Course Contents at a Glance

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The following list shows a summary of the topics covered in this course. To see all of the course pages, visit theĀ Table of Contents.

Module 1: Nature of Managerial Accounting

  • Managerial Accounting Defined
  • Classifying Costs
  • Manufacturing Costs

Module 2: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

  • Cost-Volume-Profit Model
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Costing Methods

Module 3: Standard Cost Systems

  • Standard Costs
  • Direct Cost Variances
  • Indirect Cost Variances

Module 4: Allocating Manufacturing Overhead

  • Single-base System
  • Multiple-base System
  • Activity Based Costing

Module 5: Job Order Costing

  • Job Order Costing
  • Accumulating and Assigning Costs
  • Month-end Reporting

Module 6: Process Costing

  • Process Costing
  • Accumulating and Assigning Costs
  • Month-end Reporting

Module 7: Budgeting for Operations

  • Budgeting
  • Operating Budgets
  • Financial Budgets
  • Flexible Budgets

Module 8: Short-term Decision Making

  • Relevant Information
  • Pricing Decisions
  • Product Mix
  • Internal Pricing

Module 9: Capital Investment Analysis

  • Capital Budgeting Process
  • Essential Elements of Capital Analysis
  • Basic Capital Budgeting Tools
  • Advanced Capital Budgeting Tools

Module 10: Responsibility Accounting

  • Decentralization
  • Responsibility Centers
  • Managing Performance