Thursday 12 July 2018

ACC2232 - Cost Accounting Study Plan

Assalamualaikum and dear Costing students,

Below is the study plan for this semester, hope you'll be able to benefit from this....


WEEK
TOPIC



WEEK 1
9/7/18 – 13/7/18


1.       INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING
·         Basic definition of cost accounting
·         Objective of cost accounting
·         Difference between cost accounting and management accounting

 

2.   COST CONCEPTS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
·         Cost concept
Ø  Cost unit
Ø  Cost centre

WEEK 2
16/7/18 – 20/7/18

2.   COST CONCEPTS AND CLASSIFICATIONS – cont’
·         Cost classification
Ø  Behaviour
Ø  Product
Ø  Cost objectives
        Relevant and irrelevant costs
        Avoidable and unavoidable cost
        Sunk cost
        Opportunity costs
        Controllable and uncontrollable cost

 

WEEK 3
23/7/18 – 27/8/18
3.   MATERIAL COSTS
·        Distinguish between direct material and indirect material
·        Material purchasing procedure
·        Inventory control method
Ø  Objective of inventory control
Ø  Economic order quantity


WEEK 4
30/8/18 – 3/8/18

3.   MATERIAL COSTS – cont’
·        Stock valuation methods
Ø  FIFO
Ø  LIFO
Ø  Weighted average


WEEK 5
6/8/18 – 10/8/18
4.  LABOUR COSTS
·         Distinguish between direct labour and indirect labour
·         Labour control procedure
Ø     Recruitment process
Ø     Methods of recording labour times
·         Methods of remuneration
Ø  Time based, Output based, Incentive schemes


WEEK 6
13/8/18 – 17/8/18
4.  LABOUR COSTS – cont’
·         Methods of remuneration
Ø  Time based, Output based, Incentive schemes
·         Advantages and disadvantages of each type remuneration methods

WEEK 7
17/8/18 – 26/8/17
MID-SEMESTER BREAK

WEEK 8
27/8/18 – 31/8/18
5.   OVERHEAD COSTS
·         Classification of overhead costs
·         Distinguish between production and service cost centre
·         Overhead analysis sheet preparation
Ø  Cost allotment, cost apportionment and cost reapportionment steps


WEEK 9
3/9/18 – 7/9/18
5.   OVERHEAD COSTS – cont’
·         Predetermined absorption rates
Ø  Over or under absorption of overhead


WEEK 10
10/9/18 – 14/9/18
6.   JOB COSTING
·         Overview of job costing
Ø     Definition
Ø     Characteristics
·         Recording the flow of job costing
Ø  Accounting for material, labour and overhead
Ø  Job cost sheet preparation


WEEK 11
17/9/18 – 21/9/18

6.   JOB COSTING – cont’
·         Recording the flow of job costing
Ø  Accounting for material, labour and overhead
Ø  Job cost sheet preparation


WEEK 12
24/9/18 – 28/9/18
6.   JOB COSTING – cont’
·         Batch costing

7.   CONTRACT COSTING
·         Overview of contract costing
Ø     Definition
Ø     Characteristics
·         Cost accumulation
Ø     Materials, wages, plant and others


WEEK 13
1/10/18 – 5/10/18
7.   CONTRACT COSTING – cont’
·         Progress payments
Ø     Value of work certified
Ø     Retention money
·         Profit calculation and balance sheet entries for uncompleted contracts

WEEK 14
8/10/18 – 12/10/18
7.   CONTRACT COSTING – cont’
·         Profit calculation and balance sheet entries for uncompleted contracts

8.   PROCESS COSTING
·         Overview of process costing
Ø  Definition
Ø  Characteristics
·         Flow of costs in process costing system


WEEK 15
15/10/18 – 19/10/18
8.   PROCESS COSTING – cont’
·         Process losses
Ø     Normal loss
Ø     Abnormal loss
Ø     Abnormal gain
·         Equivalent units
·         Joint product and by-product

WEEK 16
22/10/18 – 23/10/18
8.   PROCESS COSTING – cont’
·         Joint product and by-product

No comments:

Post a Comment