ACCA MA1: Management Information
The syllabus for MA1, Management Information, introduces candidates to basic costing principles and techniques and the tools with which to use these principles and techniques. The syllabus starts by introducing business organisations and the specific role of the management accountant within the organisation.
The next section deals with cost classification, followed by the identification of sources of information and coding to ensure that cost information is properly classified. The syllabus then introduces basic techniques for recording costs.
It finally introduces candidates to spreadsheets as an important tool in supporting cost and management accounting.