Bizpod CIPFA ACCA & CIMA Podcasts

This bundle introduces functional and master budgets, before exploring the purpose and preparation of each. It includes podcasts using examples to illustrate their usage. 

This bundle introduces budgeting, explaining how financial control is exercised through budgeting, and using examples to illustrate control. Different models are introduced in theory and illustrated with examples, and finally responsibility accounting is 

This bundle introduces cashflow budgeting and explains how cashflow budgets can be prepared and analysed. It then moves on to introduce flexible budgeting, explaining the role of the flexible budget and how they can be prepared. 

This bundle explores budgeting in a public sector context, introducing how budgets are produced, and some of the practical aspects of public sector budgeting. It includes an e-slice example to demonstrate the production of public sector budgets. It goes 

This bundle is designed to explore the concept of budgetary control. It begins by looking at the purposes of budgetary control, giving examples of budgetary control in an applied setting. The features of budgetary control information are then explored, 

This bundle explores standard costing systems, in theory and through examples. It explores the calculation and interpretation of basic variances, before finally explaining the use of variancanalysis and standard costing in reporting. 

This bundle is designed to introduce absorption costing before exploring the different ways of treating overheads under absorption costing compared to marginal costing. The concepts are explained initially and then explored through examples. Absorption 

This bundle is designed to explore ABC by initially looking at how ABC developed and operates, then comparing ABC to marginal and absorption costing. Computing ABC and designing ABC systems are then explored. Examples of ABC information are included, to 

This bundle introduces breakeven analysis, before exploring breakeven charts. Both are explained in theory and through the use of examples to illustrate theory. Finally, relevant costs for short term decisions are explained. 

This bundle introduces CVP analysis in theory and using examples. The use of CVP is explored together with interpretation, again using theory and practise. Finally, examples of relevant costs for short term decisions are provided. 

This bundle explores investment appraisal, using both discounting techniques and non-discounting methods. Theory is explained, application discussed, and examples used for illustration. Mutually exclusive investment decisions are also explored. 

This bundle considers the issue of capital rationing in investment decisions, and the application of capital rationing. Weighted average cost of capital is explained and illustrated with an example, before finally considering the relative merits of alter 

This bundle explores alternative pricing models. Cost plus pricing is considered, together with the Economists pricing model and the Mathematical pricing model. The Economists and Mathematical pricing models are then illustrated with examples. 

This bundle explores performance measurement frameworks, using both financial and non-financial measures. Theory is explained, and application illustrated with examples, before finally exploring benchmarking as a technique.