... | COST ACCOUNTING AREA: CONTROL IMBA NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 20 PROFESSOR: SALVADOR CARMONA □ Ph.D (Accounting). Universidad de Sevilla. □ Last version, November 2006 COURSE DESCRIPTION A cost accounting system collects and classifies costs and assigns them to cost objects. The goal of a cost accounting system is to measure the cost of designing, developing, producing (or purchasing), selling, distributing, and servicing particular products or services. Cost allocation is at the heart of most accounting systems. Cost behavior -how the activities of an organization affect its costs- is also fundamental to cost accounting systems. The data provided by a cost accounting system is used for various purposes, which include product costing, planning and control, and decision making. This course mainly focuses on the first of these objectives -products costing. COURSE GOALS Students, as future managers, will utilize, at a minimum, the output of cost systems, which are the primary internal information systems in a firm. Students taking this course will gain an understanding of cost accounting systems, which includes a familiarization with: The goals of cost accounting systems; the fundamental features and design of cost accounting systems; and the various uses of the data provided by cost accounting decisions. A sound understanding of these issues is necessary to interpret cost accounting system outputs; to transform them from...
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... | | |1. Describe the production cycle, including typical source |1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |41 | |documents and controls. | | | | | | | |2. Give examples of tests of controls for auditing the controls |6, 7, 8, 9 |42, 43 | |over conversion of materials and labor in a production process. | | | | | | | |3. Identify and describe considerations involved in the observation|10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,| |of physical inventory and tests of inventory pricing and | |52, 56 | |compilation. | | | | |...
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...Introduction Costs fall into two categories: direct and indirect. Direct costs are those costs which can be attributed to a specific final cost objective(s); alternatively, indirect costs are those costs which have no specific cost objective. An example of a direct cost might be the costs associated with salaries of "hands-on" personnel, e.g., engineers supporting a particular project. An indirect cost might be the office supplies those engineers use, the cost of rent on a facility in which everyone (not just the engineers) works, utilities, etc. While the decision to treat a cost as indirect or direct may be difficult, it is important to treat such costs consistently in order that the costs are not "double-counted." In other words, if the salary of Sam, the engineer, is normally considered an indirect cost, it is calculated when the indirect costs are computed. If Sam suddenly charges work as a direct cost, I have counted Sam's salary twice, and am thus saddled with an overhead rate that may not be as competitive as if Sam were not included. Treatment of costs in a consistent manner is in consonance with commercial cost accounting as well as related government-unique accounting requirements Analyzing Other Direct Costs (ODC) One of the biggest challenges in analyzing other direct costs is ensuring that they have not been captured in another part of the total cost. As with labor and material costs, other direct costs are those costs that can be attributed to a...
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...Bachelor of Commerce 2007, Accounting Department, Alexandria University. • Master of Business Administration Student (MBA) 2011, Supply chain Major - (Third semester), Arab Academy For Science And Technology And Maritime Transport, Graduate School of Business – Alexandria. LANGUAGES: ARABIC : Mother tongue. English : Good. Objectives: - Good communication and interpersonal skills. - Working individual and with work groups. - leadership skills and ability to work under pressure. CERTIFICATES AND COURSES: ▪ Financial accounting: 1) Financial accounting diploma (in Arabic). 2) Financial accounting diploma (in English) about accounting cycle, keeping books and making periodic and annually reports. 3) Financial Analysis workshop under supervision of international finance corporation (IFC) All these Certificates there preparation and tests were via Eaac group for training and consultancy. ▪ Cost and managerial accounting: 1) Cost and managerial accounting via Arab academy for science and technology which approved from American university (AUC). 2) Cost accounting and comparison course about how to reduce industry's costs Via El Sahn office for consultancy. (official and approved accounting and auditing office deals with multinational leading companies). ▪ Computer and Ready accounting program: 1) International...
