ACCT 346 DeVry All Week Discussions

ACCT 346 DeVry All Week Discussions
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ACCT 346 DeVry All Week Discussions
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 1 Discussion 1 Ethics and Ethical Behavior (graded)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has emphasized the importance of ethical behavior and codes of conduct.
Discuss the costs and benefits of the ethical environment. If a poor ethical environment results in costs to an
organization, what are they? Conversely, what are the benefits of a good ethical environment?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 1 Discussion 2 Managerial and Financial Accounting (graded)
Flexibility, timeliness, and forward looking is said to be the prominent trait of modern management accounting, whereas
standardization and consistency describe financial accounting. Explain why the focus on these two accounting systems
differs.
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 2 Discussion 1: Job Order
The job cost sheet is used to accumulate the three product costs: direct material, direct labor, and factory overhead.
Discuss the source documents for determining these amounts (that is, where do we get these numbers, and how we
arrive at the overhead?). Why is overhead the most difficult to assign?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 2 Discussion 2 Process Costing Systems
Describe how the process costing system accumulates and assigns costs by comparing and contrasting to the job
order costing system.
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 3 Discussion 1 CVP Analysis and Variable Costing
Discuss the basic assumptions of CVP analysis and how we can use CVP analysis as mangers in making decisions.
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 3 Discussion 2 CVP Analysis and Variable Costing
Discuss the difference between variable costing and full costing. Why would income computed under full costing exceed
income computed under variable costing if production exceeds sales?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 4 Discussion 1 Activity-Based Costing
How does activity-based costing differ from the traditional costing approach? When would it give more accurate costs
than traditional costing systems?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 4 Discussion 2 Incremental Cost Analysis

Only those costs that change need be included in the decision making process. Evaluate this statement and discuss
its merits or shortcomings. Week 5 Discussion1 Pricing and Capital Investment Decisions –
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 5 Discussion 1 Pricing Techniques (graded)
Compare target costing and cost-plus pricing. When is each the most appropriate method to use? Provide an example
of each.
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 5 Discussion 2 Capital Budgeting Techniques (graded)
Suppose a company has 5 different capital budgeting projects from which to choose, but has constrained funds and
cannot implement all of the projects. Explain why comparing the projects' NPVs is better than comparing their IRRs.
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 6 Discussion 1 - Budgeting (graded)
How does a company effectively use budgets in the planning and control process?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 6 Discussion 2 Standard Costs and Variance Analysis (graded)
What role do standard costs play in controlling the operations of a business?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 7 Discussion 1 Responsibility Centers (graded)
Compare and contrast the three types of responsibility centers. What is the best way to evaluate a manager's
performance in each type of center?
ACCT 346 DeVry Week 7 Discussion 2 Financial Statement Analysis (graded)
Why do managers analyze financial statements? What are they looking for?