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Graduate Degree Programs

Accounting-Cl (ACCT)

ACCT 540 Accounting for Managerial Decisions (2) Application of accounting to monitoring and improving the internal operation of an organization.

ACCT 540 Managerial Accounting (3)

Accounting is the language of economic activity. Managers in all organizations - business, government, and not-for-profit - use accounting information to make decisions. As such, managerial accounting is an important competency area for MBA graduates.

Managerial Accounting addresses resource-related questions from a cost perspective. Relevant issues include resources consumed and the related cost of producing goods and providing services, and the effectiveness and efficiency of resource usage.


General Education: None
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: None
Effective: Fall 2005
Prerequisite: ACCT 501

Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.