Syllabus SBNM 5121 Advanced Cost Accounting North Park University Spring 2017

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1 Syllabus SBNM 5121 Advanced Cost Accounting North Park University Spring 2017 Instructor: Ann Ownby Hicks Phone: Office Location: School of Business and Nonprofit Management Second Floor Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Other times by appointment. Texts: Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, Fifteenth Edition; Horngren, Datar & Foster; ISBN Course Overview: If you are in this class, then you have already taken Cost Accounting, where we studied various ways in which we can use accounting data to make better decisions and better manager our company. We will continue with that process in this class, focusing on the study of decision making, profitability analysis and cost allocation using cost accounting concepts. Course Objectives: After completing the course, students should be able to: 1. Distinguish relevant from irrelevant costs and revenues in management decision making. 2. Evaluate strategy using cost accounting concepts. 3. Explain the different types of pricing such as cost-plus pricing and target pricing. 4. Apply cost allocation bases to customer profitability analysis. 5. Use differing methods of allocating multiple support department costs. 6. Compute cost allocation for joint costs and byproducts. 7. Apply concepts of process costing and equivalent units. 8. Account for spoilage in process costing and job costing. Course Schedule: The following table summarizes the schedule for the course. For purposes of this course, each week runs from Monday through Sunday. All assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. on the date listed. 1

2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Week 1 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Introduction Responses Quiz SBNM Post Homework 5121 Introductions Responses Initial Post Week 2 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Homework Postings Quiz Excel Problem Set Week 3 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Initial Post Homework Quiz Responses Week 4 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Homework Postings Quiz Excel Problem Set Week 5 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Initial Post Homework Quiz Responses Week 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Homework Postings Quiz Excel Problem Set Week 7 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SBNM 5121 Initial Post Homework Quiz Responses 2

3 Participant Responsibilities: 1. Attendance, presence, and full participation are required for this class. You cannot successfully complete this course without completing the weekly readings and assignments. 2. Participants are expected to adhere to all due dates for assignments and discussion board postings. No late items will be accepted unless negotiated in advance of the due date. Instructor Responsibilities: 1. I will sign on to Moodle at least once each day to address any issues that may come up. Specifically, I will be on-line on Monday s and Wednesday s from 7:00 pm. 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday s from 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. If at any point during the quad, I am unable to meet those specific timeslots, I will send an announcement. 2. I will respond to s and phone calls within 48 hours of receipt. I always commit to posting grades and providing feedback within one week of any assignment's due date. For this class, since our week ends on Sunday night, I will have grades for all assignments from each week posted and feedback provided no later than Wednesday of the following week at 11:59 p.m. I will post a summation of each week s activities no later than Monday at 11:59 p.m. 3. Assignments and discussion boards for the week will be available starting at 12:01 a.m. each Monday morning. Technical Skills: Students should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Additionally, the homework and quizzes will be completed on-line at a dedicated web page I have set up for the course (see section entitled MyAccountingLab Resources below for further information). A basic understanding of the internet and web browsing should be sufficient for students to easily navigate through the course-related web sites. MyAccountingLab Resources: We will be using the software platform, MyAccountingLab. This is a platform that has been developed by the publisher of our textbook and integrates the e-book with the homework assignments, the quizzes and multiple learning resources. In addition to preparing the homework assignments and the quizzes in this platform, I encourage you to explore the learning resources that are available there. Each chapter has powerpoints and some videos that may help to reinforce your readings. Additionally, there are Dynamic Study Modules that can be very useful in gauging your understanding of the concepts. These consist of a series of questions that will help you reinforce and retain what you learn. If you have any questions regarding the use of any of these resources, please let me know. 3

