Questions from Management Accounting

Q: According to the International Air and Transport Association (IATA) airlines

According to the International Air and Transport Association (IATA) airlines were expected to make around $6.12 profit from each passenger in 2019, which represents a decline from the 2018 projection...

Q: A headline in The Guardian of 23 September 2019 asked, ‘

A headline in The Guardian of 23 September 2019 asked, ‘Why did Thomas Cook collapse after 178 years in business?’ The Thomas Cook Group collapsed in 2019, having been a leading British tour operator...

Q: As technology has developed in recent decades, more time has been

As technology has developed in recent decades, more time has been freed up for management accountants as they have less of the mundane transaction processing work to do. Technology has also enabled ev...

Q: Most developed economies have well-developed road and highway networks.

Most developed economies have well-developed road and highway networks. From time to time new highways are built to relieve congested cities, but by and large most developed countries are not embarkin...

Q: As a result of the increasing accessibility of air travel, due

As a result of the increasing accessibility of air travel, due to the emergence and popularity of low cost carriers such as Ryanair and easyJet, more people are now flying than ever before. Indeed, th...

Q: Many firms outsource manufacturing and other activities, but at the same

Many firms outsource manufacturing and other activities, but at the same time are increasingly aware that outsourcing may be best suited to non-core activities. Take packaging for example. In the cr...

Q: Lidl and Aldi, the German discount supermarkets, have both announced

Lidl and Aldi, the German discount supermarkets, have both announced significant expansion plans for the UK. Aldi expects to have 1,000 UK stores by 2022, an increase of over 230 on their current...

Q: Cloud computing describes the delivery of information systems without the purchase of

Cloud computing describes the delivery of information systems without the purchase of physical hardware or even software in some instances. What this means for an average business is that they can pur...

Q: Apple Inc. is well known for developing innovative products like the

Apple Inc. is well known for developing innovative products like the iPhone, iPad and iPod. Such devices are manufactured with complex electronic components and incur substantial design and developme...

Q: Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. In recent years

Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. In recent years, it has been subjected to some media coverage as the country faces energy infrastructure issues and the company deals with high deb...