MBA 504 Syllabus 2004 Fall Quarter

MBA 504

Managerial Accounting

Tuesdays – 6:00-8:40pm – Pigott 203

Fall Quarter 2004 Schedule

Professor David E. Tinius

Pigott 510

Mondays & Wednesday, 6:10-8:10pm, or by appointment

296-5692

http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/dtinius/

Text: James Jiambalvo, Managerial Accounting, Second Edition (John Wiley and Sons 2004)

Course Objective: Managerial Accounting is concerned with information needed to effectively plan and control company operations and make good business decisions. The overall objective of this course is to provide you with the concepts and tools needed for planning, control, and decision-making.

Relation to other disciplines: Managerial Accounting is linked to other disciplines. As you go through this course, think about linkages to your other areas of study. How does Strategy affect the choice of performance measures? How can accounting information support a Marketing plan that is based on meeting customer expectations for quality and delivery performance. How have recent trends in Operations Management affected the cost structure of firms and their break-even points? Will managers use the capital budgeting techniques discussed in Finance if they are evaluated in terms of accounting profit? I believe you will significantly enhance your understanding of both managerial accounting and your other areas of study by making the connections needed to answer these and other interesting questions.

Grading: Homework 10%

Midterm exam 35%

Final 45%

Quizzes 10%

Total 100%

Participation: A great deal of learning takes place when you articulate your views on issues, problems and cases. Thus, class participation is very beneficial (as well as expected!). I will routinely call on students to participate in the discussion of issues, problems, and cases. If you are not prepared to participate in a particular session, please contact me before class.

Assignments: All assignments on the following pages should be completed before the start of the meeting indicated, except for our first meeting on September 28th. The case assignments, the text of which should be word-processed, will be collected and evaluated with respect to level of effort and accomplishment.

Expectations: Working and studying together is encouraged, but individual students are expected to be the sole authors of the homework materials prepared and examinations taken for evaluation. The honesty code of the student handbook – http://seattleu.edu/regis/Policies/Policy_2004-01.htm -- will be the guide for any disciplinary action with respect to homework and testing.

Learning Accounting: Accounting concepts are most effectively learned through problem solving. Completion of all the homework assignments will prepare you for success in this course. For your convenience the solutions to all of the homework, except for the cases to be handed in each session, are available to you at my website: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/dtinius/

MBA 504 Assignment Schedule Fall Quarter 2004

September 28 — Class Organization and Introduction to Managerial Accounting

There is no assignment for the first class. However, during the session, we will discuss and cover Chapter 1, concepts, including:

• The goal of managerial accounting

• How budgets are used in planning

• How performance reports are used in control

• What is meant by incremental analysis in decision-making

• What is meant by "You get what you measure!"

To become familiar with cost terminology, we will discuss the Case 1-1 Local 635, so please bring your textbook to the first meeting.

We will cover as much of the remaining Chapter 1 material below as we have time for:

Questions: 1, 8, 9

Exercises: 4, 15, 16

Problems: 1, 4

Case: 1-2 Herbert Plumbing Products

Introduction to Chapter 2

October 5 — Manufacturing Costs and Job-Order Costing Systems

Reading: Chapter 2

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 2 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11

Exercises: 4, 12, 15

CD: Review all Chapter 2 CD materials

Problems: 1, 4, 5, 15

Case: 2-1, Ethics case: Brixton Surgical Devices

Introduction to Chapters 4 & 5

October 12 — Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis & Variable Costing

Reading: Chapter 4: CVP Analysis

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 4 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 4, 5, 14

Exercises: 6, 9, 12, 17, 19

CD: Review all Chapter 4 CD materials

Problems: 2, 5, 7, 11

Cases : 4-2 Rothmueller Museum

Reading: Chapter 5: Variable Costing, Read Only

Introduction to Chapter 6

October 19 — Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Costing

Reading: Chapter 6

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 6 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 1, 8, 9

Exercises: 5, 9, 12

CD: Review all Chapter 6 CD materials

October 19 — Chapter 6, Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Costing, continued

Problems: 1, 4, 7, and 9

Cases: 6-2, Eastside Medical Testing; 6-4, QuantumTM

Introduction to Chapter 7, including the Appendix

Quiz #1 – Chapters 1 through 5

October 26 — The Use of Cost Information in Management Decision Making

Reading: Chapter 7

Self Assessment: Answer Chapter 7 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4

Exercises: 4, 5, 6, 7,15, 16

CD: Review all Chapter 7 CD materials

Problems: 3, 4, 5, 10

Cases: 7-1, Primus Consulting Group; 7-2, Mayfield Software, VAM

Introduction to Chapter 8

Midterm Review

November 2 — Midterm Examination – Chapters 1 through 7

November 9 -– Pricing Decisions, Customer Profitability, Activity Based Pricing

Reading: Chapter 8

Self Assessment: Answer Chapter 8 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 2, 3, 4

Exercises: 4, 5, 8, 9

CD: Review all Chapter 8 CD materials

Problems: 2, 3, 6, 7

Case: 8-1, Preston Concrete

Introduction to Chapter 9

November 16 — Capital Budgeting Decisions

Reading: Chapter 9

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 9 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 4, 6, 8

Exercises: 11, 13, 15

Reading: Appendix A, Chapter 9

CD: Review all Chapter 9 CD materials

Problems: 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15

Cases: 9-1, Juniper Packaging Solutions; 9-2, Sergo Games

Introduction to Chapter 10

November 23 — Budgetary Planning and Control

Reading: Chapter 10

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 10 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 1, 2, 10

Exercises: 5, 6, 10, 11, 17

November 23 — Chapter 10, Budgetary Planning and Control, continued

CD: Review all Chapter 10 CD materials

Problems: 1, 2, 3, 10, 12

Cases: 10-1, Columbus Park Waste Treatment Facility; 10-2, Abruzzi Olive Oil Company

Introduction to Chapter 12

Quiz #2, Chapters 8 - 10

November 24-26 — Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30 — Decentralization and Performance Evaluation

Reading: Chapter 12

Self Assessment: Answer all Chapter 12 self assessment multiple choice questions and work through the solved review problem.

Questions: 6, 7, 11, 12

Exercises: 6, 7, 11, 14

CD: Review all Chapter 12 CD material

Problems: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

Case: 12-1, Mayfield Software, Packaged Software Division; 12-2, Super Club Stores

Course Wrap Up, Review for the Final Exam

December 7 – FINAL EXAM – Comprehensive – 6pm-7:50 pm

MBA 504 Syllabus 2004 Fall Quarter