MA
Applied Knowledge

Management Accounting

Learn to prepare and use management information for business decisions — costing, budgeting, and performance measurement.

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1

Accounting for Management

A1

Data vs information and its qualities · Planning, control and decision-making · Responsibility centres (cost, revenue, profit, investment)

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Sources of Data

A2

Primary and secondary data · Internal and external sources · Big data and its characteristics

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3

Cost Classification and Behaviour

A3

Direct and indirect costs · Fixed, variable, semi-variable and stepped costs · Cost objects, cost units and cost equations

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Presenting Information

A4

Tables and charts · Choosing the right presentation · Writing reports for management

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Sampling and Summarising Data

B1, B3

Sampling methods · Averages and measures of dispersion · Normal distribution basics

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Forecasting Techniques

B2

High-low method · Linear regression and correlation · Time series and index numbers

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Spreadsheets in Management Accounting

B4

Spreadsheet design and formulas · Uses in budgeting and reporting · Advantages and limitations

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Accounting for Materials

C1

Inventory ordering and control · EOQ and reorder levels · FIFO, LIFO and weighted average valuation

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Accounting for Labour

C1

Remuneration methods · Labour turnover · Labour efficiency and utilisation ratios

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Accounting for Overheads

C1

Allocation and apportionment · Overhead absorption rates · Under- and over-absorption

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Absorption and Marginal Costing

C2

Contribution concept · Profit reconciliation between methods · Arguments for each method

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Job, Batch and Service Costing

C3

Job and batch costing · Service costing and cost units · Choosing the right method

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13

Process Costing

C3

Normal and abnormal losses · Work in progress and equivalent units · Joint and by-products

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Alternative Costing Principles

C4

Activity-based costing (ABC) · Target and life-cycle costing · Total quality management (TQM) costs

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Budgeting: Nature and Preparation

D1–D2

Purposes of budgeting · Functional and master budgets · Cash budgets

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Flexible Budgets and Budgetary Control

D3, D5–D6

Fixed vs flexible budgets · Budgetary control reports · Behavioural aspects of budgeting

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Capital Budgeting and Investment Appraisal

D4

Payback period · Net present value (NPV) · Internal rate of return (IRR)

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Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

E1–E3

Setting standards · Material, labour, overhead and sales variances · Reconciling budgeted and actual profit

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Performance Measurement

F1–F4

Financial ratios (profitability, liquidity, activity) · The balanced scorecard · Cost reduction and value analysis

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