Management Accounting Report: GSQ Limited Case Study Analysis

This report analyzes the management accounting practices of GSQ Limited, a UK-based manufacturing company. It begins with an introduction to management accounting and its role in financial decision-making. The main body of the report delves into the application of different costing techniques, including marginal costing and absorption costing, explaining how each method is utilized by GSQ Limited. The report also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques. The conclusion summarizes the importance of management accounting systems in maintaining adequate inventory levels and optimizing resource utilization, emphasizing the role of management accounting reports in setting standards, ensuring control, and driving sales. The report references relevant academic sources to support its findings.

MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Main Body
Conclusion
References

INTRODUCTION
Management accounting is defined as analysis and evaluation of the financial
information in order to take the management decisions for the betterment of
the company.
The present report is based on company GSQ limited which is a
manufacturing company located in UK. The report will discuss about
different management accounting system along with their application and
advantages and disadvantages.

Different types of costing techniques
used by GSQ ltd.
Marginal Costing
It refers to the cost for an additional unit of an output and this concept is been used for determining optimum
capacity of production for GSQ in which it charges least or minimum for producing an additional unit. Under
this variable cost is only charged to cost units whereas fixed cost for a period is entirely written off against
contribution.
Absorption Costing
It is the method that accumulates costs attached with the process of production and apportioning them
to an individual product. It is the type of costing which is needed by an accounting standard for
creating valuation of an inventory. A product might absorb wide range of the variable and the fixed
costs.

CONCLUSION
From the above it has been concluded that MA systems plays an essential role in managing and maintaining an
adequate inventory level with optimum use of resources. MA reports helps in the preparing for the standards on
the basis of which task are been performed that in turn helps in ensuring proper controlling and gaining higher
sales or revenue.

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