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| Topic 1 | - Job Costing: This section of the exam measures the skills of business managers and covers how costs are assigned to specific jobs or products. It introduces job order costing systems and discusses how to track materials, labor, and overhead for customized production orders.
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| Topic 2 | - Budgets: This section of the exam measures the skills of accounting analysts and covers the development and use of various budgets. It explores operating budgets, cash budgets, and master budgets, and explains how they support financial planning and performance management.
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| Topic 3 | - Cost Behavior Patterns: This section of the exam measures the skills of business managers and covers how different costs behave relative to changes in activity levels. It outlines fixed, variable, and mixed cost patterns, and explains how this understanding helps in planning and budgeting.
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| Topic 4 | - Performance Evaluation: This section of the exam measures the skills of accounting analysts and covers the use of accounting data to assess departmental and managerial performance. It introduces responsibility accounting and the use of performance metrics like ROI and residual income.
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| Topic 5 | - Using Managerial Accounting: Trends and Ratios: This section of the exam measures the skills of accounting analysts and covers the use of trend analysis and financial ratios. It focuses on evaluating business health and operational efficiency through key accounting indicators.
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| Topic 6 | - Using Differential Analysis to Make Decisions: This section of the exam measures the skills of business managers and covers how to use relevant cost analysis for decision-making. It focuses on identifying avoidable costs and evaluating options such as outsourcing, special orders, and product line decisions.
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