Accounting for Management
Planning and Control
- ISBN
- 0070992037
- Publisher
- TATA McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 543
- Genre
- Economics
About the book
"Accounting for Management: Planning and Control" by Richard M. Lynch and Robert W. Williamson is a comprehensive textbook for business, finance, and management students, bridging the gap between raw accounting data and executive decision making. The book focuses on how managers utilize accounting information for operational planning, cost analysis, budgeting, and performance evaluation. Key themes include cost-volume-profit analysis, responsibility accounting, variance analysis, and capital budgeting, making it an essential guide for understanding how financial controls drive strategic business success.