LeBow College of Business

Drexel University

Accounting 116-001 and -002: Managerial Accounting Foundations

Tuesday and Thursday – 001 – 10AM to Noon
Tuesday and Thursday – 002 – 2PM to 4PM
23-24 Winter

Instructor
Maureen Breen
mpb55@drexel.edu (preferred method of communication). Please send email only from
your Drexel email account. For your privacy protection, I will not respond to email from
a non-Drexel account.
Office hours (live) are Tuesday and Thursday from Noon to 2PM and by appointment. I
am available many other times than the scheduled office hours, so please request an
appointment if you are not available during office hours. I can meet live or via Zoom at
other times.
Course Description
This foundation of accounting course provides the concepts and tools for an
understanding of managerial accounting. You will learn tools and analyze information to
help in planning for the future with an emphasis on performance analysis and making
managerial decisions. Topics will include the role of managerial accounting in: product
and service costing, management decision- making and analysis, the planning and
controlling processes, and evaluating performance using tools such as absorption costing,
CVP analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, and segment reporting.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
apply and extend the concepts of managerial accounting to qualitative and
quantitative problems,
demonstrate a basic understanding of managerial accounting and decision making,
and use quantitative business thinking to make business decisions.
Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to enable all business students to make business decisions
based on revenue and cost criteria that maximize form profits.
Statement of Expected Learning
You are expected to learn how to gather, apply and use quantitative data to make optimal
business decisions.
Course Materials
Text: Managerial Accounting, 13 th Edition, by Hilton and Platt, McGraw-Hill with
Connect. (ISBN:9781264467594)
To properly register for our course, it is recommended that you sign up by
clicking on one of the Connect assignments available in Blackboard and then following
the instructions to register your individual Connect code. You must use your Drexel
email address in Connect if you want your Connect grades to appear properly in
Blackboard.

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Assignments and Points
Assignments, due dates, and points are listed in the course schedule. Late assignments are
not accepted unless a serious emergency is documented prior to the exam time.
Homework is due 11:59PM the day before the chapter is tested.
Grade Scale
Letter grades are assigned as follows based on percentage of points earned to points
attempted:
931-1000 A 860-899 B+ 760-799 C+ 650-699 D+
900-930 A- 830-859 B 730-759 C 600-649 D
800-829 B- 700-729 C- 0-599 F
Course Schedule
Week Day Date Chapter Topic Assignment Points
The Crucial Role of
Managerial Accounging
in a Dynamic Business
1 Tuesday 1/9/2024 Chapter 1 Environment
Thursda Basic Cost Management Connect
1 y 1/11/2024 Chapter 2 Concepts Homework 25
2 Tuesday 1/16/2024
Product Costing and
Cost Accumulation in a
Thursda Batch Production Connect
2 y 1/18/2024 Chapter 3 Environment Homework 25
3 Tuesday 1/23/2024
Thursda Activity-Based Costing In Class
3 y 1/25/2024 Chapter 5 and Management Assignment 50
EXAM
4 Tuesday 1/30/2024 ONE Chapters 2 and 3 100
Activity Analysis, Cost
Thursda Behavior and Cost Connect
4 y 2/1/2024 Chapter 6 Estimation Homework 25
5 Tuesday 2/6/2024
Thursda Cost-Volume-Profit Connect
5 y 2/8/2024 Chapter 7 Analysis Homework 25
6 Tuesday 2/13/2024
Thursda
6 y 2/15/2024
EXAM
7 Tuesday 2/20/2024 TWO Chapters 6 and 7 200

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 Financial Planning and
Thursda Analysis: The Master Connect
7 y 2/22/2024 Chapter 9 Budget Homework 25
Flexible Budgeting and
Analysis of Overhead Connect
8 Tuesday 2/27/2024 Chapter 11 Costs Homework 25
Thursda
8 y 2/29/2024
EXAM
9 Tuesday 3/5/2024 THREE Chapters 9 and 11 200
Thursda Standard Costing and Connect
9 y 3/7/2024 Chapter 10 Analysis of Direct Costs Homework 25
Decision Making:
Releveant Costs and Excel
10 Tuesday 3/12/2024 Chapter 14 Benefits Assignment 75
Thursda
10 y 3/14/2024
FINAL EXAM
S FOUR Chapters 10 and 14 200
1000

*** Schedule is subject to change. All changes will be sent via email to your Drexel email account.