BUS 491 Intermediate Management Accounting

School of Business

BUS 491 Intermediate Management Accounting builds on Management Accounting to further develop the student's ability to use both quantitative and qualitative information to make effective planning and control decisions. Topics include cost/volume/profit analysis, various costing systems, budgets, management control and pricing decisions.

Prerequisites: BUS 350 with a minimum grade of 64%

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours60
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture4

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Explain management control strategies
  2. Evaluate cost analysis and costing systems
  3. Generate budgets
  4. Generate a customer profitability profile
  5. Analyze cost behaviour
  6. Demonstrate decision making using relevant information
  7. Apply pricing decisions

Teaching and Learning Approach

This course consists of: - In class group work with hand in computations done in google sheets - Group projects (Proposal project & CPA DIAS) - Exams You will be required to bring your own computer to classes and exams. Your participation is integral to your success.

Learning Resources

Optional: Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Beaubien, Graham (2022). Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis. 9th Canadian Edition Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText – Access Card Package, 9/E. Pearson. Required: Business/Financial Calculator, recommended Texas Instruments BAII Plus Personal LapTop Computer Internet Service Web Camera

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Ch 1. The Accountant’s Vital Role in Decision Making 2. Ch 2. An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes 3. Ch 3. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 4. Ch 4. Job Costing 5. Ch 5. Activity-Based Costing and Management 6. Ch 6. Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting 7. Midterm review 8. Midterm week 9. Ch 7 & Ch 8. Flexible Budgets, Variances and Management Control I & II 10. Ch 9. Income Effects on Denominator Level on Inventory Valuation 11. Ch 10. Analysis of Cost Behaviour 12. Ch 11. Decision Making and Relevant Information 13. Ch 12. Data Analytic Thinking and Prediction 14. Final exam review CPA - DAIS IT and power BI Questions 15. Final Exam

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Term Work1,2,3,4,5,6,720%
Proposal project1,2,3,4,5,6,715%
CPA - DAIS1, 2, 65%
Mid-Term Exam1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 730%
Final Exam1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6, 730%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.