1) What does cost accounting measure, record, and rep ort?
2) What is the best way to handle manufacturing overhe ad costs in order to get the most timely job cost inform ation?
3) At the end of the year, manufacturing overhead has b
een overapplied. What occurred to create this situation?
ACC 349 Week 1 Discussion Q
uestion 1 What are some of the key differences between financial and managerial accounting? How do these differences i mpact the type of information that must be gathered an d reported? What are the different types of decisions th at users of financial accounting information must make ? What are the different types of decisions that users of managerial accounting information must make?
ACC 349 Week 1 Discussion Q
uestion 2 What are the differences between a direct cost and an i ndirect cost? Which is the more difficult cost to track? W hy? How do indirect costs affect the cost of a product? S hould indirect costs be included in product cost? Why or why not?
ACC 349 Week 1 Individual A
ssignment BYP 1-7, E1-7 Prepare written responses to the following assignments from Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Exercise E1-7 exercise #7 only
Ethics Case BYP 1-7 case #7 only
ACC 349 Week 2 Discussion Q
uestion 1 What is activity-based costing? What are some of the ke y elements of activity-based costing? How does this met hod differ from a more traditional costing method?
ACC 349 Week 2 Discussion Q
uestion 2 What are value-added processes? How do you determin e if a process adds value? How does identification of val ue-added processes help a company run more efficientl y and effectively?
ACC 349 Week 2 Individual A
ssignment Assignments CH 2 and 3
Prepare written responses to the following assignments
from Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decisio n Making:
Ch. 2 Exercises E-2-6 and E2-9
Ch. 3 Exercises E3-5 and E3-9 Ch. 3 Questions 2 and 3
ACC 349 Week 2 Team Assign
ment Case Study BYP 2-2 Prepare written responses to the following case study fr om Ch. 2 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Managerial Analysis BYP 2-2
ACC 349 Week 2 Team Assign
ment Problems Ch. 2 and 3 Prepare written responses to the following problems fr om Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Ch. 2 Problem P2-4A
Ch. 3 Problem P3-3A
ACC 349 Week 3 Discussion Q
uestion 1 For what is cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis used? Wha t are some of the key underlying assumptions that mak e CVP analysis useful for decision makers? Why might d ecision makers use CVP analysis?
ACC 349 Week 3 Discussion Q
uestion 2
What are the differences between variable and absorpti on costing? Why is variable costing not allowed for GAA P reporting? Which method is more useful for internal d ecision-making? Why? As a manager, which would you p refer? Why?
ACC 349 Week 3 Individual A
ssignment Article Analysis Su mmary
Use the Internet or other credible resources to find an a
rticle relevant to activity-based costing (ABC), job costin g, or process costing.
Write a 125-word summary of the article.
Summarize the major topics of the article, and explain
what you learned as a result of your reading.
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
ACC 349 Week 3 Individual A
ssignment Assignments Ch. 4 Prepare written responses to the following assignments from Ch. 4 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Exercises E4-10 and E4-11
Questions 13 and 14
ACC 349 Week 3 Team Assign
ment Case Study Ch. 4 Prepare written responses to the following case study fr om Ch. 4 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Managerial Analysis BYP 4-2
ACC 349 Week 3 Team Assign
ment Problems Ch. 4 Prepare written responses to the following problems fr om Ch. 4 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Problems P4-3A and P4-4A
ACC 349 Week 4 Discussion Q
uestion 1 What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of standard costs? How do managers determine what the s tandard cost should be? Describe the effect of inaccurat e standard costs on financial reporting.
ACC 349 Week 4 Discussion Q
uestion 2 When should variances be investigated? Who should be responsible for correcting a negative variance? Why? W hat are some factors that can lead to variances? How ca n variances be corrected?
ACC 349 Week 4 Individual A
ssignment Ch. 5 and 6 Prepare written responses to the following assignments from Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decisio n Making:
Ch. 5 Exercises E5-1 and E5-9
Ch. 6 Exercises E6-7 and E6-10
ACC 349 Week 4 Team Assign
ment Case Study Ch. 6 Prepare written responses to the following case study fr om Ch. 6 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Managerial Analysis BYP 6-2
ACC 349 Week 4 Team Assign
ment Problems Ch. 7 Prepare written responses to the following problems fr om Ch. 7 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Problem P7-1A
ACC 349 Week 5 Discussion Q
uestion 1 What is a master budget? What are some of the underly ing budgets that form the master budget? What is the b udgeting process at your organization? Is it effective? W hy or why not?
ACC 349 Week 5 Discussion Q
uestion 2 What is the difference between external and internal pri cing? What factors must be considered when setting int ernal transfer pricing between divisions of a company? What are the different methods of setting internal trans fer pricing? Which is the most effective? Why?
ACC 349 Week 5 Individual A
ssignment Ch. 8, 9, and 11 Prepare written responses to the following assignments from Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decisio n Making:
Ch. 8 Exercises E8-11
Ch. 9 Brief Exercises BE9-6 and BE9-8 Ch. 11 Questions 2 and 11 Ch. 11 Exercise E11-6
ACC 349 Week 5 Team Assign
ment Problems Ch. 8 and 11 Prepare written responses to the following problems fr om Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making:
Ch. 8 Problem P8-2A
Ch. 11 Problem P11-4A
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