IMA Case Studies: Volume 4 (1987) Cases From Management Accounting Practice, IMA, Montvale, NJ

Vol.	Case Title (Authors)	Pages	Case Brief Description
1-Apr	Industrial Chemicals Company	1-8	Planning and control of R&D. This case also appears as case 5 in Cases from Management Accounting Practices (Vol. 2).
2-Apr	J.J. West Life Insurance Company	9-22	This case provides a basis for a discussion of ethical, moral, legal, and political issues affecting the insurance industry with regard to limiting corporate exposure to potential claims from policyholders infected with HIV (AIDS virus).
3-Apr	The Marian County Memorial Hospital	23-42	Illustrates the relationship between the budget, financial statements and ratio analysis. It also illustrates the problems of using ratio analysis in the hospital industry.
4-Apr	Polymer Products Company	43-48	Performance evaluations. This case is a revised version of case 9 in Cases from Management Accounting Practices (Vol. 2).
5-Apr	The J.A.V. Insurance Group	49-55	Developing financial projections from data provided. Provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate spreadsheet capabilities.