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ACCOUNTING 202
Managerial Accounting Fundamentals
Spring, 2015
Professor: Dr. John Anderson
Office: SSE2424
e-mail: janders@mail.sdsu.edu
Office hours: Mon, Wed. 11:00am – 11:30am, and by appointment
Class meets 10:00 to 10:50am in GMCS 333
Updated 1-21-15
Course Overview:
This course is intended to introduce you to accounting techniques used by managers when they make
planning and controlling decisions. We will focus on presentation and analysis of data for internal decision
makers (i.e. managers).
Accordingly, the objective of this course is to familiarize you with requisite technical skills for problem
solving. As managers, you will need to be able to identify the relevant information, the appropriate method
for analyzing that information, and the manner in which to communicate your observations and
recommendations to the others in the organization.
BSBA students will graduate being:
 Effective communicators
 Critical thinkers
 Able to analyze ethical problems
 Global in their perspective
 Knowledgeable about the essentials of business
Acct 202 contributes to these goals through the following student learning outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course students should be able to:
1. Identify and illustrate the primary activities and informational needs of managers,
explain the role of the managerial accountant as a member of the management
team, compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting.
2. Define and illustrate various cost terms and concepts and evaluate their relevancy
for different decision-making purposes.
3. Distinguish between product and period cost; prepare a schedule of Cost of Goods
Manufactured, schedule of Cost of Goods Sold, and Income Statement.
4. Prepare traditional and contribution-margin income statements, define related
terms, conduct cost-volume-profit analysis.
5. Describe the traditional types of product costing systems (including job-order and
process).
6. Discuss the impact of technology on the manufacturing environment and its
implications for product costs and development of activity based costing and
management.
7. Explain the purposes of budgeting and the master budget, prepare component
schedules, and relate the budget to planning and control.
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8. Explain the development and use of standard costs, prepare and interpret variance
analysis reports and relate them to responsibility accounting and control.
9. Explain the nature of and need for segment reporting and the relationship with
cost, revenue, profit, and investment centers; prepare and analyze related segment
reports.
10. Compare and contrast absorption costing and variable costing, prepare income
statements using both methods.
11. Define relevant cost and benefits, giving proper treatment to sunk cost,
opportunity costs, and unit costs; prepare analysis of special decisions.
12. Explain the nature of capital expenditure decisions and apply and evaluate various
methods used in making these decisions.
Required Text: R.Hilton, Managerial Accounting 10th Edition,Textbook (make sure to get correct edition).
This text is available at the SDSU Bookstore (it matches lower prices from Amazon and others in most
cases). The Bookstore is a not-for-profit campus partner and its proceeds support SDSU initiatives.
The author’s website provides useful information for study and review (for example-outlines, multiple
choice questions, etc.)
The website for the managerial accounting text is www.mhhe.com/hilton10e.
Select the student edition tab on the website, then select the chapter you are interested in, then select what
you want (multiple choice quiz ,power point presentation, etc. )
Grading:
% Score
X Points = Points Earned
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Exam 4
Exam 5
Exam 6
16 points
16 points
16 points
18 points
17 points
17 points
-----------100 points
Total
At anytime, you can compute how you are doing in the class by computing the points earned as indicated
above, and dividing that by the total possible points to date. Anticipate no curve, with the final grades
being assigned as follows (there is no rounding in calculation of points earned):
A
AB+
B
BC+
94.0 - 100 points
90.0 - 93
87.0 - 89
84.0 – 86
80.0 – 83
77.0 – 79
C 70.0 - 76
D+ 67.0- 69
D 64.0 - 66
D- 60.0 - 63
F 0 - 59
There is no “extra credit” available, the final grade is based totally on the above assignments.
Homework:
Homework should be prepared and brought to class as indicated on the syllabus. It is important to be
thorough in the preparation of this homework.
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In addition to those exercises and problems assigned as homework, you will be responsible for any other
exercises and problems which are demonstrated in class.
Exams:
Bring your picture I.D. to the exam; you will be required to show it. Purchase the smaller pink Parscore
exam form from the bookstore for the exams.
Exam dates and coverage are indicated on the class schedule below. You must take the exam at the
scheduled time, only a valid medical reason (which you may be required to document) will allow you to
take a make-up exam. You must notify me the day of the exam if there is a valid medical reason, leaving
me an email message with your phone number, including the hours when I can reach you. No calculators
with sophisticated programmable memory can be used during examinations. Any questions regarding the
acceptability of your calculator should be resolved well before an examination. Standard financial
calculators are acceptable.