4 COURSE ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING RUBRICS Homework (70 maximum points) The weekly homework assignments are administered through MyAccounting Lab and will incorporate problems from the text covering applicable learning objectives from the chapter readings. As these questions are objective in nature, you will be awarded points based upon your correct answering of the questions. You have an UNLIMITED number of GRADED attempts during the assigned week to finish the homework and achieve full credit. The purpose of the homework is to reinforce the learning objectives. The weekly homework assignments are due by midnight each Saturday during the course. Each homework assignment is worth 10 points. Quizzes (70 maximum points) The weekly quizzes are administered through MyAccounting Lab and will incorporate various question types including: True/false Multiple choice As these questions are objective in nature, you will be awarded points based upon your correct answering of the questions. The weekly quizzes are available each Sunday in MyAccounting Lab from 6:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.central Standard Time; the quizzes must be submitted by 11:59p.m. for grading. This should give you ample time to access the quizzes around your schedule. Additionally, once you begin a quiz you will have 120 minutes to finish. Please make sure you are aware of these requirements. Each quiz is worth 10 points. Excel Problem Set (120 maximum points) During Weeks, Two, Four and Six (the even weeks), a set of homework problems from the text will be assigned. The purpose of this assignment is to practice applying the concepts you are learning in an Excel environment, thereby reinforcing both the accounting concepts and your Excel skills. The problem set should be submitted into Moodle by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. The grading rubric for the Excel Problem Set can be found on Moodle. Each problem set is worth 40 points. 4

5 Discussion (105 maximum points) Each week you will be expected to participate in a discussion forum through Moodle. During Weeks One, Three, Five and Seven the forum will consist of a discussion posted on Moodle. Each participant is expected to post a thoughtful response to the question by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday and then post 2 responses no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. During Weeks Two, Four and Six the forum will consist of an opportunity to collaborate on the Excel Problem Set that is due every other week. Each participant is expected to post a question, insight, concern regarding the problems on the forum and respond in a helpful manner to the posts that are made by their classmates. In this way, each participant should gain a better understanding of the problems that are assigned. All postings are due no later than 11:59 p.m. on Saturday. Please note the difference in due date for these forums. It is so that students will receive any needed feedback prior to the due date for the submission of the Excel Problem Set. The grading rubric for the Discussion can be found on Moodle. Each Discussion is worth 15 points. Final Test (100 maximum points) The final test is comprised of exercises and problems similar in nature to the weekly homework assignments. You will be awarded points based upon your correct answering of the questions. The final test is worth 100 points. 5

6 The course grade will be based on the following: Homework Assignments 70 Weekly Quizzes 70 Excel Problem Sets 120 Discussion 105 Final Exam 100 Total Possible Points 465 Grading: At the end of the course, you will receive a letter grade reflecting your performance in the course. Letter grades (A F) will be awarded according to schedule below. Points Earned Letter Percentage Grade 93% - 100% A % - 92% A % - 89% B % - 86% B % - 82% B % - 79% C % - 76% C % - 72% C % - 69% D % - 66% D % - 62% D- <279 <60% F 6

7 COURSE OUTLINE READINGS AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS Week One Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 11, Decision Making and Relevant Information. After Week One, students should be able to: 1. Identify relevant and irrelevant information in various decision situations. (Course Objective 1) 2. Identify opportunity costs. (Course Objective 1) 3. Select which products to produce when there are capacity constraints. (Course Objective 1) 4. Select the appropriate alternative when adding or dropping customers, products or business units. (Course Objective 1) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapters 11 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q11-7, 10, 11; E11-16, 21, 22, 25, 26; P11-29 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 11 Discussion : Question found on Moodle 7

8 Week Two Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 12, Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, and Strategic Profitability Analysis After Week Two, students should be able to: 1. Recognize which of two generic strategies a company is using. (Course Objective 2) 2. Analyze changes in operating income to evaluate strategy. (Course Objective 2) 3. Identify unused capacity and how to manage it. (Course Objective 2) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapter 12 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q12 1, 3, 7, 11, 12; E12 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 12 Discussion : Collaboration on Excel Problem Set Excel Problem Set (found in your text): P11-38, 12 31, 33 8

