Now in its ninth edition, this international bestseller has been widely recognised as the definitive textbook on management and cost accounting for over 25 years.
Colin Drury expertly blends the theory and practice of management and cost accounting with extensive assessment questions and illuminating Real World Views to fulfil all undergraduate and professional course needs in a single textbook.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND COST ACCOUNTING
1 Introduction to management accounting
2 An introduction to cost terms and concepts
PART TWO: INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING
3 Cost–volume–profit analysis
4 Measuring relevant costs and revenues for decision-making
5 Pricing decisions and profitability analysis
6 Capital investment decisions: appraisal methods
PART THREE: COST ASSIGNMENT
7 Cost assignment
8 Activity-based costing
PART FOUR: INFORMATION FOR PLANNING, CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
9 The budgeting process
10 Management control systems
11 Standard costing and variance analysis
12 Divisional financial performance measures
13 Transfer pricing in divisionalized companies
PART FIVE: STRATEGIC COST AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
14 Strategic cost management
15 Strategic performance management

Now in its ninth edition, this international bestseller has been widely recognised as the definitive textbook on management and cost accounting for over 25 years. Colin Drury expertly blends the theory and practice of management and cost accounting with extensive assessment questions and illuminating Real World Views to fulfil all undergraduate and professional course needs in a single textbook. Clearly explains the principles involved in the design and evaluation of management accounting and cost accounting systems Contains a wealth of worked examples, practice assessment questions (at various levels of difficulty) and other pedagogical features such as exhibits, advanced reading, recommended reading and learning objectives Comes with access to Cengage Learning’s CourseMate platform, which includes support material such as interactive learning, study and exam preparation tools New and updated Real World Views to help demonstrate theory in practice and the practical application of accounting in real companies around the world Fully updated to reflect recent developments in management accounting to ensure that students are up to speed with the latest changes Increased emphasis on contemporary methods and issues and increased coverage of the service sector