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Define and distinguish between variable costs, semi variable costs and fixed costs\u003Cbr>• Explain and apply accounting for materials: inventory valuation approaches (FIFO; LIFO and AVCO); EOQ and JIT\u003Cbr>• Describe and apply accounting for labour: remuneration methods; incentive schemes; productivity\u003Cbr>• Describe and apply accounting for overheads using absorption costing\u003Cbr>• Understand and apply job, batch and service costing.\u003Cbr>• Explain and apply process costing for single products, using equivalent units calculations under both FIFO and Weighted Average systems; process costing ledger accounts\u003Cbr>• Explain and apply marginal / variable costing and the importance of contribution for decision-making\u003Cbr>• Explain and apply lean manufacturing and throughput accounting\u003Cbr>• Discuss and apply Activity Based Costing (ABC)\u003Cbr>• Critically compare absorption costing and ABC |\n| Statistics and Data Analytics Techniques\u003Cbr>• Explain the concept of statistical inference and the relationship to sample size and sampling meth","cbCaibukWnuYMS2f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibukWnuYMS2f","pdf",52065,"English","# Decision Making Fundamentals\n## Nature and scope of management accounting\n## Relationship with financial accounting and ethics\n# Costing, Accumulation and Cost Reporting\n## Cost classifications and cost objects\n## Materials, labour and overheads\n## Job, batch, service and process costing\n## Absorption, marginal/variable costing and contribution\n## Lean and throughput accounting\n## Activity based costing (ABC) and comparison\n# Statistics and Data Analytics Techniques\n## Statistical inference and sampling\n## Descriptive statistics\n## Normal distribution and scatter diagrams\n## Linear regression and limitations\n## Correlation and determination\n# Information for Decision Making\n## Cost behaviour patterns and relevant costs\n## Break-even, cost-volume-profit and contribution\n## Margin of safety and sensitivity analysis\n## Single limiting factor and qualitative factors\n# Planning and Control\n## Budgeting systems and behavioural issues\n## Functional budgets\n# Analysing Performance\n## Standard costs and variance analysis","[{\"question\":\"What are the key foundations of management accounting for decision making?\",\"answer\":\"The course explains the nature and scope of management accounting, its relationship with financial accounting, and the role of the management accountant including ethical considerations. 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