
Professor of Accounting. Prior to pursuing his doctoral
studies, Hilton worked for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and
Company and served as an officer in the United States Air
Force.
Professor Hilton is a member of the Institute of
Management Accountants and has been active in the
American Accounting Association. He has served as
associate editor of The Accounting Review and as a
member of its editorial board. Hilton also has served on the
editorial board of the Journal of Management Accounting
Research. He has been a member of the
resident faculties of both the Doctoral
Consortium and the New Faculty Consortium
sponsored by the American Accounting
Association.
With wide-ranging research interests, Hilton
has published articles in many journals,
including the Journal of Accounting
Research, The Accounting Review,
Management Science, Decision Sciences,
The Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization, Contemporary Accounting
Research, and the Journal of Mathematical
Psychology. He also has published a
monograph in the AAA Studies in Accounting Research
series, and he is a co-author of Cost Management:
Strategies for Business Decisions, Budgeting: Profit
Planning and Control, and Cost Accounting: Concepts and
Managerial Applications. Professor Hiltons current research
interests focus on contemporary cost management systems
and international issues in managerial accounting. In recent
years, he has toured manufacturing facilities and consulted
with practicing managerial accountants in North America,
Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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BRINGING REAL-WORLD FOCUS TO
Managerial Accounting.
The world of business is changing dramatically.
As a result, the role of managerial accounting
is very different than it was even a decade
ago. Today, managerial accountants serve as
internal business consultants, working side-byside in cross-functional teams with managers
from all areas of the organization. For a
thorough understanding of managerial
accounting, students should not only be able to
produce accounting information, but also
understand how managers are likely to use
and react to the information.
The goal of Managerial Accounting is to
acquaint students of business with the
fundamental tools of management accounting
and to promote their understanding of the
dramatic ways in which the field is changing.
The emphasis throughout the text is on using
accounting information to help manage an
organization.
Major strength is how it relates managerial accounting to the

general management function and reveals the managerial
accountant as an important member of the management
team.
Linda C. Bowen,
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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YOUR MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING CLASS
Focus Companies.
Focus Companies provide a powerful strategy for
fostering learning, and Hiltons integration of focus
companies throughout the text is unmatched by any
other managerial accounting book. Each chapter
introduces important managerial accounting topics
within the context of a realistic company. Students
see the immediate impact of managerial accounting
decisions on companies and gain exposure to
different types of organizations.
Balanced.
Hiltons Managerial Accounting offers the most
balanced coverage of manufacturing and service
companies. He recognizes that students will be
working in a great variety of business environments
and will benefit from exposure to diverse types of
companies. Hilton uses a wide variety of examples
from retail, service, manufacturing, and nonprofit
organizations.
Contemporary.
Hilton continues to be the leader in presenting the
most contemporary coverage of managerial
accounting topics. The traditional tools of managerial
accounting such as product costing and budgeting
have been updated with current approaches. New
topics such as environmental cost management and
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been added.
The company story acts as a hook to get

students interested in the chapter material.
Michele Matherly,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
In today's world, it is important to teach the

student from a standpoint of a variety of
different business organizations. Hilton does a
great job of diversifying his material among
various types of business organizations.
Marilyn Ciolino,
Delgado Community College
Perhaps what sets Hilton apart from the

competition is its recognition that the
world consists of more than
manufacturing firms, and that managerial
accounting plays a significant role in
service and not-for-profit organizations.
Lanny Solomon,
University of Missouri Kansas City
Flexible.
Managerial Accounting is written in a modular format
allowing topics to be covered in the order you want.
For example, Chapter 17 covers absorption, variable
and throughput costing. Many instructors like to cover
this topic early in the course. So, Chapter 17 is
written so that it can be assigned right after Chapter
3. A table showing the text's flexibility is in the
Instructor's Resource Manual.
The book goes beyond covering the basics and

organizes and integrates contemporary topics nicely.
Harrison McCraw,
State University of West Georgia
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How Does Managerial Accounting: Creating
Value in a Dynamic Business Environment

Bring the Real World into Your Classroom?
FOCUS COMPANIES
Students need to see the relevance of
managerial accounting information in order
to actively engage in learning the material.
Ron Hilton found that by using Focus
Companies to illustrate concepts, students
immediately saw the significance of the
material and became excited about the
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content. Hiltons integration of Focus

Companies throughout the text is
unmatched by any other managerial
accounting textbook. Each chapter
introduces important managerial topics
within the context of a realistic company.
Whenever the Focus Company is
presented in the chapter, its logo is shown
so the student sees its application to the
text topic.
CONTRAST COMPANIES
New to this edition, a Contrast Company is
now introduced in each chapter. In most
cases these highlight an industry different
from that of the Focus Company. This
feature allows even greater emphasis on
service-industry firms and other nonmanufacturing environments. The Focus
Companies and Contrast Companies are
listed on the front endpapers.
THIS CHAPTERS FOCUS COMPANY

is The Walt Disney Company. This entertainment services company is a giant in the industry with theme
parks, feature film studios, animation studios, television broadcasting, hotels and resorts, and retail stores.
Using the Walt Disney Company as an illustration, we
will introduce the field of managerial accounting. We
will explore how managerial accountants work in partnership with managers to add value to the organization. The major themes of managerial accounting also
are introduced, and we will return to them throughout
the book.
Each chapter is built around a focus

