Book excerpt: This book is intended as a quick reference revision guide for AQA AS Unit 4: Further Aspects of Management Accounting. It's particularly aimed at the written questions, which students often struggle on, but account for about 20-25% of the exam. It also contains appendices of important formats. Topics covered: manufacturing accounts, budgeting, break-even point, marginal costing, absorption costing, standard costing, investment appraisal, activity based costing. Appendices: manufacturing account layout, budget layouts, marginal cost statement layout, standard costing reconciliation statements. Although primarily intended with the AQA A level syllabus in mind, this book will also have relevance for other accounting courses post-16 and degree level.