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MGT-481: Financial & managerial accounting

Summary

The aims of the course are to explain how information helps investors to analyze the financial profile of a company, and to provide analytical tools for assisting managers in evaluating various decisions within economic organizations.

Summary (fr)?

Content? The main financial statements Basic acc

Lectures

Instructor

Eric Cauvin

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/financial-managerial-accounting-MGT-481

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MGT-481

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Summary

Summary (fr)?

Content? The main financial statements Basic acc

Lectures

Instructor

Eric Cauvin

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/financial-managerial-accounting-MGT-481

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MGT-481

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Ontological neighbourhood

Business

Finance: Corporate finance, Investment management

Accounting: Financial accounting

Economics

Microeconomics: Labor economics

Lectures in this course (15)

Financial Accounting: The Balance Sheet Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers financial accounting basics, focusing on the balance sheet and how business transactions affect financial statements.

Financial Performance Measurement Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers financial performance measurement, break-even analysis, and responsibility center typology.

Cost Allocation Methods Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores traditional full cost systems, overhead application rates, cost allocation, and indirect cost methods.

Activity-Based Costing: Benefits and Implementation Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Introduces Activity-Based Costing, a method for accurate product cost allocation and decision-making in financial and managerial accounting.

Financial Accounting Basics Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers financial and managerial accounting basics, including the accounting process, types of information, reporting, and financial statements.

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