Costing for business decisions (Management Briefing Series Book 2)

This highly readable new book is the second in MTP’s ‘Management Briefing’ series on financial topics. It provides just what is needed by managers in today’s pressured business environment - a short but comprehensive summary of the knowledge necessary to understand costing concepts at a practical management level. It avoids theory for its own sake but concentrates instead on how costing information is used in the business. It presents the various concepts, approaches and techniques of costing as a set of tools to be used for different purposes, along with the strengths and the weaknesses of each one.
 
The book is written in a form that reflects the values of the organisation which has driven its publication - MTP. It is practical in approach and realistic in its assessment of what managers need and have the time to absorb. It is also as interactive as it is possible to be within the framework of a book - using the question and answer format that has proved so successful in the other book of the series. It is ideally suited for individual work prior to a financial training programme or as a refreshment/overview for managers with limited time availability.