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ACCT19060 Management Accounting

Course details

This course builds on the concepts of managerial accounting introduced in first-year accounting. The course develops numerous cost concepts and some pricing approaches. Students should employ critical thinking skills in applying these concepts and approaches to solve problems, make management accounting decisions and evaluate the impact of these decisions on profitability. Other topics covered include activity-based costing, capacity costing, product and service costing, the allocation of support-department and common costs and of revenues of bundled products. Budgeting concepts previously studied are extended and form the basis of computing variance analyses. Spreadsheets are used as a means to enhance students' competence in applying information technology in management accounting.


Course at a glance
Career: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Requisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 11057
Student Contribution Band: 3A
EFTSL: 0.12500
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2011 Term One BDG BNE EMD FLEX GDC GLD MEL MKY ROK SYD
2011 Term Two BNE FLEX GDC MEL SYD
2011 Term Three BNE FLEX GDC MEL SYD
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