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...Solutions Manual COST ACCOUNTING Fifteenth Edition Charles T. Horngren Srikant M. Datar Madhav V. Rajan ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Acquisitions Editor: Ellen Geary ------------------------------------------------- Editorial Project Manager: Nicole Sam ------------------------------------------------- Editorial Assistant: Christine Donovan ------------------------------------------------- Project Manager: Roberta Sherman ------------------------------------------------- Supplements Project Manager: Andra Skaalrud ------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying...
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...Chapter 11 Standard Costs and Operating Performance Measures Problem 11-12 (45 minutes) 1. a. In the solution below, the materials price variance is computed on the entire amount of materials purchased whereas the materials quantity variance is computed only on the amount of materials used in production: Actual Quantity of Input, at Actual Price (AQ × AP) Actual Quantity Standard Quantity of Input, at Allowed for Output, at Standard Price Standard Price (AQ × SP) (SQ × SP) 12,000 ounces × 9,375 ounces* × $20.00 per ounce $20.00 per ounce = $240,000 = $187,500 $225,000 Price Variance, $15,000 F 9,500 ounces × $20.00 per ounce = $190,000 Quantity Variance, $2,500 U *3,750 units × 2.5 ounces per unit = 9,375 ounces Alternatively, the variances can be computed using the formulas: Materials price variance = AQ (AP – SP) 12,000 ounces ($18.75 per ounce* – $20.00 per ounce) = $15,000 F *$225,000 ÷ 12,000 ounces = $18.75 per ounce Materials quantity variance = SP (AQ – SQ) $20.00 per ounce (9,500 ounces – 9,375 ounces) = $2,500 U © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2010. All rights reserved. Solutions Manual, Appendix 11B 1 b. Yes, the contract probably should be signed. The new price of $18.75 per ounce is substantially lower than the old price of $20.00 per ounce, resulting in a favorable price variance of $15,000 for the month. Moreover, the material from the new supplier appears to cause little or no problem in production as shown by the small materials quantity...
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...Summary of information on each course/module | |Name of Course/Module |Principles of Management Accounting I | | |Course Code |BAC1054 | | |Status of Subject |Foundation | | |MQF Level/Stage |Bachelor – MQF Level 6 | | |Note : | | | |Certificate – MQF Level 3 | | | |Diploma – MQF Level 4 | | | |Bachelor – MQF Level 6 | | | |Masters – MQF Level 7 | | | |Doctoral – MQF Level 8 | ...
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...Paper 1: Accounting (100 marks) Paper 2: Law, Ethics and Communication Part I: Law (60 marks) Business Laws (30 marks) Company Law (30 marks) Part II: Business Ethics (20 marks) Part III: Business Communication (20 marks) Paper 3: Cost Accounting and Financial Management Part I: Cost Accounting (50 marks) Part II: Financial Management (50 marks) Paper 4: Taxation Part I: Income-tax (50 marks) Part II: Service Tax (25 marks) and VAT (25 marks) Group II Paper 5: Advanced Accounting (100 marks) Paper 6: Auditing and Assurance (100 marks) Paper 7: Information Technology and Strategic Management Section A: Information Technology (50 marks) Section B: Strategic Management (50 marks) The level of knowledge expected of students in the above subjects is ‘working knowledge’. INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE (IPCC) Syllabus GROUP I OF IPCC/ ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN COURSE (ATC) Paper 1: Accounting (One paper – three hours – 100 marks) Level of Knowledge: Working Knowledge Objectives: (a) (b) (c) (d) To lay a foundation for the preparation and presentation of financial statements; To gain working knowledge of the principles and procedures of accounting and their application to different practical situations; To gain the ability to solve simple problems and cases relating to sole proprietorship, partnership and companies; and To familiarize students with the fundamentals of computerized system of accounting. Contents 1. 2. A General Knowledge of the framing of the accounting standards...
