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Track 7 · Intermediate

Cost and Managerial Accounting

Cost behaviour, product costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costs, standard costing and variances.

Lessons
10
Exercises
64
Time
4 h 45 min

Module 1

Costs and costing systems

  1. 01

    Classifying costs

    Classify costs as fixed or variable, direct or indirect, product or period.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Classification · Concept checks

    Members25 min
  2. 02

    Job-order costing

    Accumulate job costs and apply overhead with a predetermined rate.

    Journal entries · Worksheets · Calculations · Simulator

    Members30 min
  3. 03

    Process costing

    Compute equivalent units and cost per unit in a process.

    Journal entries · Worksheets · Calculations · Concept checks · Simulator

    Members30 min
  4. 04

    Activity-based costing

    Allocate overhead with activity drivers and compare with a single rate.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Classification · Concept checks · Simulator

    Members30 min

Module 2

Decisions

  1. 01

    Cost-volume-profit analysis

    Use contribution margin to analyse how volume, price and cost changes affect profit.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Concept checks · Simulator

    Members25 min
  2. 02

    Break-even and target profit

    Compute break-even and target-profit volumes and the margin of safety.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Concept checks · Simulator

    Members30 min
  3. 03

    Relevant costs and make-or-buy decisions

    Identify relevant costs and decide whether to make, buy, keep or drop.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Classification · Concept checks

    Members30 min
  4. 04

    Transfer pricing fundamentals

    Explain the effect of transfer prices on divisional results and set a sensible range.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Concept checks

    Members20 min

Module 3

Standard costing

  1. 01

    Standard costs

    Build a standard cost card for a product.

    Worksheets · Calculations · Concept checks

    Members30 min
  2. 02

    Variance analysis

    Compute price, usage, rate and efficiency variances and suggest causes.

    Journal entries · Worksheets · Calculations · Classification · Concept checks · Simulator

    Members35 min