... this Fifth Edition of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, our goals are straightforward: We want this book to present the fundamental concepts of managerial accounting. .. make decisions that determine their company’s fate—and their own Managers are evaluated on the results of their decisions Managerial accounting provides tools for assisting management in making decisions... Contents Managerial Accounting Process Costing 98 Feature Story: THINK FAST Feature Story: BEN & JERRY S TRACKS ITS MIX-UPS 99 Managerial Accounting Basics Comparing Managerial and Financial Accounting