Established as the leading introductory text in the field, Colin Drury’s Management and Cost Accounting has helped students to blend theory and practice for over thirty-five years.

The Student Manual is a practical companion featuring a wealth of questions for each topic, with exercises and fully worked solutions that empower students to practise key concepts of management and cost accounting and prepare for exam success. This edition of the Student Manual includes new sections on data analytics and environmental management accounting as well as expanded coverage of strategic performance and cost management, value creation and quality management.

Continuing to comprehensively revise Colin Drury's text, Mike Tayles draws on his experience as an examiner for both ACCA and CIMA to update this hands-on student guide.

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