| Course Unit Code | 154-0507/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| LIS10 | Ing. Karolina Lisztwanová, Ph.D. |
| KRE330 | doc. Ing. Aleš Kresta, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The course focuses on the cost theory and its aplication in economic mangament
system, inlcuding the issues of short-run decision-making techniques based on
account statements, cost allocation, methods of building up and application of
costs calculations and the relationships to controlling and profit area. The
course also focuses on price determination, particular methods and firm
strategies, respecting the legal codes of this area.
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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This course is devoted to:
orientation and understanding costs theory and their management with
respect to economy and effectiveness of entrepreneurial activity,
gain ability to identify and quantify variable and fixed costs with the
assistance of costs modelling methodology,
gain ability of short - term decision - making technique in homogenous
and heterogeneous production,
gain ability of costing with application appropriate calculation
techniques and methodologies,
gain knowledge about pricing low and basing approach of price - making. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Development, conception and procedural concept of costs, relation of costs and expenses, concepts of revenues and income, principle of economy and efficiency, accounting and economic conception of costs. Performance, classification of production and performance for the needs of economic management tasks. Profit.
2. Structure and classification of costs according to type and classification purposes, the importance of their use in control and cost management. The economic structure of the company. Classification of centers of economic structure of the company for the purpose of accounting and cost management according to the principles of responsibility.
3. Classification of costs according to decision-making processes and their use in management accounting.
4. Classification of costs according to the relation to change in the output volume, absolutely fixed and relatively fixed costs, used and unused fixed costs, relative savings in fixed costs, variable costs, coefficient of reaction. Mixed costs, sticky cost.
5. Differential and incremental costs. Classification of revenues.
6. Cost models and their classification. Methods of estimation of fixed and variable costs. Linear cost function and its use in economic management.
7. Short-term decision-making techniques based on accounting information – theory of break-even point in homogeneous and heterogeneous (assortment) production. Method of variable costing (direct costing).
8. The role and use of calculations in the economy. The basic concepts used in the theory of calculations. Place of calculation system in the system of economic management of a company, relations of the calculations to other information systems.
9. The form and the structure of calculations, calculation formula with regard to the purpose of calculations’ usage, general calculation formula, responsibility of calculations’ compilation.
10. Types of calculations – classification and characteristics of calculations’ types in relation to time of compilation and their function in economic management. Principle of Target Costing.
11. Calculation techniques – simple division, division with ratio numbers, surcharge costing, activity based costing.
12. Calculation techniques – individual calculations, calculations of combined performance, calculations of phase and stepped production.
13. Price functions in the economy. Theoretical aspects of pricing, legislative regulation of prices in the Czech economy.
14. Cost-oriented pricing methods and their use – cost-price relationship, parametric pricing, modularity and others. Market-oriented pricing methods. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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DATAR, Srikant M. and Madhav V. RAJAN. Horngren’s cost accounting: a managerial emphasis. Sixteenth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2021. 978-1-292-36307-3.
MOWEN, Maryanne, Don HANSEN and Dan HEITGER. Managerial accounting: The cornerstone of business decision-making. 8th ed. Boston: Cengage learning, 2022. ISBN 978-0357715345.
WILD, John and Ken SHAW. Managerial Accounting. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2022. ISBN 978-1-260-72784-5. |
DATAR, Srikant M. a Madhav V. RAJAN. Horngren’s cost accounting: a managerial emphasis. Sixteenth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2021. 978-1-292-36307-3.
MOWEN, Maryanne, Don HANSEN a Dan HEITGER. Managerial accounting: The cornerstone of business decision-making. 8th ed. Boston: Cengage learning, 2022. ISBN 978-0357715345.
WILD, John a Ken SHAW. Managerial Accounting. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2022. ISBN 978-1-260-72784-5. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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GARRISON, Ray, Eric NOREEN and Peter BREWER. Managerial accounting. 17th ed. New York: McGraw–Hill/Irwin, 2020. ISBN 978-1-260-57568-2.
WARREN, Carl and William TAYLER. Managerial Accounting. 15th ed. Boston: Cengage learning, 2020. ISBN 978-1-337-91202-0.
WEYGANDT Jerry, Paul KIMMEL and Jill MITCHELL. Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making. 9th ed.Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 2020. ISBN 978-1-119-70958-9. |
GARRISON, Ray, Eric NOREEN a Peter BREWER. Managerial accounting. 17th ed. New York: McGraw–Hill/Irwin, 2020. ISBN 978-1-260-57568-2.
WARREN, Carl a William TAYLER. Managerial Accounting. 15th ed. Boston: Cengage learning, 2020. ISBN 978-1-337-91202-0.
WEYGANDT Jerry, Paul KIMMEL a Jill MITCHELL. Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making. 9th ed.Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 2020. ISBN 978-1-119-70958-9. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Tasks are not Defined |