Cost Accounting And Its Application To Management Planning, Control And Decision Making (a Case Study Of Nigeria Bottling Company Kaduna)

This research work is aimed at highlighting the role played by Cost accounting information to the planning, control and decision making process of the management of an organization using Nigeria bottling company (NBC) as a case study. If identify the different costing techniques and methods available, the type of information produced by an accountant and how each information fits into the information need of management as stated in the alternative and as discovered by the researcher through questionnaire and personal interviews. That is, the prospect of a manufacturing company Endeavour is to found out, that for any organization to be successful, there must be accounting department to prove timely, adequate, relevant and correct information regarding the cost of products, processes and general running of the firm and fix selling price for products and services. An independent accountant and cost accountant need to be present for possible production of relevant information.

 

Title page

Declaration

Approval

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of contents

Abstract

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE 

Introduction

1.0Introduction

1.1Background of the study 

1.2Statement of study

1.2Objectives of the study

1.3Research Hypothesis 

1.4Significance of the Study 

1.5Scope of the study

1.6Historical Background of NBTE 

CHAPTER TWO 

Literature Review 

2.1Introduction

2.2Meaning of cost accounting

2.3Planning and the application of cost accounting

2.4Control and cost accounting

2.5Standard cost as a tool for control

2.6Decision making

2.7The decision making process

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methodology 

3.0Introduction

3.1Population and Sample Size

3.2Sampling Techniques

3.3Sources and Method of Data Collection

3.4Method of Data Analysis

3.5Justification for the Choice

CHAPTER FOUR

Data Analysis and Interpretation 

4.0Introduction

4.1Data Presentation

4.2Analysis of Questionnaire  

4.3Testing Hypothesis

4.4Summary of findings

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

5.1Summary

5.2Conclusion

5.3Limitation of the Study

5.4Recommendations   

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