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...© 1998 American Accounting Association Accounting Horizons Vol. 12 No. 4 December 1998 pp. 363–373 Financial Information and Quality Management—Is There a Role for Accountants? Leif M. Sjoblom Leif M. Sjoblom is a Professor at the International Institute for Management Development. SYNOPSIS: Different opinions exist with respect to the usefulness of financial information for operational decision making. While academics encourage the provision of accounting information on quality, few companies provide it. This article explores the usefulness (or lack thereof) of Cost of Quality (COQ) and quality-related financial information through the use of a survey and informal discussions and interviews with quality managers. Financial information can be used to flag quality problems, to select and prioritize quality improvement projects and to choose corrective action. The results suggest that financial information has a limited role in supporting these operational decisions. The limitations of current COQ systems, and the lack of relevant, reliable and timely financial information, are among the reasons cited for not using COQ. However, there is a perceived need for additional financial reporting in order to attract the attention of top management and to motivate managers. In order to make COQ more relevant to practitioners, future research must not only focus on improving and disseminating best practices, but also on the multi-disciplinary implementation process. Data Availability:...
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...Course Outline RSM222H1S Management Accounting I Winter 2016 Class time, location, and instructor Tutorial time and location Instructor contact information L0301 L0401 L0501 L0601 L5101 L0101 L0901 L0201 L1001 L0701 L0801 L1101 T0101 T0201 T0301 T0401 T0501 T0601 T1201 T0701 T0801 T0901 T1001 T1101 Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday 10-12pm 12-2pm 2-4pm 4-6pm 6-8pm 2-4pm 4-6pm 6-8pm 8-10am 10-12pm 12-2pm 4-6pm 10-11am 11-12pm 12-1pm 1-2pm 2-3pm 3-4pm 4-5pm 9-10am 10-11am 11-12pm 12-1pm 1-2pm WO 25 WO 25 WO 25 WO 25 SS 2127 WO 20 WO 20 WO 20 WO 35 SS 1070 SS 2108 GB 244 SS 2110 SS 2110 WW 126 WW 126 WO 30 SS 562 UC 52 WO 30 WO 30 WO 30 WO 35 WO 35 Gus De Franco Gus De Franco Eszter Palancz Eszter Palancz Amy Kwan Eszter Palancz Amy Kwan Eszter Palancz Donna Losell Ross Lu Amy Kwan Amy Kwan Gus De Franco (course coordinator), Gus.Defranco@rotman.utoronto.ca Donna Losell, Losell@rotman.utoronto.ca Amy Kwan, amyk.kwan@utoronto.ca Eszter Palancz, Eszter.Palancz@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca Ross Lu, Ross.Lu12@Rotman.Utoronto.Ca 1 Office hours Gus De Franco Donna Losell Eszter Palancz Amy Kwan Ross Lu By appointment, RT537 By appointment, RT529 Wednesday 4:30pm-5:30pm,...
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...Management Accounting Research, 2002, 13, 1–39 doi: 10.1006/mare.2001.0175 Available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on The association between activity-based costing and improvement in financial performance Douglass Cagwin* and Marinus J. Bouwman† This study investigates the improvement in financial performance that is associated with the use of activity-based costing (ABC), and the conditions under which such improvement is achieved. Internal auditors furnish information regarding company financial performance, extent of ABC usage, and enabling conditions that have been identified in the literature as affecting ABC efficacy. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling are used to investigate the relationship between ABC and financial performance. Results show that there indeed is a positive association between ABC and improvement in ROI when ABC is used concurrently with other strategic initiatives, when implemented in complex and diverse firms, when used in environments where costs are relatively important, and when there are limited numbers of intra-company transactions. In addition, measures of success of ABC used in prior research appear to be predictors of improvement in financial performance. c 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Key words: activity-based costing; new business initiatives; ABC success; structural equation models. 1. Introduction Activity-based costing1 (ABC) has been promoted and adopted as a basis for making strategic...