company, in which the chapters key points
are illustrated. This chapters focus is on
The Walt Disney Company. The focus
companies in subsequent chapters are
not real companies, but they are realistic
scenarios built on actual company
practices. Whenever the focus company
is discussed in the chapter, the company
logo appears in the margin.
Walt D isney
Company
IN CONTRAST
to the entertainment services setting of
The Walt Disney Company, we will turn
our attention to Gap, Inc. This major
clothing retailer has over 3,000 stores
around the world, which sell Gap,
Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Forth &
Towne apparel. We will explore Gaps
value chain, which is the set of linked,
value-creating activities, ranging from
securing basic raw materials and energy
to the ultimate delivery of products and
services. As a retailer, Gap focuses on
apparel design, marketing, and sales. All
manufacturing of its clothing lines is
contracted out to garment manufacturers
throughout the world.
Each chapter also includes a contrast company. In most cases, the contrast company will present a key chapter topic
in an industry that is different from that of the focus company. In this chapter, the focus company (Walt Disney) is an
entertainment services company, whereas the contrast company (The Gap) is a fashion retailer.
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REAL-WORLD FOCUS
The Ethical Climate of Business and the Role of the Accountant
Who among us is not shocked and dismayed by the seemingly endless stream of corporate scandals that we have experienced over the past few years. The headlines keep
on comingAOL, Bristol-Myers Squib, Conseco, Enron, Global Crossing, KPMG,
Rite Aid, Tyco, Worldcom, Xeroxand the list goes on. Many of the cases involve
mismanagement, some are characterized by alleged ethical lapses, and in some
instances there is alleged criminal behavior. Who is to blame? According to most observers, there is plenty of blame to go around: greedy corporate executives, managers
who make overreaching business deals, lack of oversight by various companies
boards of directors (particularly the boards audit committees), shoddy work by external auditors, lack of sufficient probing by Wall Street analysts and the financial press,
and some accountants who have been all too willing to push the envelope on aggressive accounting to (or beyond) the edge. Billions of dollars have been lost in employee
pension funds, several states investment portfolios, and the private investment accounts of the public. It will no doubt take many years to sort out the mess. Companies
have gone bankrupt; fortunes have been lost; careers have been ruined; and more of the
same is yet to come. Some of those involved will likely end up in jail. Several financial executives have filed guilty pleas on felony charges. Some are serving time in
LO9
Understand the ethical
responsibilities of a
managerial accountant.
Topic 12
Managerial Accounting:
A Business Partnership with Management
We are looked upon as
business advisors, more
than just accountants,
and that has a lot to do
with the additional
analysis and the
forward-looking goals
we are setting. (1a)1
Caterpillar
The role of managerial accounting is very different now than it was even a decade ago.
In the past, managerial accountants operated in a strictly staff capacity, usually physically separated from the managers for whom they provided reports and information.
Nowadays, managerial accountants serve as internal business consultants, working
side-by-side in cross-functional teams with managers from all areas of the organization. Rather than isolate managerial accountants in a separate accounting department,
companies now tend to locate them in the operating departments where they are working with other managers to make decisions and resolve operational problems.
Managerial accountants take on leadership roles on their teams and are sought out for
the valuable information they provide. The role of the accountant in leading-edge companies has been transformed from number cruncher and financial historian to being
business partner and trusted advisor.2
An organizations management team, on which managerial accountants play an integral role, seeks to create value for the organization by managing resources, activities,
and people to achieve the organizations goals effectively.
As most students taking a basic principles of

managerial accounting course are not accounting
majors, they don't always understand why they need
to know this information. I believe you could use
them to show why finance people, marketing people,
management people, etc., need to know this
information.
Lois Mahoney,
Eastern Michigan University
Management
Accounting
Practice
Dell Computer
The Hilton text provides a variety of thoughtprovoking, real-world examples to focus students
on managerial accounting as an essential part of
the management process. Featured organizations
include FedEx, Ford, Bank of America,
Amazon.com, the Gap, and many others. These
companies are highlighted in blue in the text.
In Their Own Words

Quotes from both practicing managers and
managerial accountants are included in the
margins throughout the text. These actual quotes
show how the field of management accounting is
changing, emphasize how the concepts are
actually used, and demonstrate that management
accountants are key players in most companies
management teams.
Management Accounting Practice
MASS CUSTOMIZATION
There is no better way to make, sell, and deliver PCs than the way Dell Computer does it, and nobody executes that model better than Dell. The companys machines are made to order and delivered directly to customers, who get the exact machines they want cheaper than they can get them
from Dells competition. Dell has some 24 facilities in and around Austin and employs more than
18,000 local workers. Dell is improving its earnings and gaining market share even in tough economic times.2 Nevertheless, Michael Dell, the companys restless founder, is constantly looking for
ways to improve the companys operations. In one year alone, Dell cut $1 billion out of its costshalf
from manufacturingand Dell executives vowed to cut another $1 billion.
Visit the Topfer Manufacturing Center in Austin, and its hard to conceive how Dell could be
any more efficient. Workers already scuttle about in the 200,000-square-foot plant like ants on a
hot plate. Gathered in cramped six-person cells, they assemble computers from batches of parts
that arrive via a computer-directed conveyor system overhead. If a worker encounters a problem,
The managerial accounting practices of wellknown, real-world organizations are highlighted in

these boxes. They stimulate student interest and
provide a springboard for classroom discussion.
Focus on Ethics
Focus on Ethics
WAS WORLDCOMS CONTROLLER JUST
FOLLOWING ORDERS?
Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, WorldCom, Inc.
grew to become the nations second-largest long-distance
telecommunications company. WorldComs core communication
services included network data transmission over public and private networks. Trouble arose for WorldCom because of the immense overcapacity in the telecommunications industry due to
overly optimistic growth projections during the Internet boom.
The combination of overcapacity, decreased demand, and high
fixed costs still poses a serious problem for many of the major
players in the industry.
In June 2002, the company disclosed that it had overstated
earnings for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 to the tune of
Real-World Examples
the capitalization allowed the company to spread the recognition

of its expenses into the future, which increased net income in the
current period. The expenses in question related to line costs
the fees that WorldCom pays outside providers for access to their
communications networks. In addition, the company announced
in July 2002 that it had also manipulated reserve accounts,
which affected another $3.8 billion in earnings in 1999 and
2000.
The problems at WorldCom were discovered during an internal audit and brought to the attention of the companys new
auditors, KPMG. Arthur Andersen served as WorldComs auditors
during the period covered by the alleged accounting scandal.
Arthur Andersen maintained that the details of the accounting
fraud were kept from them by senior WorldCom management.
This feature is included in most chapters. Focus

on Ethics poses an ethical dilemma, then asks
tough questions that underscore the importance of
ethical management. Some of these are based on
real-world incidents while others are fictional but
based on well-established anecdotal evidence.
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A FOCUS ON EXCEPTIONAL
END-OF-CHAPTER MATERIAL
Managerial Accounting is known for its comprehensive and reliable end-of-chapter material.
Each chapter includes an extensive selection of assignment material including Review Questions,
Exercises, Problems, and Cases.
Review Problems on Cost Classifications
Review Problems present both a problem and a

complete solution allowing students to review the
entire problem-solving process.
Problem 1
Several costs incurred by Myrtle Beach Golf Equipment, Inc. are listed below. For each cost, indicate
which of the following classifications best describe the cost. More than one classification may apply to
the same cost item. For example, a cost may be both a variable cost and a product cost.
Cost Classifications
a. Variable
b.
Fixed
c.
Period
d.
Product
e.
Administrative
f.
Selling
g.
Manufacturing
Research and development
Key Terms
For each terms definition refer to the indicated page, or turn to the glossary at the end of the text.
Key Terms are bolded in the text and repeated at

the end of the chapter with page references. The
book also includes a complete Glossary of Key
Terms. Key Terms are also available as online
flash cards at the book's Web site.
11.
13.
14.
15.
the chapter. They exhibit a wide range of difficulty

and the Instructor's Manual provides guidance for
the instructor on the difficulty level and time
required for each problem. Numerous adapted
CMA and CPA problems are included.
empowerment, 7
financial accounting, 10
internal auditor, 13
just-in-time (JIT)
production system, 22
line positions, 13
managerial accounting, 4
non-value-added costs, 24
staff positions, 13
strategic cost
management, 26
theory of constraints, 26
total quality management
(TQM), 23
treasurer, 13
value chain, 24
Review Questions
12.
Review Questions, Exercises, Problems, and

