ACCT 2402 - Principles of Accounting II

Institution:

Midland College

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Description:

A continuation of ACCT 2401, this course includes the study of corporate financial accounting data for cost control and management decision making. The student is required to learn accounting methodology used by corporations to account for stocks, bonds, treasury stock, and investments. The student will learn how to prepare all the corporate financial statements. The student will use financial statement analysis to determine a firm's liquidity, profitability, and solvency, and to track trends. The student will learn the basics of manufacturing cost accounting and product costing, as well as basic planning and control tools such as break-even and marginal analysis. The course of study will include the planning and budgeting function, including cash budgeting and the use of standard costs for cost control. The student will learn the variable costing method, incremental cost analysis, and the use of present value and other techniques to analyze alternatives such as capital expenditures, make-or-buy, sales mix and other managerial accounting decision making techniques. Prerequisite: ACCT 2401.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.midland.edu

Phone Number:

(432) 685-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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