Introduce students to the how and the why of cost management with Hansen/Mowen's Cornerstones of Cost Management 3rd Edition! This text provides a strong foundation with its unique step-by-step Cornerstones learning system and asks them to take understanding to the next level by getting at the conceptual understanding that students often struggle to grasp.
Key Features
- CPA-Type Exercises: A section in the end of chapter includes five exercises either taken directly from previous CPA Exams or written specifically for this textbook by the authors to provide an example of what students can expect to encounter on the exam, preparing them for a future in accounting.
- "Cornerstones Examples" throughout each chapter provide students with step-by-step coverage of the How, Why, and What Ifs of solving and mastering basic cost management concepts. This method presents them with a model to help them truly grasp the calculations and therefore more easily complete homework, while also helping them understand why they are doing the calculation. The "What If" feature takes it a step further, challenging students to think past the numbers and understand the true concept behind the equations.
- Cornerstones Exercises: Based on our research on student learning behavior, the authors have also created specific "Cornerstones Exercises." These exercises in the end of chapter are structured like the "Cornerstones Examples" in the text and list which "Cornerstone Example" they match. These questions allow students to have some guidance and practice before moving on to the more complex questions in the end of chapter.
- CPA-Type Exercises: This section in the end of chapter includes five exercises either taken directly from previous CPA Exams or written specifically for this textbook by the authors to provide an example of what students can expect to encounter on the exam, preparing them for a future in accounting.
- Student-Friendly Organization: In addition to end-of-chapter material such as the "Cornerstones Exercises" and the list of the important equations discussed within that chapter, we have included a guide to the "Cornerstones Examples" and where to find them, allowing students to quickly reference them when needed. All exercises and problems in the end of chapter also reference the learning objective they are addressing, making it easier for you to decide what to assign to your students, and helping your students understand what they should be learning from each exercise.
- Service Sector Focus: The significance of the service sector is recognized in this text through the extensive application of cost management principles to services. The text explains that services are not simply less complicated manufacturing settings but instead have their own characteristics.
- Cost Management Information Systems Approach: By focusing on ABC or unit-based systems and the implications of implementing those systems separately, the discussion of these specific approaches stands alone, giving you the flexibility to modify the coverage to best meet the needs of your specific course.
- Budgeting Coverage: For a more integrated discussion, all budgeting and activity-based budgeting topics are covered extensively within one comprehensive chapter.
- Real-World Focus: All chapters include numerous references to real companies such as the Walt Disney Company, McDonald's, RadioShack, Lands' End, and many more to help illustrate each topic for students, ensuring your students understand the relevance and real-world application of the concepts discussed.
- Review Problems: All chapters (except Chapter 1) include review problems and solutions. These problems demonstrate the computational aspects of chapter materials and reinforce the students' understanding of chapter concepts before they undertake end-of-chapter materials.
New to This Edition
- Additional verification and text improvements have been incorporated throughout.
- Additional rounding instructions have been added in Chapter 3.
- In Chapter 5, the feature on Normal and Abnormal Spoilage in a Job-Order Environment has been rewritten for clarity.
- In Chapter 16, Multiple-Product Analysis example has been updated and Cornerstones 16.4 has been revised.
- Significant changes with this edition occur in the CengageNOW™ online homework platform. The following features have been added for CengageNOW™ users:
- Cost Accounting Bootcamp: a refresher on key managerial accounting concepts.
- Blueprint Problems: problems that walk-through concepts in step format.
- Interactive Exercises: allow students to manipulate data to understand relationships.
- Integrative Problems: incorporate concepts from multiple chapters to test the student's ability to build on prior knowledge to develop critical decision-making and analytical skills.
- MindTap READER eBook, which is more than a digital version of the textbook. It is an interactive learning resource that was built from the ground up to create a digital reading experience based on how students assimilate information in an online environment. MindTap Reader eBook allows learners to make notes, highlight text, and even find definitions right from the page.
Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Cost Management.
- Chapter 2. Basic Cost Management Concepts.
- Chapter 3. Cost Behavior.
- Chapter 4. Activity-Based Costing.
- Chapter 5. Product and Service Costing: Job-Order System.
- Chapter 6. Process Costing.
- Chapter 7. Allocating Costs of Support Departments and Joint Products.
- Chapter 8. Budgeting for Planning and Control.
- Chapter 9. Standard Costing: A Functional-Based Control Approach.
- Chapter 10. Decentralization: Responsibility Accounting, Performance, Evaluation, and Transfer Pricing.
- Chapter 11. Strategic Cost Management.
- Chapter 12. Activity-Based Management.
- Chapter 13. The Balanced Scorecard: Strategic-Based Control.
- Chapter 14. Quality and Environmental Cost Management.
- Chapter 15. Lean Accounting and Productivity Measurement.
- Chapter 16. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
- Chapter 17. Activity Resource Usage Model and Tactical Decision Making.
- Chapter 18. Pricing and Profitability Analysis.
- Chapter 19. Capital Investment.
- Chapter 20. Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, JIT, and the Theory of Constraints.
- Glossary.
- Check Figures.
- Index.
About the Authors
- Don R. Hansen is Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting and a Regents Service Professor at Oklahoma State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1977. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Brigham Young University. His research interests include activity-based costing and mathematical modeling. He has published articles in both accounting and engineering journals including THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW, THE JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, and IIE TRANSACTIONS. He has served on the editorial board of THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW. His outside interests include family, church activities, reading, movies, and watching sports.
- Maryanne M. Mowen is Associate Professor Emerita of Accounting at Oklahoma State University. She currently teaches online classes in cost and management accounting for Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University. She brings an interdisciplinary perspective to teaching and writing in cost and management accounting, with degrees in history and economics. She has taught classes in ethics and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accountants. Her scholarly research is in the areas of management accounting, behavioral decision theory, and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. She has published articles in journals such as DECISION SCIENCE, THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY, and THE JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH. Dr. Mowen has served as a consultant to mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies and works with corporate controllers on management accounting issues. She is a member of the Northern New Mexico chapter of SCORE and serves as a counselor, assisting small and start-up businesses. Outside the classroom, she enjoys hiking, traveling, reading mysteries, and working crossword puzzles.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 1120 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3 edition (©2015 | Published)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1285751787
- ISBN-13: 978-1285751788
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.3 x 1.5 inches
- List Price: $ 331.95