This course provides students with an appreciation of management accounting concepts related to the management functions of decision-making, planning and control. The course introduces a range of management accounting tools, including job and process costing, variance analysis, activity based costing and the balanced scorecard. Students are introduced to the application of management accounting tools for pricing, budgetary control, cost allocation and performance evaluation as well as new developments in management accounting knowledge and techniques and how to assess these through cost-benefit analysis.

After studying this course, you are expected to have attained proficiency in the following areas:

• be familiar with a range of management accounting tools, including: variance analysis; contribution margin analysis; activity analysis; cost estimation using regression analysis;
• know how to apply management accounting tools for the following purposes: budgetary control; pricing; cost allocation; performance evaluation;
• appraise the costs and benefits of different conventional and modern costing systems (e.g., absorption and variable costing, standard costing, activity-based costing); and
• appreciate the need for a balance between financial and non-financial information in decision making, control and performance evaluation applications of management accounting.

• Team Assignment 15%
• Mid Semester Examination 25%
• Final Examination 60%

Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 10 hours a week to completing the work. This will include:

• 2 hours a week: lecture
• 1 hour a week: tutorial
• 7 hours a week: reading, research, self-study, tutorial preparation, assignment writing and preparation, working on Wattle site (including discussions and online learning as applicable)

BUSN 1002 Accounting Processes and Systems or COMM 1020 Accounting and Financial Management.

Incompatible with COMM2011 Management Accounting.

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Students are expected to have previewed the relevant reading(s) prior to each lecture. There  are other texts for an alternative coverage of the material.

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