Hospitality Management Accounting

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Course
HOSP 2310
Discontinued
No
Course Code
HOSP 2310
Descriptive
Hospitality Management Accounting
Department
Hospitality Management
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
201610
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15 Weeks X 4 Hours Per Week = 60 Hours
Max Class Size
35
Contact Hours
Lecture: 3 Hours Seminar: 1 Hour Total: 4 Hours
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning Activities

Lectures, demonstrations of material, and discussions will be used, together with any appropriate technology available which may be of assistance to students.

Course Description
This course focuses on the management accounting concepts and practices used by those in management positions within the industry for decision making and control purposes. Topics include: statement and operations analysis, cash flows and management, internal controls, cost concepts, C-V-P analysis, pricing considerations, and budgeting.
Course Content

1.  Analysis

1.1  The balance sheet - horizontal, vertical, base-year
1.2  The income statement - horizontal, vertical, base-year
1.3  Ratio analysis

2.  Statement of cash flows

2.1  Operating activities
2.2  Investing activities
2.3  Financing activities

3.  Internal control

3.1  Objectives
3.2  Characteristics
3.3  Basic requirements for various functions
3.4  Small operations

4.  Basic cost concepts

4.1  Context and nature
4.2  Various types of costs
4.3  Determination of mixed cost components
4.4  Costs for decision making purposes (relevant costs)

5.  Cost-volume-profit analysis

5.1  Assumptions, limitations, relationships
5.2  Single product
5.3  Multiple products

6.  Cost approaches to pricing

6.1  Price elasticity of demand
6.2  Informal pricing approaches
6.3  Cost approaches
6.4  Yield management
6.5  Integrated pricing

7.  Budgeting

7.1  Forecasting methods
7.2  Operations budgeting
7.3  Cash management and budgeting
7.4  Capital budgeting

Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to:

  1. analyze financial and operating results for hospitality businesses;
  2. determine the cash flows into and out of a business;
  3. describe and recommend internal control procedures appropriate to the various operating activities and concerns within the industry;
  4. describe and identify various types of costs;
  5. demonstrate the use of cost-volume-profit techniques to assist in making decisions;
  6. apply various cost and pricing concepts to assist with establishing meal prices and room rates;
  7. prepare operating, capital and cash budgets and know how to use them for control purposes.
Means of Assessment
Assignments/Quizzes  10%
Tests (minimum of 3)          90%
Total 100%

STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COURSE TO OBTAIN CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

  1. Martin G. Jagels, Hospitality Managerial Accounting, Latest Ed., Wiley, or similar material as determined by instructor.
  2. Calculator:  Department approved calculators.
Prerequisites

HOSP 1210 OR ACCT 1110

Which Prerequisite

HOSP 2455 (may be taken as a corequisite)