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Overview

Understanding cost and management accounting information, with an emphasis placed upon issues of planning and control of organisation, including budgeting and performance evaluation, relevant costs for decision making and pricing.

About this paper

Paper title Cost and Management Accounting
Subject Accounting
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,053.30
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
ACCT 102 and (BSNS 107 or BSNS 115) and 54 further points from Commerce Schedule C
Schedule C
Commerce
Contact

hoa.luong@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Dr Hoa Luong

Paper Structure

Core topics are:

  1. Relevant costing
  2. Cost - volume - profit analysis
  3. Cost allocation
  4. Budgeting and standard costing
  5. Strategic and behavioural management
Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught through lectures and seminars.
Textbooks

Required Textbook - Datar, S. M., and Rajan, M. (2021). Horngren’s Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 17th edition (Global Edition), Pearson Education, Essex, England.
Recommended Textbook - Garrison, R., Noreen R., and Brewer, P. (2023). Managerial Accounting, 18th edition, McGraw Hill, Yew York, USA

Course outline
View the course outline for ACCT 222
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation, Scholarship.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes
  • An understanding of and ability to calculate and apply the costing techniques
  • Understanding of the interrelationship of these costing techniques with other business functions (e.g. marketing, human resource management, strategy) and their role in real organisations
  • Problem-framing and analytical skills, information seeking and retrieval skills, problem-solving skills
  • Critically evaluate a previously unseen organisational situation for its cost and management accounting issues
  • Formulate clear ideas about the problems and issues involved and about any likely further information and knowledge that might be required to deal with the issues identified
  • Gather the necessary information and knowledge and re-formulate an understanding of the issues
  • Apply any necessary analysis and understanding to formulate alternatives to resolve the identified issues while being aware of the strengths and weaknesses of various alternative courses of action and to recommend a set of actions to resolve the issues
  • More independence and self-direction in your approaches to learning

Overview

Understanding cost and management accounting information, with an emphasis placed upon issues of planning and control of organisation, including budgeting and performance evaluation, relevant costs for decision making and pricing.

About this paper

Paper title Cost and Management Accounting
Subject Accounting
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
ACCT 102 and (BSNS 107 or BSNS 115) and 54 further points from Commerce Schedule C
Schedule C
Commerce
Contact

hoa.luong@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff
  • Dr Hoa Luong
  • Dr Iki Uele
  • Paper Structure

    Core Topics:

    1. Relevant Costing
    2. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
    3. Cost Allocation
    4. Budgeting and Standard Costing
    5. Strategic and Behavioural Management
    Teaching Arrangements
    This paper is taught through lectures and seminars.
    Textbooks

    Required Textbook:

    • Datar, S. M., and Rajan, M. (2021). Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 17th edition (Global Edition), Pearson Education, Essex, England.

    Recommended Textbook:

    • Garrison, R., Noreen R., and Brewer, P. (2023). Managerial Accounting, 18th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, USA.
    Course outline
    View the course outline for ACCT 222.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation, Scholarship.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:

    • Gain an understanding of and ability to calculate and apply the costing techniques
    • Gain an understanding of the interrelationship of these costing techniques with other business functions (e.g. marketing, human resource management, strategy) and their role in real organisations
    • Develop problem-framing and analytical skills, information seeking and retrieval skills, problem-solving skills
    • Critically evaluate a previously unseen organisational situation for its cost and management accounting issues
    • Formulate clear ideas about the problems and issues involved and about any likely further information and knowledge that might be required to deal with the issues identified
    • Gather the necessary information and knowledge and re-formulate an understanding of the issues
    • Apply any necessary analysis and understanding to formulate alternatives to resolve the identified issues while being aware of the strengths and weaknesses of various alternative courses of action and to recommend a set of actions to resolve the issues
    • Develop more independence and self-direction in your approaches to learning
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