(BQ) Part 1 book “Management accounting” has contents: The nature and purpose of management accounting, decision making and relevant costing, budgeting, cost behaviour and CVP analysis, overheads, absorption and marginal costing, overhead costing – activity-based costing. | STUDY MANUAL Foundation level Management Accounting 2012 Second edition January 2012 First edition 2010 ISBN 9781 4453 8013 1 Previous ISBN 9780 7517 8151 9 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Published by BPP Learning Media Ltd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in any retrieval system, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. We are grateful to CPA Australia for permission to reproduce the Learning Objectives, the copyright of which is owned by CPA Australia. Printed in Australia © BPP Learning Media Ltd 2012 ii Welcome to the next step in your career – CPA Program Today’s CPA Program is a globally recognised education program available around the world. All candidates of CPA Australia are required to attain a predetermined level of technical competence before the CPA designation can be awarded. The CPA Program foundation level is designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the core areas of accounting, business and finance. A pass for each exam is based on a determination of the minimum level of knowledge and skills that candidates must acquire to have a good chance at success in the professional level of the CPA Program. In 2012 you have more opportunities to sit foundation level exams, allowing you to progress through to the professional level of the CPA Program at your own pace. The material in this study manual has been prepared based upon standards and legislation in effect as at 1 September 2011. Candidates are advised that they should confirm effective dates of standards or legislation when using additional study resources. Exams for 2012 will be based on the content of this study manual. Additional Learning Support A range of quality learning products will be available in the
