Contents: An Introduction to management accounting -- The Elements of cost -- An Introduction to overheads and absorption costing -- Marginal costing and break-even analysis -- Absorption costing versus marginal costing -- Budgetary costing -- Standard costing and variance analysis -- Decision making and relevant costs -- Capital investment appraisal -- Appendix 1: Present value discount table -- Appendix 2: Suggested answers for self-assessments -- Appendix 3: The Writing of financial reports, projects and dissertations.