Brewer'sIntroduction to Managerial Accounting has earned a reputation as the mostaccessible and readable book on the market. Its manageable chapters and clearpresentation point students toward understanding, just as the needle of thecompass provides direction to travelers.

However, thebook's authors also understand that everyone's destination may be different.Some students will become accountants, while others are destined for careers inmanagement, marketing, or finance. Not only does the Brewer text teach studentsmanagerial accounting concepts in a clear and concise way, it also asksstudents to consider how the concepts they are learning will apply to thereal-world situations they will eventually face in their careers. Thiscombination of conceptual understanding and the ability to apply that knowledgedirects students toward success, whatever their final destination may be.