Undergraduate CUR-ACC200-2021
Cost Analysis for Decision Making
Get your head around the accounting essentials. Explore costing models, profit planning and decision making techniques. Learn how to take an ethical approach to cost management. Use multiple sources of information to construct a robust budget.
$1,812 $2,062
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 01 Mar 2021
- 30 Aug 2021
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QS RANKING 2021
13
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically evaluate behavioural and ethical issues in the achievement of strategic outcomes for the organisation
- estimate costs by identifying a range of cost behaviour patterns and using a range of sophisticated cost estimation techniques
- calculate product costs using different costing and budgeting methods and utilising appropriate technology
- analyse and evaluate cost information for decision making and planning across different management accounting contexts.
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- Introduction
- Management Accounting
- Cost terms and concepts
- Cost behaviour, cost drivers and cost estimation
- Product Costing
- Activity based costing
- Budgeting systems
- Cost- Volume-Profit analysis
- Information for decisions: relevant costs and benefits
- Preparation for Case Report
- Introduction to strategy and control systems
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-ACC102-Financial Decision Making, or CUR-ACC100-Accounting - The Language of Business, or CUR-ACC240-Accounting - The Fundamentals of Business ;
Special requirements
No special requirements
Foundation subject around management accounting techniques integrated with statistical methods applied to; costing models, profit planning and decision making techniques.
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- Case Study (20%)
- Portfolio (30%)
- Final Remote Invigilated Examination (50%)
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.
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