TABLE OF CONTENT

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CERTIFICATION                                                                                 I

DEDICATION                                                                                      II

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                                     III

TABLE OF CONTENT                                                                         V

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2     OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.3     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.4     STATEMENT OF THE STUDY

1.5     SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.6     RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1.7     PLAN OF THE STUDY

1.8     DEFINITION OF THE TERMS

CHAPTER TWO

2.1     LITERATURE REVIEW

2.2     WHO IS A PRODUCT MANAGER

2.3     FUNCTION OF MANAGER

2.4     THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING

2.5     WHY PEOPLE FAIL IN PLANNING

2.6     ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD

2.7     THE PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE CONTROL

2.8     THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FINANCIAL

2.9     A MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

2.9.1  THE DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

2.10   DECISION MAKING

2.10.1 CLASSIFICATION OF DECISION MAKING

2.11   DIVIDEND DECISION

2.12   THE PROCESS OF DECISION MAKING

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1     POPULATION OF THE STUDY

3.2     SAMPLING METHOD

3.3     SOURCE OF DATA COLLECTION / DATA COLLECTION           TECHNIQUES

3.4     METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS

3.5     HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE CASE STUDY

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     INTRODUCTION

4.1     ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

4.2     INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDING

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1     SUMMARY

5.2     CONCLUSION

5.3     RECOMMENDATION

          BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHAPTER ONE

1.1         INTRODUCTION

In all the varied field of human activity, we are concerned to used of limited resources that are available to us. Thus the intention is to obtain the greatest out put from a given input and in measuring this we may state how efficiently the input has been used.

         While the measurement of efficiency may be done in quantitative terms e.g. a number of yam tuber from an acre of land. It is normally essential to express inputs and outputs in monetary term as it is the common denominator of resources we use. By recording these monetary values the accountant is able to measure the result of industrial and commercial activities and inform those responsible for them.

         The work of the accountant has develop over the year from accurate accounting for movement in cash and transaction with third parties, it now includes the provision of financial data and with which management may plan future activities and of data with which to measure how efficiently activities are being managed.  The earlier type of work we may call financial accounting and development is cost accounting and management accounting uses cost and financial data advice management in planning and controlling the enterprise.