Management Accounting A (ACCT2012)

This unit provides students with an introduction to the basics of management/cost accounting; it equips them with basic skills to use an industry-standard accounting system and management accounting information efficiently and effectively. Areas specifically covered include: cost terms and purposes, cost behaviour, cost - volume - profit analysis, cost estimation, basic and alternative product costing methods, detailed study of the mechanics of the budgeting process (master budgets, flexible budgets, standard costing and variance analysis, capital budgeting), sustainability and environmental management accounting, decision making using relevant costs/revenues and cost allocation.

Classes
1 x 1.5hr lecture and 1x 1.5hr tutorial per week

Assessment
in-class MCQ (10%), Excel assignment (10%), group SAP assignment (30%), final exam (50%)

(ACCT1001 or ACCT1005 or BUSS1030) and (ACCT1002 or ACCT1006)

ACCT2002