A621, Managerial Accounting
Term paper using an accounting software
Procedures:
Step 1: You should select one of the following topics:
i. Product cost calculation in hospitals and other healthcare facilities industries
ii. Product cost calculation in construction companies
iii. Product cost calculation in software companies
iv. Break-even point calculation in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
industries
v. Break-even point calculation in construction companies
vi. Break-even point analysis
vii. Break-even point calculation in software companies
viii. Budgetting specific issues in hospitals and other healthcare facilities industries
ix. Budgetting specific issues in construction companies
x. Budgetting specific issues in software companies
xi. Product pricing specific issues in multinational corporations
xii. Product costing specific issues in multinational corporations
xiii. Variance analysis
Step 2: You should find accounting/business software that clearly has an option to perform your
selected topic.
Step 3: You should write a term paper that includes the following sections:
A. Explanation of your topic and its application for managerial decision-making. You
should review and cite at least three scholarly papers listed on Google Scholar or
ProQuest/ABI Inform database, which is available on the library website. You cannot
copy and past from these papers, but you can explain what the author(s) says in
support of your argument. The style of citing the papers in the text and the
reference section shall be compatible with the APA format.
B. Explanation of the selected software and how you can perform you selected topics
using your selected software. Include several screenshots of the software in the
areas when you are explaining your selected software and topic.
C. Explanation of any suggestion to improve the application of your selected topic and
the software for the practice.
Step 4: Prepare a 15-minute class presentation (the last class).
Step 5: Upload your term paper and presentation PPS to Canvas using a link that will be posted.
Good Luck
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A621, Term Paper in Managerial Accounting Using Accounting Software
Procedures:
Step 1: Decide on one of the following topics:
i. Product cost estimation in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
ii. Product cost estimation in construction firms
iii. Product cost estimation in software firms
iv. Calculating the break-even point in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
industries
v. Calculating the break-even point in construction companies
vi. Analysis of the break-even point
vii. Calculating the break-even point in software firms
viii. Budgeting challenges unique to hospitals and other healthcare facilities
ix. Specific budgeting challenges in construction firms
x. Budgeting problems with software companies
xi. Specific product price issues in multinational corporations
xii. Specific product costing issues in multinational corporations
xiii. Analysis of Variance
Step 2: Locate accounting/business software.