Cases are comprehensive in covering the points in
chief financial officer

(CFO), 13
continuous improvement, 23
controller (or
comptroller), 13
cost accounting system, 11
cost driver, 25
cost management
system, 24
activity accounting, 24
activity-based costing
(ABC), 24
activity-based management
(ABM), 24
attention-directing
function, 7
balanced scorecard, 9
Certified Management
Accountant (CMA), 28
According to some estimates, the volume of electronic

commerce transactions exceeds $3 trillion. Business-tobusiness transactions account for almost half of this
amount. What changes do you believe are in store for
managerial accounting as a result of the explosion in
e-commerce?
List two plausible goals for each of these organizations:
Amazon.com, American Red Cross, General Motors,
Wal-Mart, the City of Seattle, and Hertz.
List and define the four basic management activities.
Give examples of each of the four primary management
activities in the context of a national fast-food chain
such as Barger King.
Give examples of how each of the objectives of managerial accounting activity would be important in an airline
Problems
Problem 342
Schedule of Cost of Goods
Manufactured and Sold;
Income Statement
(LO 6)
110.
How could your college or university use the concepts in

the balanced scorecard? List two possible performance
measures that would be relevant to a college or university, for each of the balanced scorecards four areas.
111.
What does the following statement by a managerial accountant at Caterpillar imply about where in the organization the managerial accountants are located? [We] are
a partner with all of the other functions in the business
here. (Reference 1a at end of text.)
112.
What is meant by the following statement? Managerial

accounting often serves an attention-directing role.
113.
What is the chief difference between manufacturing and

service industry firms?
114.
Define the following terms: just-in-time, computerintegrated manufacturing cost management system
All applicable Problems are available with McGraw-Hills Homework Manager TM.
The following data refer to Twisto Pretzel Company for the year 20x1.
Work-in-process inventory, 12/31/x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling and administrative salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance on factory and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work-in-process inventory, 12/31/x1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finished-goods inventory, 12/31/x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash balance, 12/31/x1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect material used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation on factory equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Raw-material inventory, 12/31/x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property taxes on factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finished-goods inventory, 12/31/x1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of raw material in 20x1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities for factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities for sales and administrative offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other selling and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect-labor cost incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation on factory building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation on cars used by sales personnel
$ 8,100
13,800
3,600
8,300
14,000
6,000
4,900
2,100
10,100
2,400
15,400
39,000
6,000
2,500
4,000
29,000
3,800
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Each chapter includes problems and cases exploring key business areas.
Logos next to the problems identify these topics.
Ethical Issues
Group Work
Internet
Research
International Issues
Business
Communication
Excel
Template
EXCEL
Spreadsheet applications are essential to contemporary accounting practice. Students must recognize the power of spreadsheets and know how accounting data are presented in them. We discuss Excel applications where appropriate in the text.
Exercise 334
Overapplied or Underapplied
Overhead
(LO 4, 5)
The following information pertains to Trenton Glass Works for the year just ended.
Budgeted direct-labor cost: 75,000 hours at $16 per hour
Actual direct-labor cost: 80,000 hours at $17.50 per hour
Budgeted manufacturing overhead: $997,500
Actual selling and administrative expenses: 435,000
Actual manufacturing overhead:
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Several exercises and problems in each chapter

include an optional requirement for students to
Build a Spreadsheet to develop the solution.
$231,000
Property taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,000
82,000
Supervisory salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental of space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect material (see data below) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect material:
Beginning inventory, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases during the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ending inventory, December 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200,000
59,000
30,000
300,000
79,000
48,000
94,000
63,000
Required:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Exercise 335
Predetermined Overhead
Problem 541
Activity-Based Costing
(LO 1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
Compute the firms predetermined overhead rate, which is based on direct-labor hours.
Calculate the overapplied or underapplied overhead for the year.
Prepare a journal entry to close out the Manufacturing Overhead account into Cost of Goods Sold.
Build a spreadsheet: Construct an Excel spreadsheet to solve requirements (1) and (2) above. Show
how the solution will change if the following data change: budgeted manufacturing overhead was
$990,000, property taxes were $25,000, and purchases of indirect material amounted to $97,000.
The following data pertain to the Oneida Restaurant Supply Company for the year just ended.
World Gourmet Coffee Company (WGCC) is a distributor and processor of different blends of coffee.
The company buys toffee beans from around the world and roasts, blends, and packages them for resale.
WGCC currently has 15 different coffees that it offers to gourmet shops in one-pound bags. The major
cost is raw materials; however, there is a substantial amount of manufacturing overhead in the predominantly automated roasting and packing process. The company uses relatively little direct labor.
Some of the coffees are very popular and sell in large volumes, while a few of the newer blends
have very low volumes. WGCC prices its coffee at full product cost, including allocated overhead, plus
a markup of 30 percent. If prices for certain coffees are significantly higher than market, adjustments are
made. The company competes primarily on the quality of its products, but customers are price-conscious
as well.
Data for the 20x1 budget include manufacturing overhead of $3,000,000, which has been allocated
on the basis of each products direct-labor cost. The budgeted direct-labor cost for 20x1 totals $600,000.
Based on the sales budget and raw-material budget, purchases and use of raw materials (mostly coffee
beans) will total $6,000,000.
The expected prime costs for one-pound bags of two of the companys products are as follows:
Direct material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kona
Malaysian
$3.20
.30
$4.20
.30
Many problems can be solved using the Excel

spreadsheet templates contained on the text's
Web site. An Excel logo appears in the margin
next to these problems for easy identification
WGCCs controller believes the traditional product-costing system may be providing misleading
cost information. She has developed an analysis of the 20x1 budgeted manufacturing-overhead costs
shown in the following chart.
Good description of managerial accounting tools.

Easy to read and understand. Strength is in the endof-chapter problems - good variety and lots of them.
Priscilla Wisner,
Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management
Excellent in comparison to the competition. It is

thorough and has a good quality and quantity of
material for students to test themselves.
Laura Rickett,
Kent State University
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE SEVENTH EDITION?
Contrast Companies
New to the seventh edition is a contrast company
in each chapter. As in previous editions, each
chapter is built around a realistic Focus Company
in which the chapter's key points are illustrated.
In this edition, however, a Contrast Company is
also introduced, which in most cases will feature
an industry different from that of the focus
company. This new feature allows even greater
emphasis on service-industry firms and other
non-manufacturing environments. The focus
companies and contrast companies are listed in
the front endpapers.
Greater Emphasis on the Service Industry

