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We are grateful to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants for permission to reproduce past examination questions The suggested solutions in the practice answer bank have been prepared by BPP Learning Media Ltd © BPP Learning Media Ltd 2016 ii http://accountingpdf.com/ CONTENTS Contents Page Introduction Helping you to pass v Chapter features vi Studying F2/FMA vii The Computer Based Examination xviii Tackling Multiple Choice Questions xix Part A The nature, source and purpose of management information Accounting for management Sources of data 19 Cost classification 37 Cost behaviour 55 Presenting information 75 Part B Cost accounting techniques 10 11 12 13 Accounting for materials 99 Accounting for labour 133 Accounting for overheads 155 Absorption and marginal costing 185 Job, batch and service costing 199 Process costing 221 Process costing, joint products and by-products 251 Alternative costing principles 265 Part C Budgeting 14 15 16 17 18 19 Forecasting 285 Budgeting 331 The budgetary process 359 Making budgets work 393 Capital expenditure budgeting 409 Methods of project appraisal 417 Part D Standard costing 20 21 22 Standard costing 445 Cost variances 455 Sales variances and operating statements 481 Part E Performance measurement 23 24 Performance measurement 501 Applications of performance measurement 545 Practice question bank 573 Practice answer bank 599 Appendix: Mathematical tables 625 Index 631 Review form iii http://accountingpdf.com/ F2/FMA MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING iv http://accountingpdf.com/ INTRODUCTION Helping you to pass BPP Learning Media – Approved Content Provider As ACCA's Approved Content Provider, BPP Learning Media gives you the opportunity to use study materials reviewed by the ACCA examination team By incorporating the examination team's comments and suggestions regarding the depth and breadth of syllabus coverage, the BPP Learning Media Interactive Text provides excellent, ACCA-approved support for your studies The PER alert! 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