Dates and location
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Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This session provides advice for navigating rocky decision-making terrain encountered by managers who must make choices despite imperfect information and/or constrained resources. We explore ways to leverage available information to make effective decisions when seemingly critical details cannot be obtained. We also illustrate managerial accounting techniques for optimizing profitability when inputs or resources are constrained by supply chain disruptions or other limitations.
Topics Include:
- Decision-making fundamentals
- Cost-volume-profit refresher
- Optimization analysis
- Constraint mitigation strategies
- Coping with incomplete information
- Solver and other Excel capabilities
- Qualitative considerations
Key Takeaways
- Analyze decisions using relevant factors
- Recall fundamental cost-volume-profit techniques
- Determine plans that optimize profitability when a constraint exists
- Formulate strategies for reducing the impact of constraints
- Apply techniques to derive conclusions when complete information is unavailable
- Utilize Excel capabilities to support analysis
- Identify qualitative factors that may influence production decisions
Who Will Benefit
How to Access the Course
This course is delivered as a live webinar. To receive verifiable CPD hours, you must attend the session live. We recommend joining at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. For the best interactive experience, please use a computer equipped with a camera and microphone.
A reminder email with the Zoom link and course details will be sent two business days before the session. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folder.
The same information, including any available materials, will also be posted in advance on our Blackboard LMS.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Christopher Harper is a CPA with the heart of a teacher. He is a clinical assistant professor of accounting with Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. He also serves as a senior manager and director of education for Hungerford CPAs + Advisors. Chris has been serving tax and accounting needs of closely held business and individuals since 1998. He has also owned and operated several of his own businesses throughout his career.Chris develops and presents a variety of continuing professional educational programs focusing on accounting/auditing and ethical guidelines for the everyday accountant. He is a frequent discussion leader for the MICPA and other state society organizations in live and webinar-based models.