In addition to introducing the contrast companies
described above, a greater effort has been made
to point out the relevance of managerial
accounting concepts and tools in service-industry
settings. Many examples are given throughout the
text of real-world service-industry firms using
managerial accounting information.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Three sections of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) are
germane to management accounting, because
they address aspects of internal controls over
financial reporting. Section 101 establishes the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(PCAOB), which has established requirements for
assessing internal controls. The sections that
have caused the most significant challenges for
companies, and hence created the most
controversy, are sections 302 and 404. The
implications of these three SOX sections are
covered in the 7th Edition.
Streamlining
To streamline this edition, Chapters 5 and 6 have
been heavily revised and reorganized. Significant
changes to both the content and pedagogy in
these chapters, which cover activity-based
costing and activity-based management, make
these challenging topics more accessible to
students.
Updated Topic Tackler

This popular tutorial offers a virtual
helping hand in understanding the
most challenging topics in the
managerial accounting course.
Through a step-by-step sequence of video clips,
PowerPoint slides, interactive practice exercises,
and self-tests, Topic Tackler offers help on two
key topics for each chapter. These topics are
indicated by a logo in the text. New in this edition
are audio-narrated electronic slides.
Focus on Ethics
Several of the Focus on Ethics pieces have been
revised to make this feature even more useful as
a vehicle for exploring ethical issues in the
classroom. The Focus on Ethics piece in Chapter
1 has been revised to reflect the new Statement
of Ethical Professional Practice adopted by the
Institute of Management Accountants in 2005.
The Focus on Ethics piece in Chapter 5
addresses difficult ethical issues that can arise in
the aftermath of an ABC project. The Chapter 6
ethics piece addresses the use of customer
profitability analysis as the basis for providing
differential treatment for different classes of
customers.
End-of-Chapter Material
The end-of-chapter material has once again been
very heavily revised. Several new problems have
been added, and virtually all of the exercises,
problems, and cases contain data different from
that in the sixth edition.
Build a Spreadsheet
This new feature adds a spreadsheet requirement
to several exercises and problems in each
chapter. Students are asked to build an Excel
spreadsheet that will solve the exercise and then
manipulate the solution by changing some of the
key data in the exercise.
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Heavily revised coverage of key topical areas, brand new pedagogy for the most
challenging topics, and new assignment material make the seventh edition more
useful than ever to students and faculty alike.
SIGNIFICANT CONTENT CHANGES

Chapter 1: Coverage of IMA's new Statement of Ethical
Professional Practice. New coverage of the balanced
scorecard using United Parcel Service as an illustration.
Expanded coverage of the value chain. Introduction of
Contrast Company: The Gap, an apparel retailer. (In
contrast to the Focus Company: The Walt Disney Company, an entertainment services company.)
Chapter 2: Introduction of Contrast Company: Midas,
an automotive service company. (In contrast to the Focus Company: Comet Computer Company, a manufacturer.)
Chapter 3: Introduction of Contrast Company: Midtown
Advertising Agency, an advertising services company.
(In contrast to the Focus Company: Adirondack Outfitters, a manufacturer of canoes and small boats.)
Chapter 5: Heavy revision and reorganization of material covering activity-based costing. Brand new pedagogy,
making this challenging topic more accessible to students. New Focus Company: Patio Grill Company, a
manufacturer of gas barbeque grills. Introduction of
Contrast Company: Delaware Medical Center, a health
care provider.
Chapter 6: Reorganization and revision of activitybased management coverage. New Focus Company:
Patio Grill Company, a manufacturer. Introduction of
Contrast Company: Federal Express, a worldwide express delivery service.
Chapter 7: Introduction of Contrast Company: Cosmos
Communications Technology, a manufacturer of communications satellites. (In contrast to the Focus Company:
Tasty Donuts, a restaurant chain.)
Chapter 8: Introduction of Contrast Company: AccuTime, a manufacturer of digital clocks. (In contrast to the
Focus Company: Seattle Contemporary Theater, a nonprofit theater organization.)
Chapter 9: Movement of the chapter's appendix covering inventory management to a stand-alone appendix at
the end of the textbook. Introduction of Contrast Company: Philadelphia Fitness Cooperative, a fitness club.
(In contrast to the Focus Company: CozyCamp.com, a

manufacturer of camping equipment, with online sales)
Chapter 10: Revision and expansion of coverage of the
balanced scorecard. Introduction of Contrast Company:
Forest Home National Bank, a financial services company. (In contrast to the Focus Company:
DCDesserts.com, a producer of fresh fancy desserts with
emphasis on e-commerce.)
Chapter 11: Introduction of Contrast Company: Upstate
Auto Rentals, a car-rental service company. (In contrast
to the Focus Company: DCDesserts.com, a producer of
fresh fancy desserts with emphasis on e-commerce.)
Chapter 12: Introduction of Contrast Company: Handico, a manufacturer of cordless phones. (In contrast to
the Focus Company: Aloha Hotels and Resorts, a hotel
and resort chain.
Chapter 13: Introduction of Contrast Company: Suncoast's Food Processing Division, which operates bakeries and dairy and meat processing plants for the
grocery retailer. (In contrast to the Focus Company:
Suncoast Food Centers, a grocery retailer.)
Chapter 14: Introduction of Contrast Company: International Chocolate Company, a chocolate producer. (In
contrast to the Focus Company: Worldwide Airways, an
airline.)
Chapter 15: Introduction of Contrast Company: Marine
Services, a marina service and construction company.
(In contrast to the Focus Company: Sydney Sailing Supplies, a sailboat manufacturer.)
Chapter 16: Introduction of Contrast Company: High
Country Department Stores, a retailer. (In contrast to the
Focus Organization: City of Mountainview, a city government.)
Chapter 18: Introduction of Contrast Company: International Chocolate Company, a chocolate producer. (In
contrast to the Focus Company: Riverside Clinic, a
health care provider.)
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TOPIC TACKLER
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SUPPLEMENTS
Hiltons instructor and student support materials are comprehensive,
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The technology supplements and
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Instructor Supplements
Instructors Manual
Test Bank
(Available on the password-protected

Instructors Edition Online Learning
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CD)
(Available on the Instructors
This comprehensive manual

includes chapter outlines,
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including the Test Bank, Managerial
Accounting Video Series, and
PowerPoint slides. Prepared by
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Missouri Kansas City.
Instructor Resource
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This test bank in Word format
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Managerial Accounting
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It has excellent student and instructor
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Barry University
Excellent illustrations, pictures,
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K.R. Balachandran,
New York University
These short videos, developed by