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your responsibility
to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations,
you should contact Student Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not
retroactive, and that accommodations based upon disability cannot be provided until you have presented your
instructor with an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Academic honesty:
It is expected that all exams are done individually. Copying someone else’s work is an instance of
plagiarism. San Diego State University condemns plagiarism, and the penalties can include severance from
the University and in some cases revocation of an advanced degree (see the San Diego State University
General Catalog and the San Diego State University Bulletin of the Graduate Division). For any violations,
the student may receive an “F” for the assignment, examination, or the entire course.
Class Schedule:
The exercises and problems listed below are the assigned homework, due in class on the dates indicated.
This list may be added to by way of announcement in class. You are also responsible for the text chapters.
You are also responsible for any additional exercises and problems that are demonstrated in class.
Note: Be sure to bring the textbook to all classes and lectures.
Remember to have all homework ready at the beginning of class.
Some advice in the preparation of your homework:
Your attendance at the lectures is essential to inform you and guide
you. This should be followed by a thorough study of relevant sections
of the text before attempting the homework. This should help in making
your homework preparation both effective and efficient.
1/21 W Ch 2 Lecture: Basis cost term and Concepts
Illustration of Job Order Costing System
1/23 F E2-24,25,31
1/26 M E2-26,P2-42
1/28 W Ch 3 Lecture: Product costing and Job order Costing Systems
1/30 F Ch 3 E3-23,E3-27,E3-30(part 1 and 2 only), E3-35
2/2
M Ch 3 E3-32, E3-34 (part 1 and 2 only), E3-24
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2/4
W Ch 4 Lecture: Process Costing
2/6
F Ch 4 E4-18,20
2/9
M Ch 4 E4-22 (part 1 and 2 only), Case4-39 (Part 1 through 4 only)
2/11 W Ch 5 Lecture: Activity Based Costing and Cost Management
2/13 F Ch 5 Write brief answers for review questions 5-1 through 5-3,
5-5 through 5-8, 5-13; Ex 5-29, Pb 5-53 (part 1 only)
2/16 M Exam 1: Ch 1,2,3.Please remember to bring your picture i.d.
and the smaller, pink Parscore test form from the bookstore
2/18 W Exam 2: Ch 4,5
2/20 F Ch 6 Lecture: Activity Analysis, Cost behavior, and cost
estimation
2/23 M Ch 6 E6-24,25,26
2/25 W Ch 7 Lecture: Cost-Volume-Profit analysis
2/27 F Ch 7 E7-23,27,28
3/2
M Ch 9 Lecture Profit planning
3/4
W Ch 9 Exercises E9-24,25,29
3/6
F Ch 10 Lecture Standard costing, Operational performance
measures, balance scorecard
3/9
M Ch 10 E10-24, Pb10-38(a,b,d,e)
3/11 W Ch 12 Lecture: Responsibility accounting, quality control
3/13 F Ch 12 E12-30, 33(part 1), 34
3/16 M Ch 12 E12-35, Pb12-49, (part 1 and 2 only)
3/18 W Exam 3: Ch 6 7 9
3/20 F Exam 4: Ch 9 10 12
3/23 M Ch 11 Lecture: Flexible budgeting
3/25 W Ch 11 Exercises 11-22 (part 1a and 1b only), E11-32, Pb11-38
3/27 F Ch 13 Lecture: Investment centers
3/30 to 4/3 Spring Break
4/6
M Ch 13 E13-24, 25, 26
4/8
W Ch 14 Lecture: Decision making: relevant cost and Benefits
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4/10 F Ch 14 E14-36, 38
4/13 M Ch 14 E14-41, Pb14-46 (part 1 & 2 only)
4/15 W Ch 15 Lecture: Cost analysis and pricing decisions
4/17 F Ch 15 Review Questions 11, 12, 13, 14, E15-35, 34
4/20 M Ch 16 Lecture: Capital expenditure decisions
4/22 W Ch 16 E16-24, 25, 31
4/24 F Ch 16 E16-34, Pb16-44 (part 1 only), Pb16-45
4/27 M Ch 8 Lecture: Absorption variable and throughput costing
4/29 W Ch 8 E8-24,20
5/1
F Ch 8 Review Questions 8-1, 2, 4, 5
5/4
M Exam 5 Ch 11 13 14
5/6
W Exam 6 Ch 15 16 8