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Making Cost Control Work

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  • © 1978

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  1. Trevor J. Bentley
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Consumption of Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Waste is Big Business

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      Pages 3-10

    3. Added Value

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      Pages 11-15

    4. Cost Behaviour

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      Pages 16-24

    5. Control Standards

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      Pages 25-32

    6. Who Controls Costs?

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      Pages 33-42

  3. Accounting for Waste

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Collecting the Data

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      Pages 45-54

    3. Contribution Accounting

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      Pages 55-62

    4. Using Contribution Accounts

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      Pages 63-72

    5. A Basis for Control

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      Pages 73-80

  4. Control Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Standard Costs

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      Pages 83-97

    3. Measuring Performance

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      Pages 98-116

    4. Cost Reduction

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      Pages 117-121

  5. The Reduction of Waste

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Costs and Benefits

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      Pages 125-135

    3. Activity Resource Planning

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      Pages 136-147

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 149-152
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Making Cost Control Work

  • Authors: Trevor J. Bentley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03191-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Trevor J. Bentley 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-21416-9Published: 17 June 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-03191-7Published: 17 June 1978

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 152

  • Topics: Accounting/Auditing

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