Dallas County Community College,
provide for classroom discussion.
The focus is on the preparation,
analysis, and use of accounting
information for business decision
making.
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Student Supplements
Excel Templates
(Available on the Online Learning Center)
These spreadsheets allow students to

develop business skills by using
templates to solve selected
assignments identified by an icon in the
end-of-chapter material.
Study Guide
Check Figures
ISBN-10: 0073022926
ISBN-13: 9780073022925
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This tutorial offers a virtual

helping hand in
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offers help on two key topics for each
chapter. These topics are indicated by
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in the course. It provides PowerPoint
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Acknowledgments
I Am Grateful
I would like to express my appreciation to people who have provided assistance in the development of
this textbook. First, my gratitude goes to the thousands of managerial accounting students I have had
the privilege to teach over many years. Their enthusiasm, comments, and questions have challenged
me to clarify my thinking about many topics in managerial accounting.
Second, I express my sincere thanks to the following professors who provided extensive reviews for
the seventh edition:
REVIEWERS
Linda Brown, St. Ambrose University
Jeffrey Archambault, Marshall University
Ben Baker, Davidson College
K. R. Balachandran, New York University
Michael Blue, Bloomsburg University
Wayne Bremser, Villanova University
Richard Campbell, University of Rio
Grande
Marilyn Ciolino, Delgado Community
College
Paul Copley, James Madison University
Patricia Derrick, George Washington
University
Barbara Durham, University of Central
Florida
PAST EDITION
REVIEWERS
My grateful appreciation is extended to
those who reviewed previous editions:
Denise Guithues Amrhein, Saint Louis
University
Florence Atiase, University of Texas at
Austin
Rowland Atiase, University of Texas at
Austin
K. R. Balachandran, New York University,
Frederick Bardo, Shippensburg University
Linda Bowen, University of North Carolina
Wayne Bremser, Villanova University
Richard Brody, University of New Haven
Gyan Chandra, Miami University
Paul Copley, University of Georgia
Robert Eskew, Purdue University

Andrew Felo, Pennsylvania State
University at Great Valley
Michael Flores, Wichita State University
Sueann Hely, West Kentucky Community &
Technical College
Paul Juras, Wake Forest University
Sherrie Koechling, Lincoln University
Christy Larkin, Bacone College
Lois Mahoney, Eastern Michigan
University
Maureen Mascha, Marquette University
Michele Matherly, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
Harrison McCraw, State University of
West Georgia
Jamshed Mistry, Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
Hamid Mohammadi, St. Xavier University

Karl Putnam, University of Texas at El Paso
Roy Regel, University of Montana at
Missoula
Laura Rickett, Kent State University
Don Samelson, Colorado State University
Angela Sandberg, Jacksonville State
University
Rebecca Sawyer, Univesity of North
Carolina at Wilmington
Pamela Schwer, St. Xavier University
Thomas Selling, Thunderbird, the Garvin
School of International Management
Michael Tyler, Barry University
Priscilla Wisner, Thunderbird, the Garvin
School of International Management
Richard Young, Ohio State University
Maureen Crane, California State University,

Fresno
Stephen Dempsey, University of Vermont
Martha Doran, San Diego State University
Allan Drebin, Northwestern University
James Emig, Villanova University
Michael Flores, Wichita State University
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Edward Goodhart, Shippensburg University
Paul Juras, Wake Forest University
Stacey Konesky, Kent State University
James Lasseter, Jr. University of South
Florida
Angelo Luciano, Columbia College
Ana Marques, University of Texas at Austin
Sanjay Mehrotra, Northwestern University
Cynthia Nye, Bellevue University
Marilyn Okleshen, Minnesota State

University
Mohamed Onsi, Syracuse University
Samuel Phillips, Shenandoah University
Frederick Rankin, Washington University
Lanny Solomon, University of Missouri at
Kansas City
Lynda Thoman, Purdue University
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University
Ralph Tower, Wake Forest University
Mark Turner, Stephen F. Austin State
University
Bill Wempe, Texas Christian University
James Williamson, San Diego State
University
Priscilla Wisner, Graduate School of
International Management
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I once again thank those individuals whose input over the last edition has helped the book to evolve
to its present form, especially: Noah Barsky, Villanova University; Mohamed Bayou, University of
Michigan, Dearborn; Bruce Bradford, Fairfield University; Dan Daly, Boston College; Theresa
Hammond, Boston College; and Clifford Nelson, University of Connecticut.
I want to thank Beth Woods and Ilene Persoff for their thorough checking of the text and solutions
manual for accuracy and completeness.
The supplements are a great deal of work to prepare. I appreciate the efforts of those who prepared
them, since these valuable aids make teaching the course easier for everyone who uses the text.
Lanny Solomon of the University of Missouri at Kansas City prepared the Test Bank and the
Instructor's Manual. Peggy Hussey of Northern Kentucky University prepared the PowerPoint slides
and Excel spreadsheet templates. Douglas deVidal of the University of Texas at Austin wrote the
Study Guide. Linda Schain of Hofstra University prepared Topic Tackler. Leland Mansuetti authored
the online quizzes.
I acknowledge the Institute of Management Accountants for permission to use problems from Certified
Management Accountant (CMA) examinations. I also acknowledge the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants for permission to use problems from the Uniform CPA Examinations, Questions,
and Unofficial Answers. I am indebted to Professors Roland Minch, David Solomons and Michael
Maher for allowing the use of their case materials in the text. The source for the actual company
information in Chapters 1 and 2 regarding The Walt Disney Company, Caterpillar, Wal-Mart, and
Southwest Airlines was the companies published annual reports.
Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to the fine people at McGraw-Hill/Irwin who so professionally
guided this book through the publication process.
In particular, I wish to acknowledge Steve
DeLancey, Stewart Mattson, Gail Korosa, Susanne Riedell, Elizabeth Mavetz, Rose Hepburn, Krista
Bettino, Adam Rooke, Lori Kramer, Ira Roberts and Matthew Perry.
Ronald W. Hilton
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Contents in Brief
Part I
1
2
3
4
Part II
5
6
Part III
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fundamentals and Cost-Accumulation Systems

The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business
Environment
Basic Cost Management Concepts and Accounting for Mass Customization
Operations
Product Costing and Cost Accumulation in a Batch Production Environment
Process Costing and Hybrid Product-Costing Systems
Cost Management Systems, Activity-Based Costing, and Activity-Based
Management
Activity-Based Management and Cost Management Tools
Planning, Control, and Cost Management Systems
Activity Analysis, Cost Behavior, and Cost Estimation
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Profit Planning, Activity-Based Budgeting, and e-Budgeting
Standard Costing, Operational Performance Measures, and the
Balanced Scorecard
Flexible Budgeting and the Management of Overhead and Support Activity Costs
Responsibility Accounting, Quality Control, and Environmental Cost Management
Investment Centers and Transfer Pricing
Part IV
14
15
16
Using Accounting Information in Decision Making

Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits
Target Costing and Cost Analysis for Pricing Decisions
Capital Expenditure Decisions
Part V
17
18
Selected Topics for Further Study

Absorption, Variable, and Throughput Costing
Allocation of Support Activity Costs and Joint Costs
Appendix I: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Internal Controls, and Management
Accounting
Appendix II: Compound Interest and the Concept of Present Value
Appendix III: Inventory Management
References for In Their Own Words
Glossary
Photo Credits
Index of Companies and Organizations
Index of Subjects
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Part I
Fundamentals and Cost Accumulation
Systems
1 The Changing Role of Managerial

Accounting in a Dynamic Business
Environment
Managerial Accounting: A Business Partnership with

