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This resource presents the key accounting concepts that managers must know in order to make informed decisions. The fourth edition includes expanded Incremental Measurement and You Get What You Measure sections in each chapter. These hallmark features help them focus on real issues. New demo problems have been added as well to show how the concepts are applied. The end-of-chapter problems and Links to Practice sections have been revised and updated to connect the techniques to the business world. Case studies also enable managers to gain critical and applied thinking skills that are especially important in today's competitive environment. About The Author Dr. James Jiambalvo joined the accounting faculty at the University of Washington after receiving a Ph.D. in accounting from The Ohio State University. A CPA, he has audit experience with the firm of Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte & Touche), and has served on the national academic advisory board of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Professor Jiambalvo has served as chairman of the UW Accounting Department and he holds the PricewaterhouseCoopers and Alumni Endowed Professorship. Professor Jiambalvo's research has been published in the top accounting journals including The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and the Journal of Accounting Research. He is a past associate editor of The Accounting Review and has served on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research; and the Journal of Management Accounting Research. Professor Jiambalvo has received the Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, the Andrew V. Smith Faculty Development Award, the Lex N. Gamble Award for Excellence in the Field of E-Commerce, the Dean's Citizenship Award and he has been recognized for his teaching of managerial accounting with the MBA Professor of the Year and Professor of the Quarter Awards. He has taught numerous executive education courses including courses for Alcoa, Boeing, Microsoft, Tyson, and other major firms. Table Of Contents Managerial Accounting in the Information Age. Job-Order Costing For Manufacturing and Service Companies. Process Costing. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis. Variable Costing. Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Costing. The Use of Cost Information in Management Decision Making. Pricing Decisions, Analyzing Customer Profitability, And Activity-Based Pricing. Capital Budgeting and Other Long-Run Decisions. Budgetary Planning and Control. Standard Costs and Variance Analysis. Decentralization and Performance Evaluation. Statement of Cash Flows. Analyzing Financial Statements: A Managerial Perspective. Summary Of Learning Objectives. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.