Download or read book Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts and Standards for the Federal Government written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The accounting concepts and standards in this document are aimed at providing timely and reliable information on the full cost of federal programs, their activities, and outputs. Meant to be used by the Congress and federal executives in making decisions about allocating federal resources, authorizing and modifying programs, and evaluating program performance. The ideas presented allow maximum flexibility for agency managers in developing costing methods that are best suited to their operational environment.