Management
Managing Resources, Activities, and People
Decision Making
Planning
Directing Operational Activities
Controlling
How Managerial Accounting Adds Value to the

Organization
Objectives of Managerial Accounting Activity
The Balanced Scorecard
M.A.P. The Balanced Scorecard
Managerial versus Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting in Different Types of

Organizations
Where Are Managerial Accountants Located in an

Organization?
Organization Chart
Line and Staff Positions
Cross-Functional Deployment
Physical Location
Major Themes in Managerial Accounting
Information and Incentives
Behavioral Issues
Costs and Benefits
Evolution and Adaptation in Managerial

Accounting
e-Business
Service versus Manufacturing Firms
Emergence of New Industries
Global Competition
Focus on the Customer
Cross-Functional Teams
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Product Life Cycles and Diversity
Time-Based Competition
M.A.P. The Internet as a Lifeline
Information and Communication Technology
Just-in-Time Inventory Management
Total Quality Management
Continuous Improvement
Cost Management Systems
Strategic Cost Management and the Value Chain
Theory of Constraints
The Ethical Climate of Business and the Role of the

Accountant
Managerial Accounting as a Career
Professional Organizations
Professional Certification
Professional Ethics
Focus on Ethics: IMA Statement of Ethical

Professional Practice
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Note: Entries printed in blue denote topics that emphasize

contemporary issues in managerial accounting and cost management.
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Problems
Case
3 Product Costing and Cost Accumulation in

a Batch Production Environment
2 Basic Cost Management Concepts and

Accounting for Mass Customization
Operations
What Do We Mean by a Cost?
Product Costs, Period Costs, and Expenses

Costs on Financial Statements
Income Statement
Product and Service Costing
Product Costing in Nonmanufacturing Firms

Flow of Costs in Manufacturing Firms
Types of Product-Costing Systems
Job-Order Costing Systems
Balance Sheet
Manufacturing Operations and Manufacturing

Costs
M.A.P. Mass Customization
Mass-Customization Manufacturing
Manufacturing Costs
Manufacturing Cost Flows
Production Costs in Service Industry Firms and

Nonprofit Organizations
Basic Cost Management Concepts: Different Costs for

Different Purposes
The Cost Driver Team
Variable and Fixed Costs
The Cost Management and Control Team
M.A.P. Airline Industry: Cost Structure, Cost Drivers,

and a Shifting Business Model
The Outsourcing Action Team
Costs and Benefits of Information
Costs in the Service Industry
Focus on Ethics: Was WorldComs Controller Just

Following Orders?
Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Cost Classifications
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Process-Costing Systems
Summary of Alternative Product-Costing Systems
Accumulating Costs in a Job-Order Costing

System
Job-Cost Record
Direct-Material Costs
Direct-Labor Costs
Manufacturing-Overhead Costs
M.A.P. Supply Chain Management
Summary of Event Sequence in Job-Order

Costing
Illustration of Job-Order Costing

Purchase of Material
Use of Direct Material
Use of Indirect Material
Use of Direct Labor
Use of Indirect Labor
Incurrence of Manufacturing-Overhead Costs

Application of Manufacturing Overhead
Summary of Overhead Accounting
Selling and Administrative Costs
Completion of a Production Job
Sale of Goods
Underapplied and Overapplied Overhead
Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured
Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold
Posting Journal Entries to the Ledger
Further Aspects of Overhead Application
Accuracy versus Timeliness of Information:

A Cost-Benefit Issue
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Choosing the Cost Driver for Overhead Application
Limitation of Direct Labor as a Cost Driver
Departmental Overhead Rates
M.A.P. Are Layoffs a Good Way to Cut Costs During

an Economic Downturn?
Two-Stage Cost Allocation
Project Costing: Job-Order Costing in Nonmanufacturing

Organizations
Changing Technology in Manufacturing Operations
Electronic Data Interchange
M.A.P. Online Purchasing
Use of Bar Codes
Focus on Ethics: Did Boeing Exploit Accounting Rules to

Conceal Cost Overruns and Production Snafus?
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 3: Activity-Based Costing:

An Introduction
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Other Cost Drivers for Overhead Application
Subsequent Production Departments
Hybrid Product-Costing Systems
Operation Costing for Batch Manufacturing

Processes
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 4: Process Costing in Sequential

Production Departments
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Part II
Cost Management Systems,
Activity-Based Costing, and Activity-Based
Management
5 Activity-Based Costing
4 Process Costing and Hybrid ProductCosting Systems
Comparison of Job-Order Costing and Process

Costing
Flow of Costs
Differences Between Job-Order and Process

Costing
Equivalent Units: A Key Concept
Equivalent Units
Illustration of Process Costing
Basic Data for Illustration
M.A.P. New York Wine Industry
Weighted-Average Method of Process Costing

Other Issues in Process Costing
Actual versus Normal Costing
Traditional, Volume-Based Product-Costing System

Trouble in Denver
Activity-Based Costing System
ABC Stage One
ABC Stage Two
Interpreting the ABC Product Costs
The Punch Line
Why Traditional, Volume-Based Systems

Distort Product Costs
M.A.P. Cost Distortion at Rockwell

International
M.A.P. Cost Distortion at DHL
Activity-Based Costing: Some Key Issues
Cost Drivers
M.A.P. Activity Cost Drivers in the Health Care

Industry
Collecting ABC Data
Activity Dictionary and Bill of Activities
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Direct versus Indirect Costs
When Is a New Product-Costing System Needed?
Activity-Based Costing in the Service Industry
Activity-Based Costing at Delaware

Medical Center
Interpreting the Primary Care Units ABC

Information
Focus on Ethics: Ethical Issues Surrounding

Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Cost Drivers and

Product-Cost Distortion
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Part III
Planning, Control, and Cost Management
Systems
7 Activity Analysis, Cost Behavior, and Cost

Estimation
6 Activity-Based Management and

Cost Management Tools
Activity-Based Management
Two-Dimensional ABC
Using ABM to Identify Non-Value-Added

Activities and Costs
Achieving Cost Reduction
Customer-Profitability Analysis
Illustration of Customer-Profitability Analysis

M.A.P. Customer Profitability Analysis at
Bank One Corp.
M.A.P. Customer Profitability Analysis at

Best Buy
Target Costing and Kaizen Costing
Target Costing
Kaizen Costing
Toyota: Target Costing and Kaizen Costing in

Action
Benchmarking
Reengineering
Just-in-Time Inventory and Production Management
Activity-Based Management in the Service Industry
ABM and Cost Management at FedEx
Focus on Ethics: Customer Profitability Analysis: Ethics of

Differential Treatment for Customers
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Case
Cost Behavior Patterns
Variable Costs
Step-Variable Costs
Fixed Costs
Step-Fixed Costs
Semivariable Cost
Curvilinear Cost
Using Cost Behavior Patterns to Predict Costs

