Why does managerial accounting feel so confusing at first?
Advanced metrics are introduced before students have a firm grip on basic arithmetic and fundamental accounting principles like debits and credits. This sudden jump in mathematical complexity leaves learners lost early in the course and unable to make sense of terms like contribution margin.
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“2 weeks of classes in, still kind of confused what this whole managerial accounting is all about.”source ↗
“The math definitely threw me off guard, since all I knew in accounting was basic arithmetic.”source ↗
devourerofbricks · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes
“Debits and credits should be learnt before learning how to calculate “contribution margin”, a fake term.”source ↗
Material_Rutabaga887 · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes
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