One of the primary duties of an accountant is to prepare written reports. Accountantstoday must be able to communicate complex accounting subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.  A two to three (2 â€“ 3) page research paper (using at least 1 outsidesource) will be due in week 8.   The subject may be any managerial accounting/manufacturing/ production topic covered in the course.   Students must utilize and citeAT LEAST one outside source (other than the course text) for the paper