Assignment Front Sheet

Qualification Unit number and title

Unit 5: Management Accounting
Unit Code: H/508/0489
Unit Type: Core
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Business
Unit Level: 4
Credit Value: 15

Student name Author Assessor(s)

Dr. Mabel Zvobgo
Syed Tanvir
Afzal Munna
Brenda Patil
Tahir Khan Shahriar Khan
Adrian Gauci
Thierry Bangmo
Syed Jaffery
Lilian Awino
Date issued Submission date Submitted on
08/05/2017 10/07/2017

Management Accounting Principles and Effective Planning Tools for Managing

Assignment Topic
Accounts

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.

Student signature: Date:

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of management accounting
systems
P1 Explain management
accounting and give the essential
requirements of different types of
management accounting
systems
P2 Explain different methods
used for management accounting
reporting
D1 Critically evaluated how
M1 Evaluate the benefits of
management accounting
management accounting systems and
systems and management
their application within an
accounting reporting is
organizational context
integrated within
organizational processes

LO2 Apply a range of management accounting techniques

P3 Calculate costs using M2 Accurately apply a range of D2 Produce financial reports

appropriate techniques of cost
analysis to prepare an income
statement using marginal and
absorption costs
management accounting techniques
that accurately apply and
and produce appropriate financial
interpret data for complex
reporting documents
business activities

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 Assignment Brief
Unit 5: Management Accounting
Unit number and title
Unit code: H/508/0489
Qualification Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business
Start date 08/05/2017
Deadline/Hand-in date 10/07/2017
Assessor

Management Accounting Principles and Effective Planning Tools for

Assignment Topic
Managing Accounts
Aim of this assignment

The overall aim of this unit is to introduce the fundamentals of management accounting, which apply to the
wider business environment and the organisations, which operate within that environment. Students will
explore how management accounting uses financial data to aid planning decisions, and the monitoring and
control of finance within organisations. On successful completion of this unit students will be in a position to
present financial statements in a workplace context and be able to assist senior colleagues with financial
business planning. In addition, students will have the fundamental knowledge and skills to progress onto a
higher level of study.

By the end of this unit students will be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate an understanding of management accounting systems.

LO2. Apply a range of management accounting techniques.

Formal report - LO1, LO2, LO3 & LO4: (Task 1)

The submission is in the form of an individual Written Report. The Report should be covering LO1, LO2,
(Task 1). This should be written in a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12.
You are required to make use of table of content; headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate,
and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.
Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is
1,0001,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

LO1, LO2 (Task 1)

You are a Junior Management Accountant for a medium-sized enterprise in the manufacturing sector and,
in an effort to promote understanding between different departments in the organisation, you and your
colleagues have been asked by your line manager to prepare a report on the role and function of the
management accounts department, covering the management accounting systems operating in the
organisation as well as the range of techniques used. This assignment has two parts:

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Part A: Produce a portfolio of completed calculations for financial statements, including income
statements using variable costing.

ABC Ltd has prepared the following data for a new product to be launched in January:

Standard Costs per unit

Direct Material 10.40

Direct Labour 18.20
Variable Production Overhead 7.80

Standard Variable Cost 36.40

Other Data:

Fixed Production Overhead 975,000 per month

Selling price 67.60 Per unit

Budgetd production Data:

Opening stock Nil

Production 190,000 unit
Sales 160,000 unit
Closing stock 30,000 units

Required:

Prepare budgeted profit statement for January on the basis of:

a) Marginal costing
b) Total absorption costing

Part B: The report includes supporting calculations from a portfolio of completed financial
statements, plus:

1. An explanation of the principles of management accounting.

2. The role of management accounting and management accounting systems.
3. The use of techniques and methods used in management accounting by presenting calculations for
an income statement using variable costings.
4. Explanation of how management accounting is integrated within an organisation.
5. The benefits of the function to the organisation.

End of assignment

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Recommended Resources

DRURY, C. (2015) Management and Cost Accounting. 9th Ed. Cengage Learning.
EDMONDS, T. and OLDS, P. (2013) Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts. 7th Ed. Maidenhead:
McGraw-Hill.
HORNGREN, C., SUNDEN, G., STRATTON, W., BURGSTALHER, D. and SCHATZBERG, J. (2013)
Introduction to Management Accounting. Global Ed. Harlow: Pearson. (This text is available electronically
and is supported by access to an online course)
SEAL, W. et al (2014) Management Accounting. 5th Ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill.

Links

This unit links to the following related units:

Unit 10: Financial Accounting
Unit 13: Financial Reporting
Unit 14: Advanced Management Accounting
Unit 15: Financial Management

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