James jiambalvo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 1 Managerial Accounting in the Information Age QUESTIONS 1. The goal of managerial accounting is to provide information needed for planning, control, and decision making. 2. Budgeted performance is a useful benchmark for evaluating current period performance. 3. This question asks students to identify three differences between financial and managerial accounting. In the text, five differences are noted: a) Managerial accounting is directed at internal rather than external users o...