A student commented that “management accounting is much more relevant and important to profit making organizations compared to non-profit ones (such as governmental institutions) as the existence of the latter is not related to profit making”. How would you respond? Give some examples to support your point of view.

A student commented that “management accounting is much more relevant and important to profit making organizations compared to non-profit ones (such as governmental institutions) as the existence of the latter is not related to profit making”. How would you respond? Give some examples to support your point of view.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

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Chapter9: Responsibility Accounting And Decentralization

Section: Chapter Questions

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