learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you will be able to;
1.Model the management process as three interrelated activities: planning, organizing, and conrol.
2.ldentify and distinguish three kinds of plans: short-range, long-range, and strategic
3.Identify and differentiate the tasks in which management is aided by information about costs and benefits.
4.Identify which of the management accountant's ethical responsibilities apply to a particular ethical issue.