To explore the role and impact of cost accounting in business firms. [particular product interest to be determined]
Consider the target audience (readers)
- Immediate Audience: Business management team members,
- Primary Audience: Executives of the firm
- Secondary Audience: Other employees who may be impacted by budgeting decisions [additions or cuts].
- What is their need for the report?
- Includes finance approval and resource allocation
- Education level? (i.e. their ability to understand the document)
- Masters Degree and above or equivalent work experience in the field
- Position in the organization (i.e. authority for information contained in the document)
- The primary audience is high authority, yet the other audience members are in various positions in the company depending on the report findings and actions requested
- Knowledge of the report's topic or purpose/ How much background will the audience need on your topic?
- Primary and Immediate Audience members requires a high volume of knowledge and the Secondary Audience requires some knowledge because if actions were to be enforced explanations must be provided for company members, though the terms should be widely known in the field of business.
- Responsibility or authority to make decisions based on the report
- Primary Audience
What kinds of visual aids might you supply?
Graphs or tables that depict the numerical increase or decrease in demand for a product or particular service. Photographs, video clips or flow charts that can visually introduce a concept or new product to the audience.
