MSD 109 - Management Accounting and Finance

Institution:

Gwinnett Technical College

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(Prerequisite: Program Admission) The focus of this course is to acquire the skills and concepts necessary to use accounting information in managerial decision making. Course is designed for those who will use, not necessarily prepare, accounting information. Those applications include the use of information for short and long term planning, operational control, investment decisions, cost and pricing products and services. An overview of financial accounting and basic concepts of finance provides an overview of financial statement analysis. Topics include: Accounting background, accounting equation, financial statements and financial statement analysis, budgeting and planning, applied analysis for management decisions, cost flow analysis in manufacturing with applications in process improvement, applications in product profitability, cost and pricing, client/server technology: computer software applications, payroll, income tax, inventory management, ethical responsibilities. Contact hours: Class - 5, Lab - 0. Credit hours: 5. (T)

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3.00

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Lab

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Institution Website:

www.GwinnettTech.edu

Phone Number:

(770) 962-7580

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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