Free online courseManagement Accounting

Duration of the online course: 9 hours and 49 minutes

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Enroll in this free Management Accounting course and master key concepts such as cost of goods, job order costing, budgets, variance analysis, capital budgeting, and more.

Course Description

Welcome to the comprehensive "Management Accounting" course, meticulously designed to equip you with essential skills and knowledge in accounting and strategic management within a business context. Spanning a dedicated 9 hours and 49 minutes, this course is an invaluable resource for those aspiring to excel in the realms of business administration, with a specific focus on accounting principles and their practical application.

The journey begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of management accounting. You will explore the distinctions between financial and managerial accounting, engaging with sample problems that bring these differences to light. The course then delves into strategic planning, directing, and controlling processes, illustrated through real-world examples that enhance your comprehension of these critical functions.

Ethics in managerial accounting is another key area of focus, helping you understand the importance of integrity and ethical considerations in financial decision-making. Moving forward, you’ll learn about the schedule of cost of goods manufactured, with detailed explanations and examples provided over several segments to ensure you gain a thorough grasp of this concept.

Job order costing is covered extensively, including explanations, predetermined overhead rate calculations, and journal entry sample problems. This is followed by process costing, offering both theoretical insights and practical problem-solving scenarios. You will also explore activity-based costing, understanding its implications and application in various business contexts.

Cost behavior analysis is another crucial topic, accompanied by exercises in graphing costs and employing methods like high-low, scattergraph, and least squares regression. The course includes an in-depth look at breakeven point analysis and cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, with multiple sample problems to enhance your analytical skills.

Budgeting is vital in any business, and this course provides comprehensive coverage of various budget types, including production, materials purchases, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling and administrative expenses, cash budgets, and more. Each budget type is explained and complemented by sample problems to ensure practical understanding.

Variance analysis is dissected in detail, covering direct materials, labor, and overhead variances through explanatory content and sample problems. Flexible budgets and capital budgeting are also demystified, equipping you with the skills to create and analyze budgets effectively.

The course culminates in advanced topics such as the balanced scorecard, ROI and residual income calculations, transfer pricing, and relevant costs for decision-making. These lessons are reinforced with sample problems that mirror real-life business scenarios, ensuring you can apply what you've learned in practical settings.

"Management Accounting" is an intensive course that leaves no stone unturned, offering a rich blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application. Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to refine your skills or a newcomer eager to build a strong foundation, this course promises to be an invaluable asset to your professional development in business administration and accounting.

Conteúdo do Curso

  • Video class: MA1 - Intro to Management Accounting

    0h20m

  • Video class: MA2 - Financial vs Managerial Accounting Sample Problem

    0h04m

  • Exercise: Which of the following activities is most closely associated with managerial accounting?

  • Video class: MA3 - Strategy, Planning, Directing and Controlling Example Problem

    0h04m

  • Exercise: In management accounting, which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the control function?

  • Video class: MA4 - Ethics and Managerial Accounting Sample Problem

    0h11m

  • Exercise: In the context of a CPA firm, which of the following is considered an ethical issue when completing client files?

  • Video class: MA5 - Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured - Explained

    0h12m

  • Exercise: Which of the following costs are considered direct costs in management accounting when calculating the cost of a product?

  • Video class: MA6 - Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured Example - Part 1

    0h18m

  • Exercise: What is the purpose of a schedule of cost of goods manufactured?

  • Video class: MA7 - Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured Example - Part 2

    0h04m

  • Exercise: What is the basic formula used to calculate the cost of goods sold in management accounting?

  • Video class: MA8 - Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured Example - Part 3

    0h07m

  • Exercise: Which of the following is subtracted from sales revenue to calculate gross profit on an income statement?

  • Video class: MA9 - Job Order Costing - Explained

    0h11m

  • Exercise: What is the primary difference between job order costing and process costing?

  • Video class: MA10 - Predetermined Overhead Rate - Sample problem - Management Accounting

    0h08m

  • Exercise: If a company uses a predetermined overhead rate of $15 per direct labor hour, estimated total manufacturing overhead of $300,000, and estimated total direct labor hours of 20,000 hours, what is the correct overhead cost applied to a job that requires 150 direct labor hours?

  • Video class: MA11 - Job Order Costing - Journal Entries - Sample Problem - Part 1

    0h25m

  • Exercise: In a job order costing system, which cost is applied to work in process based on a predetermined overhead rate?

  • Video class: MA12 - Job Order Costing - Journal Entries - Sample problem - Part 2

    0h13m

  • Exercise: When a company's applied manufacturing overhead is less than the actual overhead incurred, what is the overhead status?

  • Video class: MA13 - Process Costing Explained - Managerial Accounting

    0h06m

  • Exercise: In a process costing system, which of the following is true about equivalent units?

  • Video class: MA14 - Process Costing Sample Problem - Managerial Accounting

    0h20m

  • Exercise: Which method of costing is best used when products are unique and require individual tracking of costs for each client?

  • Video class: MA15 - Activity Based Costing - Explained - Managerial Accounting

    0h06m

  • Exercise: What is the main advantage of using an activity-based costing (ABC) system over a traditional costing system?

  • Video class: MA16 - Activity Based Costing - Example Problem - Managerial Accounting

    0h18m

  • Exercise: Which of the following represents a primary reason why many companies may not widely adopt Activity-Based Costing (ABC) despite its potential for providing more accurate cost data?

  • Video class: MA17 - Cost Behavior - Managerial Accounting

    0h10m

  • Exercise: What is the primary focus of this module regarding company costs?

  • Video class: MA18 - Graphing Costs - Sample Problem - Managerial Accounting

    0h08m

  • Exercise: Which of the following types of costs best describes a scenario where costs increase at a decreased rate after reaching a certain level of activity?

  • Video class: MA19 - High-Low Method, Scattergraph, Least Squares Regression - Sample Problem Part 1

    0h07m

  • Exercise: What is the purpose of the Hi-Lo method in cost estimation?

  • Video class: MA20 - High-Low Method, Scattergraph, Least Squares Regression - Sample Problem Part 2

    0h07m

  • Exercise: Which method allows for a more precise estimation of a cost formula by using all the available data points and minimizing errors through calculation?

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