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Management Accounting: A Business Planning Approach
Noah P. Barsky, Villanova University Anthony H. Catanach, Jr., Villanova University
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Chapter Outlines
Chapter 6: Forecasting Tools and Techniques
- Sales Forecasting
- Forecasting Costs
- Identifying Cost Drivers Across Industries
- Hospitals
- Pizza Delivery Services
- Lawn Mower Manufacturers
- Retailers
- Colleges and Universities
- Accounting, Consulting, and Law Firms
- Airlines
- Forecasting Techniques
- Identifying Revenue Drivers
- The Scatter-Plot Method
- Correlation Analysis
- Identifying Cost Drivers
- Using Correlation Analysis to Identify Cost Drivers
- Regression Analysis
- Estimating Costs Using Regression Analysis in Microsoft Excel
- Interpreting Regression Analysis Results
- Data Limitations
- Qualitative Cost Considerations
- Environmental Factors
- Industry Structure
- Technology Considerations
- Learning and Cost Behavior
- Business Strategy
- Cost Controllability
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