Contemporary management accounting with Australian examples to bring the content alive for students. This edition prepares students for the rewards and challenges they might face in professional management accounting world through the development of analytical skills, values and behaviours that make management accountants effective in the workplace. It provides a decision-making framework and demonstrates how the analytical tools that students will learn prepare them to contribute to an organisation's success. Maintaining an Australian flavour within a global context it focuses on how management accounting helps managers to make better decisions. MyLab Accounting can be packaged with this edition to engage students and allow them to test their understanding while developing their problem-solving, analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.