HDAC 11243 – Management Accounting

Group Assessment Guidelines

Group Assignment – Report

• Objective
⎯ To apply and evaluate the management accounting concept in real-world scenarios.

• Task
⎯ You are required to identify contemporary management accounting practices of your
selected or your own company. Critically evaluate the management accounting practices of
your company with the theoretical knowledge/understanding in the area. Then evaluate the
pros and cons and suggest possible improvements.
⎯ Your analysis should address at least three of the following areas.
a. Standard costing and variance analysis
b. Budgeting and forecasting
c. Performance management systems
d. Transfer pricing
e. Pricing decisions and profitability analysis
f. Divisional performance measures
g. Balance scorecard
h. Capital investment decisions

• Formatting
⎯ The report should not be more than 3000 words, excluding graphs, tables, and appendices.
⎯ The report should follow this (tentative) structure.
1. A Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Introduction/executive summary
4. Critical analysis of selected management accounting practices
5. Conclusion and Recommendation
6. References Where applicable, show detailed workings (calculations)

⎯ Be typed on one side only of A4 paper with a 2.5 cm margin on the left-hand side of the page Use
1.5 or double line spacing, and use a font of either Arial size 11 or Times New Roman size 12 Make
sure you apply the APA referencing protocol to acknowledge all sources.

• General Guidelines
⎯ A group should consist of a maximum of 10 members.
⎯ The contribution of each member should be presented in a separate table at the beginning of
the report.
⎯ You are required to upload the written report to the LMS on or before 17th March 2024.