9 Week Three Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 13, Pricing Decisions and Cost Management. After Week Three, students should be able to: 1. Identify the three major factors that affect pricing decisions. (Course Objective 3) 2. Identify how companies make long-run pricing decisions. (Course Objective 3) 3. Compute the price of products using the target-costing approach. (Course Objective 3) 4. Compute the price of products using the cost-plus approach. (Course Objective 3) 5. Identify two pricing practices in which noncost factors are important. (Course Objective 3) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapter 13 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q13 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11; E13 18, 19, 21; P13-33 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 13 Discussion : Question found on Moodle 9

10 Week Four Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 14, Cost Allocation, Customer-Profitability Analysis and Sales-Variance Analysis. After Week Four, students should be able to: 1. Distinguish why a company s revenues and costs differ across customers. (Course Objective 4) 2. Identify the cost-hierarchy-based operating income statement. (Course Objective 4) 3. Select the criteria to guide cost-allocation decision. (Course Objective 4) 4. Calculate the sales-mix variance and the sales quantity variance. (Course Objective 4) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapters 14 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q14-4, 8, 14, 15; E14-17, 23; P14-29 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 14 Discussion : Collaboration on Excel Problem Set Excel Problem Set (found in your text): P13-25; P

11 Week Five Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 15, Allocation of Support-Department Costs, Common Costs and Revenues and Chapter 16, Cost Allocation: Joint Products and Byproducts. After Week Five, students should be able to: 1. Distinguish between the single-rate method from the dual-rate method. (Course Objective 5) 2. Prepare the allocation of multiple support-department costs using the direct method, the step-down method and the reciprocal method. (Course Objective 5) 3. Prepare the allocation of common costs using the stand-alone method and the incremental method. (Course Objective 5) 4. Identify the reasons for the allocation of revenues when products are bundled. (Course Objective 5) 5. Identify the splitoff point in a joint-cost situation. (Course Objective 6) 6. Identify the reasons for the allocation of joint costs to individual products. (Course Objective 6) 7. Prepare the allocation of joint costs using four methods. (Course Objective 6) 8. Account for byproducts using two methods. (Course Objective 6) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapters 15 and 16 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q15-2; E15 17, 19, 20, 23; P15-28; Q16-5; E16-16; 17, 24 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapters 15 and 16 Discussion : Question found on Moodle 11

12 Week Six Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 17, Process Costing After Week Six, students should be able to: 1. Identify the situations in which process-costing systems are appropriate. (Course Objective 7) 2. Identify the five steps in process costing. (Course Objective 7) 3. Calculate equivalent units. (Course Objective 7) 4. Apply the weighted-average method and first-in, first out (FIFO) method of process costing. (Course Objective 7) 5. Apply process-costing methods to situations with transferred-in costs. (Course Objective 7) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapter 17 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q17-1, 3, 8, 15; E17-18, 24, 26, 27; P17-36 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 17 Discussion : Collaboration on Excel Problem Set Excel Problem Set (found in your text): P15-31; 16-26;

13 Week Seven Student Learning Objectives: During this week, students will study Chapter 18, Spoilage, Rework and Scrap After Week Seven, students should be able to: 1. Distinguish between spoilage, rework and scrap. (Course Objective 8) 2. Distinguish between normal and abnormal spoilage. (Course Objective 8) 3. Account for spoilage in process costing using the weighted-average method and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. (Course Objective 8) 4. Account for spoilage in job costing. (Course Objective 8) 5. Identify how scrap and rework are treated in job costing. (Course Objective 8) Required Readings: Cost Accounting, 15e, Horngren, Datar, Rajan, Chapter 18 Homework Assignment (found in MyAccountingLab): Q18-2, 7, 10, 11, 14; E18-16, 18, 29; P18-36 Weekly Quiz (found in MyAccounting Lab): Covers Chapter 18 Discussion : Question found on Moodle Final Exam (Found on Moodle): Covers material from all 7 weeks 13

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