M.A.P. Is Direct Labor a Variable or a
Fixed Cost?
Engineered,Committed,and Discretionary Costs

Shifting Cost Structure in the Contemporary
Manufacturing Environment
Operations-Based versus Volume-Based Cost

Drivers
Cost Behavior in Other Industries
Cost Estimation
Account-Classification Method
Visual-Fit Method
High-Low Method
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Least-Squares Regression Method
Multiple Regression
Data Collection Problems
Engineering Method of Cost Estimation
Effect of Learning on Cost Behavior
Focus on Ethics: Cisco Systems,Wal-Mart, Taco Bell,

Starbucks, U-Haul, General Dynamics, and Farmers
Insurance: Is Direct Labor a Variable Cost?
Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Cost Behavior and Estimation

Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 7: Finding the Least-Squares

Regression Estimates
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
8 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Illustration of Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Projected Expenses and Revenue
The Break-Even Point
Contribution-Margin Approach
Equation Approach
Graphing Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
Interpreting the CVP Graph
Alternative Format for the CVP Graph
Profit-Volume Graph
Target Net Profit
Contribution-Margin Approach
Equation Approach
Graphical Approach
Applying CVP Analysis
Safety Margin
Changes in Fixed Expenses
Changes in the Unit Contribution Margin
Predicting Profit Given Expected Volume
Interdependent Changes in Key Variables
CVP Information in Published Annual Reports
M.A.P. Airlines Keep a Close Eye on Break-Even

Load Factors
CVP Analysis with Multiple Products
Assumptions Underlying CVP Analysis
Role of Computerized Planning Models and Electronic

Spreadsheets
CVP Relationships and the Income Statement
Traditional Income Statement
Contribution Income Statement
Comparison of Traditional and Contribution Income

Statements
Cost Structure and Operating Leverage
Operating Leverage
M.A.P. Operating Leverage Helps These Web

Companies Become Profitable
Labor-Intensive Production Processes versus Advanced

Manufacturing Systems
Cost Structure and Operating Leverage:

A Cost-Benefit Issue
M.A.P. Cost Structure and Operating

Leverage
CVP Analysis, Activity-Based Costing, and Advanced

A Move toward JIT and Flexible Manufacturing
ABC Provides a Richer Understanding of Cost Behavior

and CVP Relationships
Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 8: Effect of Income Taxes
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
9 Profit Planning, Activity-Based Budgeting,

and e-Budgeting
Purposes of Budgeting Systems

Types of Budgets
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The Master Budget: A Planning Tool
Sales of Services or Goods
Sales Forecasting
Operational Budgets
Budgeted Financial Statements
Nonprofit Organizations
Activity-Based Budgeting
M.A.P. Activity-Based Budgeting (ABB) at American

Express and AT&T Paradyne
Using Activity-Based Budgeting to Prepare the

Master Budget
Sales Budget
Production Budget
Direct-Material Budget
Direct-Labor Budget
Manufacturing-Overhead Budget
Activity-Based Budgeting and the Cost Hierarchy
Benefits of ABB
Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A)

Expense Budget
Cash Receipts Budget
Cash Disbursements Budget
Cash Budget: Combining Receipts and

Disbursements
Budgeted Schedule of Cost of Goods

Manufactured and Sold
Budgeted Income Statement
Budgeted Statement of Cash Flows
Budgeted Balance Sheet
Assumptions and Predictions Underlying the Master

Budget
Financial Planning Models
Budget Administration
M.A.P. Budget Administration at Cornell

University
e-Budgeting
Firewalls and Information Security
M.A.P. Lockheed Martin
Zero-Base Budgeting
International Aspects of Budgeting
Budgeting Product Life-Cycle Costs
Behavioral Impact of Budgets
Budgetary Slack: Padding the Budget
Participative Budgeting
Focus on Ethics: Is Padding the Budget Unethical?
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
10 Standard Costing, Operational

Performance Measures, and the
Balanced Scorecard
Managing Costs
Management by Exception
Setting Standards
Methods for Setting Standards
Participation in Setting Standards
Perfection versus Practical Standards:

A Behavioral Issue
Use of Standards by Service

Organizations
Cost Variance Analysis
Direct-Material Standards
Direct-Labor Standards
Standard Costs Given Actual Output
Analysis of Cost Variances
Direct-Material Variances
Direct-Labor Variances
M.A.P. Parker Hannifin Corporations Brass

Products Division
Multiple Types of Direct Material or Direct Labor
Allowing for Spoilage or Defects
Significance of Cost Variances
A Statistical Approach
Behavioral Impact of Standard Costing
Controllability of Variances
Interaction among Variances
Standard Costs and Product Costing
Advantages of Standard Costing
Changing Role of Standard-Costing Systems in Todays

Criticisms of Standard Costing in Todays Manufacturing

Environment
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M.A.P. Cost of Ownership
Adapting Standard-Costing Systems
Operational Performance Measures in Todays

Gain-Sharing Plans
The Balanced Scorecard
Lead and Lag Measures: The Key to the

Balanced Scorecard
Linking the Balanced Scorecard to

Organizational Strategy
M.A.P. Linking the Balanced Scorecard to

Organizational Strategy
Focus on Ethics: Sacrificing Quality to Cut

Standard Costs
Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Standard Costing and Operational

Performance Measures
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 10: Use of Standard

Costs for Product Costing
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
11 Flexible Budgeting and the

Management of Overhead and
Support Activity Costs
Overhead Budgets
Flexible Budgets
Advantages of Flexible Budgets
The Activity Measure
Flexible Overhead Budget Illustrated
Overhead Application in a Standard-Costing

System
Choice of Activity Measure
Criteria for Choosing the Activity Measure
Changing Manufacturing Technology:

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Cost Drivers
Cost Management Using Overhead Cost

Variances
Variable Overhead
Fixed Overhead
Overhead Cost Performance Report
M.A.P. Cost Management Systems in

Germany
Activity-Based Flexible Budget
Flexible Budgeting in the Service Industry
Focus on Ethics: Misstated Standards Affect Accuracy

of Reports
Chapter Summary
Review Problem on Overhead Variances
Key Terms
Appendix A to Chapter 11: Standard Costs

and Product Costing
Appendix B to Chapter 11: Sales Variances
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
12 Responsibility-Accounting, Quality
Control, and Environmental Cost
Management
Responsibility Centers
Illustration of Responsibility Accounting
Performance Reports
Budgets, Variance Analysis, and

Responsibility Accounting
Cost Allocation
Cost Allocation Bases
Allocation Bases Based on Budgets
Activity-Based Responsibility Accounting
Behavioral Effects of Responsibility

Accounting
Information versus Blame
Controllability
Motivating Desired Behavior
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Segmented Reporting
Segments versus Segment Managers
Key Features of Segmented Reporting
Customer Profitability Analysis and

