Manacc 2
Manacc 2
Manacc 2
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING
ACCT 232/432 - COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING II (3Credits)
COURSE OUTLINE
Prerequisite ACCT 231/431
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the internal uses of cost and financial accounting data for management
planning, control and decision making. As such, it involves a detailed study of static and flexible
budgeting, responsibility accounting and reporting, standard costs and variance analysis, capital
expenditure planning and evaluation and alternative choice decisions. Relevant costs and
performance evaluation topics are also covered.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to achieve the following objectives:
1. To acquire knowledge needed to select and use the accounting information necessary for
managerial decision-making.
2. To develop skills in solving management problems using accounting data.
3. To understand certain kinds of accounting information needed by managers along the
major functions of management
COURSE CONTENT
1. The Nature and Objectives of Management Accounting
2. The Budgeting Process
3. Responsibility Accounting and Reporting
4. Standard Costs and variance analysis
5. Direct Costing and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
6. Differential Cost Analysis
7. Selecting Relevant data for decision making and product pricing.
8. Capital budgeting
9. Decentralised operations and transfer pricing.
10. Strategic Management accounting.
11. Contingency theory and organisational and social aspects of Management accounting
12. Control Reports and their use.
13. Programming and budgeting
14. Evaluation of performance
15. Capital investment decision
16. Financial statement analysis
17. Statement of cash flows
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
I will utilise the following methods of instruction:
1. Lecture
2. Assignments
3. Quizzes
4. Exams
If you have, or suspect you may have, any type of disability or learning problem that may require
extra assistance or special accommodation, please speak to me privately after class or during my
office hours as soon as possible so I can help you obtain any assistance you may need to
successfully complete this course.
TEXTBOOKS
1. Management Accounting by Terry Lucey
2. Introduction to Management Accounting by Horngren, Sundem and Stratton
3. Management and Cost Accounting by Drury.
OTHER REFERENCES
1. Management Accounting - CIMA 12
2. Management Accounting – CIMA 13
Any Management Accounting books you can find.
3. Examinations: - A mid semester exam and a comprehensive Final exam will be given
at the allocated time.