Management Accounting
Management Accounting
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Describe some different managerial uses of cost information.

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Describe some different managerial uses of cost information:

Usually the cost information is used for the following:

  • Budgeting.
  • Pricing.
  • Product planning.
  • Performance evaluation, and
  • Contracting.

Few examples of specific uses of cost information include:

  • To decide whether to introduce a new product or to discontinue an existing product.
  • To assess the efficacy of a particular operation, and
  • To assess the cost of serving customer segments.

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