Accounting –

acc561

(3 credits)

This course applies accounting tools to make management decisions. Students learn to evaluate organizational performance from accounting information. Other topics include financial statements, cost behavior, cost allocation, budgets, and control systems.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Differentiate between financial statements.
- Evaluate financial statements of nongovernment organizations.
- Recognize the major aspects of the regulatory environment.
Apply Financial Information
- Evaluate the financial condition of a company.
- Outline a package for a bank loan.
Product Costing
- Differentiate between various costing methods.
- Make management decisions using costing methods.
Cost–Volume–Profit Analysis
- Explain the components of cost–volume–profit analysis.
- Use cost–volume–profit analysis and break-even analysis to make business decisions.
Budgetary Planning and Control
- Prepare various types of budgets.
- Analyze the uses of different types of budgets.
- Determine variances.
Decision Making
- Determine relevant costs to make business decisions.

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While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Accounting –

acc561

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Apply Financial Information

Product Costing

Cost–Volume–Profit Analysis

Budgetary Planning and Control

Decision Making

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