Management Accounting

Group Assignment

Contribution to overall assessment 20%

This assignment has two parts:

Part A: 37.5% (7.5 Marks) Technical or Practical

Part B: 62.5 % (12.5 Marks) Report writing (1500 words)

This is a group-assignment. Each group needs to have 3 to 4 members in it. Please organise yourselves into groups.

Please make sure that names and ID numbers of all group members are stated on the cover sheet of your submission.

As this is a group assignment, each member of your group is awarded the same mark.

Part 1

Natural pulp Ltd, a manufacturer of paper and paper board had a flood that destroyed the company’s work in process and finished goods inventories on 1 July, 2014. All raw materials escaped damage because they were stored in a warehouse situated on the hill.

The following information is available.

The management accountant of the company estimated that the manufacturing overhead is 40% of the company’s total manufacturing costs.

REQUIRED: Prepare estimates of the following that were destroyed by the flood.

a) The cost of Work in Process.

b) The cost of finished goods inventories

Part 2

“The value chain provides a useful framework for examining the areas where costs are incurred within a business. The value chain is a set of linked processes or activities that begins with acquiring resources and ends with providing goods and services that customers value” (Langfield-smith et al, 2015, p 44).

REQUIRED:

1) With reference to the above statement, describe what is meant by the value chain.

2) Explain how the value chain may be used to estimate costs.

3) Describe each segment of the value chain and explain why information about costs in the various segments of the value chain can be useful to managers.

4) Identify and explain the major purposes of value chain using examples from your selected annual report/ annual review of one of top 100 manufacturing companies listed on ASX.

The following matters should be given particular attention:

1. Your assignment must be submitted no later than the Friday ending week 10. Assessment tasks submitted after the due date, without prior approval/arrangement, will be penalised at 10% of the available marks per day. Requests for extension of time must be made with the Academic administration section and based on Special Consideration guidelines.

2. In your assignment use a 12-pt Times New Roman font, use 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page and 1.5-line spacing.

3. Evidence of extensive research beyond the prescribed text is required. Ensure these are referenced appropriately. Refer to the statement regarding plagiarism.

4. This assignment must be handed in for successful completion of the course and will count 20 marks towards the final mark.

5. Marks have been allocated to each specific section of your assignment.

6. The assignment is to be conducted in groups of three. Students do not have the option to extend or reduce the size of the group.

7. All assignments are to be uploaded on Moodle.

8. Refer to the marking guide (attached) for additional information and requirements.

ASSIGNMENT MARKING GUIDE – GA512/MA512 Management Accounting