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Management & Cost Accounting Student Manual, 13th Edition

Colin Drury, Mike Tayles

  • Copyright 2027
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Management & Cost Accounting Student Manual 13th Edition by Colin Drury/Mike Tayles
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Overview

Established as a leading introductory text for over 35 years, Drury’s Management and Cost Accounting helps students connect theory with real-world practice.

The Student Manual is a practical companion, offering extra questions and fully worked solutions to support independent study and exam preparation.

This edition features a greater number of intermediate-level problems, giving students more opportunity to build confidence and deepen understanding.

Updated by former ACCA and CIMA examiner Mike Tayles, alongside accounting education expert Ian Crawford, the manual draws on their teaching and examining experience to deliver a focused, hands-on learning resource.

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Meet the Authors

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Colin Drury

The late Colin Drury was at Huddersfield University from 1970 until his retirement in 2004, when he was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor. For over 40 years, Professor Colin Drury has been at the forefront of helping students learn the key concepts and processes in management and cost accounting through his bestselling textbooks, which have been widely recommended by the main professional accounting bodies for their examinations. He was an active researcher throughout his career and his research has been published in around 100 professional and academic journals. In recognition for his contribution to accounting education and research, Drury received a lifetime achievement award by the British Accounting Association in 2009. Drury’s flagship title Management and Cost Accounting was first published in 1985 and is now in its 12th edition. It established itself as one of the leading management accounting textbooks in EMEA. It is known, not just for its rigour and authority, but particularly for Drury’s down-to-earth style that reflects his background as a practising accountant before his involvement in academia.

Mike Tayles

Professor Mike Tayles holds the Emeritus Chair in Accounting and Finance at the University of Hull. During his career he has been the Head of Management Accounting and Programme Director of various Degree Programs as well as a Visiting Professor at various universities internationally. He has been an examiner/lead marker for the ACCA and CIMA. Mike is a Chartered Management Accountant with a first degree in mathematics and economics and a doctorate in contemporary management accounting practices. He has worked in various manufacturing industries, holding such positions as group management accountant and financial controller. Mike Tayles' research interests include management accounting practices, cost system design, activity-based cost management and developments in strategic management accounting, including quality and intellectual capital. He has presented papers at national and international conferences, published articles in professional and international academic journals and research reports. He has consulting and research experience in manufacturing as well as service businesses.

What's New

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  • More intermediate-level questions in all chapters.
  • New problems on current management accounting issues reflect updated syllabi of accounting examination bodies.
  • Additional questions on strategic performance, cost management and environmental accounting highlight the changing role of the accountant in today’s organizations.
  • All questions and solutions are integrated in the MindTap online learning platform to create a one-stop interactive practice resource for students.

Features

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  • A large variety of problems and business scenarios gives students the opportunity to hone their problem-solving skills and gain confidence in applying theory to practice.
  • Fully worked solutions to all exercises encourage independent practice and ensure students study effectively.
  • Questions are ranked in an ascending order of difficulty, making it easy to select the appropriate level for study and revision.
  • All questions and solutions are integrated in the MindTap online learning platform to create a one-stop interactive practice resource for students.

Table of Contents

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Parts 1 & 2 featuring:
1. An introduction to cost terms and concepts
2. Cost assignment
3. Process costing
4. Joint and by-product costing
5. Income effects of alternative cost accumulation systems
6. Cost-volume-profit analysis
7. Measuring relevant costs and revenues for decision-making
8. Pricing decisions and profitability analysis
9. Activity-based costing
10. Decision-making under conditions of risk and uncertainty
11. Capital investment decisions: appraisal methods
12. Capital investment decisions: the impact of capital rationing, taxation, inflation and risk
13. Management control systems
14. The budgeting process
15. Standard costing and variance analysis 1
16. Standard costing and variance analysis 2: further aspects
17. Divisional financial performance
18. Transfer pricing in divisionalized companies
19. Strategic performance management
20.Strategic cost management and value creation
21.Management accounting: contemporary technologies and data analytics
22.Sustainability and environmental management accounting
23.Cost estimation and cost behaviour
24.Quantitative models for the planning and control of inventories

Digital only:
• Accounting entries for a job costing system
• The application of linear programming to management accounting

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