Comparative Statements
13 September 2012
Trainee Accounting Technician's at the foundation level need to develop competence in the preparation of comparative statements for management control purposes
In Unit 4, there is a reference to the purpose of management information: decision making; planning and control. Element 4.2 provide comparisons on cost and income, has within its range statement reference to sources: previous period’s data, corresponding periods, data and forecast data.
Comparative statements simply comprise a comparison of forecast or budgeted data with...