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...the institute of cost accountants of india(ICAI) (A Statutory body under an act of parliament) SYLLABUS 2012 STRUCTURE & contents Evaluation Synthesis ANALYSIS ANALYSIS APPLICATION APPLICATION COMPREHENSION COMPREHENSION COMPREHENSION KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL C FOUNDATION COURSE - Syllabus 2012 the institute of cost accountants of india(ICAI) (A Statutory body under an act of parliament) SYLLABUS 2012 STRUCTURE & contents The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Statutory Body under an Act of Parliament) Page 1 FOUNDATION COURSE - Syllabus 2012 The Following table lists the learning objectives and the verbs that appear in the syllabus learning aims and examination question. Learning objectives Level A COMPREHENSION What you are expected to understand List Make a list of. State Express, fully or clearly , the details/ facts of. Define Give the exact meaning of. Communicate the key features of. Distinguish Highlight the differences between. Explain Make clear or intangible/state the meaning or purpose of. Identify Recognise, establish or select after consideration. Illustrate What you are expected to know Definition Describe KNOWLEDGE Verbs used Use an example to describe or explain something. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Statutory Body under an Act of Parliament) ...
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...INTERNSHIP REPORT ON ACCOUNTING INFORMATIONSYSTEM OF REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN BANGLADESH”-AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF [pic] PREPARED FOR Farzana Afrin Internship Supervisor & Lecturer Dept. of Business Studies Stamford University Bangladesh. PREPARED BY Mahmood Hossain Id: 02707400 Section: 27(Q) Date: LATTER OF TRANSMITTAL April Ms Farzana Afrin Lecturer Stamford University Dhanmondi, Dhaka Dear Madam, I feel myself fortunate enough for having the scope to conclude the study on “The Accounting information System of Real Estate Business in Bangladesh”-An Empirical study of Building For Future Ltd, Which you assigned me to do as a part of the study. Obviously, this type of practical work made me acquainted with “Real Estate Finance” in real life situation. Here, I can’t deny the help that I got from the staff of Building For Future Ltd. who ensured me a full congenial atmosphere to access over a plenty of information with relevant papers and a practical survey. I am thankful to them for showing their highest degree of tolerance in answering my inexorable questions, sometimes repeated. I would enthusiastically provide you related information depending on your queries. The report was prepared under your able leadership and I do respectfully appreciate guidance to me to learn about...
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...Unit: BO1COAC216 Cost Accounting Program: Bachelor of Business Trimester 1, 2015 OVERVIEW The unit introduces cost accounting and enables students to explain its roles in efficient resources allocation. Students will be introduced to the traditional and modern approaches to costing for evaluation in decision making and profitability analysis. The role of cost accounting in performance appraisal is examined and investigated by analyzing the various topics presented. Overall, the unit will assist students in an understanding of how learning cost accounting techniques and procedures can better serve the company as a whole. DETAILS Level | Undergraduate | Credit Points | 6 | PRE-REQUISITES OR CO-REQUISITES PREREQUISITE: ACCT105 Business Accounting ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS All students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record) OFFERINGS Trimester 1, 2015 | Sydney/Melbourne | WEBSITE This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available at the start of the trimester. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the trimester. Class and Assessment...
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...TOURO COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT: Business COURSE TITLE: Cost Accounting COURSE NUMBER: EBA 213 PREREQUISITES: EBA 101, EBA 102 CREDIT HOURS: 3 DEVELOPER: Professor Simon Saltz LAST UPDATE: December 1,2003 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cost accounting focuses on cost determination for manufacturers, products and services. This includes the establishment and maintenance of job order and process cost systems, and the classification of costs as product or period, direct or indirect. Also included are managerial techniques and systems such as budgeting and variance analysis, which enable a business to manage its affairs more efficiently . COURSE/ DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES: Students should be able to understand the thinking and systems of the business world. Understanding how the cost of a product is determined, as it moves through the manufacturing process, enables students to gain insight into how pricing decisions are made. They will be in a better position to determine whether a business is price gouging and can be an effective force in countering such behavior. Understanding budgeting systems enables one to properly manage a business and diagnose the causes of poor business performance. This could help preserve jobs for employees and investment value for shareholders. COURSE/ INSTITUTIONAL...
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