Total Quality Management
Measuring and Reporting Quality Costs
Changing Views of Optimal Product Quality
M.A.P. Six Sigma for Quality Management

and Cost Reduction
ISO 9000 Standards
Environmental Cost Management
Classifying Environmental Costs
Managing Private Environmental Costs
Environmental Cost Strategies
Tie-In to the Responsibility-Accounting System
Focus on Ethics: Short-Sighted View of Cost Cutting
Chapter Summary
Review Problem on Responsibility Accounting
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Part IV
Using Accounting Information in
Decision Making
13 Investment Centers and Transfer

Pricing
Delegation of Decision Making
Obtaining Goal Congruence:

A Behavioral Challenge
Adaptation of Management Control Systems

Measuring Performance in Investment Centers
Return on Investment
Residual Income
Economic Value Added
M.A.P. Pay for Performance Based on EVA

Measuring Income and Invested Capital
Invested Capital
Measuring Investment-Center Income
Inflation: Historical-Cost versus

Current-Value Accounting
Other Issues in Segment Performance Evaluation
Alternatives to ROI, Residual Income, and Economic

Value Added (EVA)
Importance of Nonfinancial Information
Measuring Performance in Nonprofit

Organizations
Transfer Pricing
Goal Congruence
General Transfer-Pricing Rule
Transfers Based on the External Market Price
Negotiated Transfer Prices
Cost-Based Transfer Prices
Standard versus Actual Costs
Undermining Divisional Autonomy
An International Perspective
M.A.P. Transfer Pricing and Tax Issues
Transfer Pricing in the Service Industry
Behavioral Issues: Risk Aversion and Incentives
Goal Congruence and Internal Control Systems
Chapter Summary
Review Problems on Investment Centers

and Transfer Pricing
Key Terms
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
14 Decision Making: Relevant Costs and

Benefits
The Managerial Accountants Role in Decision Making

Steps in the Decision-Making Process
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Obtaining Information: Relevance,

Accuracy, and Timeliness
Relevant Information
Unique versus Repetitive Decisions
Importance of Identifying Relevant

Costs and Benefits
Identifying Relevant Costs and Benefits

Sunk Costs
Irrelevant Future Costs and Benefits

Opportunity Costs
Summary
Analysis of Special Decisions
Accept or Reject a Special Offer
Outsource a Product or Service
M.A.P. Outsourcing
Add or Drop a Service, Product, or

Department
M.A.P. Adding a Service
Special Decisions in Manufacturing Firms
Joint Products: Sell or Process Further
Decisions Involving Limited Resources
Uncertainty
Activity-Based Costing and Todays Advanced

Conventional Outsourcing (Make-or-Buy)

Analysis
Activity-Based Costing Analysis of the

Outsourcing Decision
Other Issues in Decision Making

Incentives for Decision Makers
Short-Run versus Long-Run Decisions

Pitfalls to Avoid
Focus on Ethics: Effects of Decision to Close a Department

and Outsource
Chapter Summary
Review Problem on Relevant Costs

Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 14: Linear

Programming
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
15 Target Costing and Cost Analysis for

Pricing Decisions
Major Influences on Pricing Decisions
Customer Demand
Actions of Competitors
Costs
Political, Legal, and Image-Related Issues
Economic Profit-Maximizing Pricing
Total Revenue, Demand, and Marginal

Revenue Curves
Total Cost and Marginal Cost Curves
Profit-Maximizing Price and Quantity
Price Elasticity
Limitations of the Profit-Maximizing Model
Role of Accounting Product Costs in Pricing
Cost-Plus Pricing
Absorption-Cost Pricing Formulas
Variable-Cost Pricing Formulas
Determining the Markup
Cost-Plus Pricing: Summary and Evaluation
M.A.P. Price Competition and Cost

Management
Strategic Pricing of New Products
Target Costing
M.A.P. Pricing on the Internet by e-Tailers
A Strategic Profit and Cost Management

Process
Activity-Based Costing and Target Costing
Product-Cost Distortion and Pricing:

The Role of Activity-Based Costing
Value Engineering and Target Costing
Time and Material Pricing
Competitive Bidding
Effect of Antitrust Laws on Pricing
Chapter Summary
Review Problem on Cost-Plus Pricing
Key Terms
Review Questions
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Exercises
Problems
Cases
Focus on Ethics: Dysfunctional Focus on Early

Cash Flows
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Appendix A to Chapter 16: Future Value and

Present Value Tables
Appendix B to Chapter 16: Impact of Inflation

Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
16 Capital Expenditure Decisions
Section 1: Discounted-Cash-Flow Analysis

Net-Present-Value Method
Part V
Selected Topics for Further Study
Internal-Rate-of-Return Method
Comparing the NPV and IRR Methods
Assumptions Underlying DiscountedCash-Flow Analysis
Choosing the Hurdle Rate

Depreciable Assets
Comparing Two Investment Projects

Managerial Accountants Role
Postaudit
Real Option Analysis
17 Absorption, Variable, and Throughput

Costing
Section 2: Income Taxes and Capital

Budgeting
After-Tax Cash Flows
Accelerated Depreciation
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System

(MACRS)
Gains and Losses on Disposal
Investment in Working Capital
Extended Illustration of Income-Tax Effects

in Capital Budgeting
M.A.P. Capital Budgeting at Pharmaceutical

Firms
Ranking Investment Projects
Section 3: Alternative Methods for Making Investment

Decisions
Payback Method
Accounting-Rate-of-Return Method
Estimating Cash Flows: The Role of Activity-Based

Costing
M.A.P. Interactive TelevisionCapital

Budgeting and ABC
Justification of Investments in Advanced

Product Costs
Illustration of Absorption and Variable Costing
Absorption-Costing Income Statements
Variable-Costing Income Statements
Reconciling Income under Absorption

and Variable Costing
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Evaluation of Absorption and Variable Costing
M.A.P. IRS: Unique Product Packaging Is an

Inventoriable Cost
Throughput Costing
Throughput-Costing Income Statements
Focus on Ethics: Incentive to Overproduce

Inventory
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 17: Effect of the Volume

Variance under Absorption and Variable Costing
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Case
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18 Allocation of Support Activity Costs and

Joint Costs
Section 1: Service Department Cost Allocation
Direct Method
Step-Down Method
Reciprocal-Services Method
Fixed versus Variable Costs
Dual Cost Allocation
M.A.P. Cost Management in the Health Care

Industry
Allocate Budgeted Costs
Todays Advanced Manufacturing Environment
The Rise of Activity-Based Costing
Section 2: Joint Product Cost Allocation
Allocating Joint Costs
M.A.P. Joint Cost Allocation in the Petroleum

Industry
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Appendix to Chapter 18:

Reciprocal-Services Method
Review Questions
Exercises
Problems
Cases
Appendix I: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act,

Internal Controls, and Management
Accounting
Appendix II: Compound Interest and the

Concept of Present Value
Appendix III: Inventory Management
References for In Their Own Words
Glossary
Photo Credits
Index of Companies and

Organizations
Index of Subjects
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