Activity Based Costing: A Business Case

LO1: Interpret cost and management accounting reports applying appropriate costing methods

LO1: Interpret cost and management accounting reports applying appropriate costing methods

Assessment Brief:

Present a business case for using Activity Based Costing.

• Use any business of your choice for this presentation to explain how it implemented Activity Based Costing.
• Advantages and disadvantages of the business using ABC

Secondary Research Level HE5 - It is expected that the Reference List will contain between ten and fifteen sources. As a MINIMUM the Reference List should include two refereed academic journals and three academic books

Submission Instructions:

In Module Guide, see Section 12 Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of written coursework, which will give you details on how to submit your work electronically. You are required to submit only electronic copies of your written assessments, unless your Module Tutor advises you otherwise.

Advice:

• Do not cut and paste phrases or paragraphs from published sources. You should seek to use your own words to explain concepts and theory.
• If you wish to refer to specific quotes from published sources, then you must use full Harvard. See BISSTO for clear guidance.
• Do not share work with other students.

Specific Assessment Criteria (See page 4 for General Assessment Criteria)

The plan will be to a very high standard. It will provide a comprehensive definition of personal development and an overview of the required elements of a personal development plan. Further, the work will exhibit a thorough appreciation of academic sources and the application of criteria to determine a suitable citation.

The presentation will be to a very good standard. It will provide a very clear definition of personal development and an overview of the required elements of a personal development presentation. Further, the work will exhibit a very good appreciation of academic sources and the application of criteria to determine a suitable citation.

The presentation will be to a good standard. It will provide a good definition of personal development and an overview of the required elements of a personal development presentation. Further, the work will exhibit a good appreciation of academic sources and the application of criteria to determine a suitable citation.

The presentation will be to a satisfactory standard. It will provide a definition of personal development and an overview of the required elements of a personal development presentation. Further, the work will exhibit a reasonable appreciation of academic sources and the application of criteria to determine a suitable citation.

Students who do not meet the requirements of a third-class grade will not successfully complete the assessment activity.