ACG4342 – Writing Project and Presentation
PROJECT INFORMATION:
You are a manager at PopUp Company, who manufactures toaster
ovens. Your company produces two types
of toaster ovens: basic and deluxe.
PopUp Company currently uses a traditional unit-based costing system,
however, you feel strongly the company should switch to an activity-based
costing system. You believe this change
would provide you more accurate costing information, which would allow for
better strategic decision making. You
need to prepare a number of documents in order to convince the CFO to change
the current cost management system used by your company.
Course objectives
covered: 1, 2, 3, 4
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
This project is split into four (4) parts with one (1) part
due each week of the course. Based on your readings, use of technology, current
literature, and other sources do the following:
Part:
Write a 2-3 page report, using at least 1 reference from the
Keiser University Library, comparing the traditional and activity-based cost
management systems. Give advantages and
disadvantages of each and discuss how these concepts will relate to PopUp
Company.
Compute the unit cost of both the basic and deluxe toaster
using both the unit-based approach, and the activity-based costing
approach. Use the data and template
provided in this file: Part 2 Writing Project.xls .
Also, prepare sample budgeted
income statements and balance sheets based on the costing data you calculated.
You can make your own assumptions related to the number needed to complete
these statements.
Prepare a 2-3 page memo addressed to the CFO summarizing
your findings, and why you believe the activity-based costing method gives you
more useful information to make decisions for the company. Include in the memo at least 4 ratios that
you feel highlight your position that activity-based costing is more useful.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation, with recommendations you
would make to the CFO based on the information you gathered using
activity-based costing, and what you have learned in this course. Also include
how this decision would impact the buget for next year.
Writing Activity:
All written documents and sources used are to be submitted
in APA format (use the writing center if needed) APA Formatting & Style
Guide_2_.pdf
Technology/Collaborative Activity:
You will be presenting and discussing your findings to the
class using the voice-over feature in PowerPoint or YouTube. Please be sure the
audio is clear and the file or link is accessible in the Week 4 Presentation
discussion board.
You will be using Excel to create spreadsheets.
Assignment Due Date
Schedule:
Week 1: Submit a 2-3
page report for part 1 above comparing traditional and activity-based cost
management systems.
Week 2: Submit your
computations of the unit cost of both the basic and deluxe toaster under both
the unit-based approach, and the activity-based costing approach using the
Excel template provided above for part 2.
Week 3: Submit a 2-3
page memo to the CFO summarizing your findings, and why you believe the
activity-based costing method provides you more useful information.
Week 4: Present and
discuss what recommendations you would make to the CFO, given the information
you gathered in part 2, and what you have learned in this course.
