Sue Shapiro is a junior majoring in hotel and restaurant management. She wants to work for a large hotel chain with the goal of eventually managing a hotel. She is considering the possibility of taking a course in either financial accounting or cost management. Before choosing, however, she has asked you to provide her with some information about the advantages that each course offers.

Required:
Prepare a letter advising Sue about the differences and similarities between financial accounting and cost management. Describe the advantages each might offer the manager of a hotel.