acct301- mgt323 – mgt321 – mgt312

College of Administration and Finance Sciences
Assignment (1)
Deadline: Saturday 02/03/2024 @ 23:59
Course Name: Cost Accounting
Student’s Name:
Course Code: ACCT 301
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second
CRN:
Academic Year: 1445 H
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Khaled Almuaqel
Students’ Grade:
/15
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be
reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover
page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or
other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font.
No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
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Assignment Question(s):
(Marks 15)
Q1. Explain the role of accounting information in strategic management. How does accounting
information assist in the formulation and implementation of organizational strategies? Support
your answer by providing an example of one Saudi Company in this regard.
(2 Marks)
Note: Your answer must include a suitable example showing the role of accounting information in
strategic management of an organization.
(Chapter 1, Week 1)
Answer:
Q2. What do you mean by cost function and for what purpose does it serve for? What are the
various methods used to estimate cost functions? Explain each method with suitable numerical
examples.
(3 Marks) (Chapter 2, Week 2)
Answer:
Q3. TTL Corporation is in the manufacturer of several plastic products. TTL sells its one of the
plastic product for SAR 500. The variable costs per unit are SAR 200, and the total fixed costs
are SAR 510,000. Based on cost-volume profit analysis, calculate:
(4 Marks)
a) Contribution margin per unit and contribution margin ratio.
b) Break-even point in units and sales SAR.
c) Pretax profit if the company sells 2,200 units.
d) Profit/loss if the company sells 1,500 units.
e) Units needed to reach target pretax profit of SAR 180,000.
f) Sales SAR needed to reach the target pretax profit of SAR 180,000. (Chapter 3, Week 3)
Answer:
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Q4. “Job costing is a method of cost accounting used by companies to find out the cost of specific
jobs or projects.” Comment on this statement and examine how actual allocation rates and
estimated allocation rates are analyzed by the companies? Support your answer with an example
of one Saudi company that use job costing.
(2 Marks) (Chapter 5, week 4 )
Answer:
Q5. A company uses a process costing system for its sole processing department. There were
4,000 units in beginning WIP inventory for June and 36,000 units were started in June. The
beginning WIP units were 60% complete and the 3,250 units in ending WIP were 40% complete.
All materials are added at the start of processing.
(4 Marks) (Chapter 6 Part 1, Week 5)
Required:
a) Compute the no. of units started & completed.
b) Compute the EUP for DM and CC using FIFO and WA methods.
Answer:
‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Project Management (MGT323)
Deadline:09/03/2024 @ 23:59
Course Name: Project Management
Course Code: MGT323
Student’s Name:
Semester: II
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year:2023-24, II Term
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Marks Obtained/Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only)
via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks
may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information
on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from
students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO
marks. No exceptions. Peer-review Journals should be included in
References.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, doublespaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be
considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Workload:
• This Assignment comprise of a Case Study.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the
1. Defining the concepts, theories and approaches of project management. (L.O-1.1)
2. Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
3. Estimate the project budget and cost control. (L.O-2.2)
4. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related cases.
(L.O-3.1)
Assignment-1-Case Study
Assignment Question:
(Marks 10)
Please read the Case-4.2 “The Home Improvement Project.” from Chapter
4 “Defining the Project” given in your textbook – Project Management: The
Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 132 also refer to
specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.
Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.
1. What factors and forces contributed to scope creep in this
case? (3 Marks)
2. Is this an example of good or bad scope creep? Explain. (3
Marks)
3. How could scope creep have been better managed by the
Nelsons? (4 Marks)
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Introduction to International Business (MGT 321)
Due Date: 09/03/24 @ 23:59
Course Name: Introduction to International
Business
Course Code: MGT-321
Student’s Name:
Semester: Second
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year:2023-24-2nd
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Marks Obtained/Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge:
1.1: Identify and evaluate the significant trade agreements affecting global commerce
1.3: Explain the forces driving and evaluating the impact of globalization.
Skills:
2.1: Analyse the effects of culture, politics and economic systems in the context of
international business
Case study
Please read Case 2: “The Decline of Zimbabwe” available in your book
(International business: Competing in the global marketplace (13th ed.), at page
no.627, and answer the following questions:
Case study Question(s):
1. Why has Zimbabwe’s economic performance been so poor? Discuss. (minimum
words: 400, marks: 3)
2. Do you think Zimbabwe’s economic performance would have been better under a
different system of government? Which one? Explain your reasoning. (minimum
words: 500, marks: 4)
3. Discuss the steps needed to be taken now to improve the economic outlook for
Zimbabwe?
(minimum words: 400, marks: 3)
Important Notes:
• This is an individual assignment.
• All references must be cited using APA format. This includes both in-text
citations and the reference list at the end of the document.
• Originality, Similarity and Plagiarism Check: Your work must be original. All
papers will be submitted through SafeAssign software to check for similarity and
plagiarism. Any instance of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for
the assignment. No exceptions and no second chances!
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1. Answer2. Answer3. Answer-
‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)
Due Date: End of Week 7, 16-03-2024
Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Student’s Name:
Solving
Course Code: MGT312
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second
CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24; SECOND SEMESTER
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
/ 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts
and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
2. Demonstrate decision tools and employ appropriate analytical business models to
break down complex issues. (C.L.O :2.2)
3. Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to
analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making.
(C.L.O :2.1)
Case Study:
Talal, CEO and the president of a pharmaceutical company based in Riyadh. Talal is going
to retire after three months and has been asked to select his successor. He wanted to decide
one candidate from the following three best possible candidates he feels would best take
over his position.
1) Badar the VP – Marketing, Working with company from 20 years and under Talal
for 7 years.
2) Rayyan the VP-Operations, been with company 23 years has most experience.
3) Sayeed VP-HR, been with company for 15years but has worked his way up the
ladder impressively.
Outside the workplace Badar, Rayyan, Sayeed are close friends and after receiving word
that they are the finalists for the job promotion. Tension rises both within and outside the
workplace. They also find out that the decision will not be announced until few weeks,
which causes that tension to raise that much more. Outside the work the three close friends
have not talked nearly as much since the promotion announcements and is causing negative
effects in their home lives. With the three of them failing to communicate, they won’t know
how they each perceive the situation, thus building on the already present stress and anxiety.
Talal ultimately chooses Badar due to his experience under him as VP. This puts even more
responsibility in Badar’s hands. The decision surely sends shockwaves throughout the
company, starting with Rayyan and Sayeed. Rayyan is extremely upset with the decision,
and with him being a very verbally aggressive person, he starts to cause some conflict with
his work behaviour. Sayeed, who is also highly upset, decides he cannot work under Badar,
quits the job, and cuts off the friendship they had.
To resolve this conflict, Badar calls multiple meetings hoping to improve the
communication within the business, however, this backfires tremendously. Rayyan’s work
behaviour continues to spiral out of control and is constantly verbally aggressive in
meetings, targeting Badar in certain comments, which only makes things worse by making
the rest of the group uncomfortable, this leaves Badar clueless as what to do simply because
he has not done anything wrong. He was awarded a job promotion and has not done
anything to provoke Rayyan or Sayeed to act the way they have.
Read the above case study and answer the following questions:
Q1: What is the main problem in the above case?
[Marks 3]
Q2: Discuss the problem with 5-Why analysis. Draw a cause-and-effect diagram
based on the problem of the case?
[Marks 4]
Q2: If you are consultant and asked to solve the problem, how will you solve the
problem of case? What are the steps you will follow to solve? [Marks 3]
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1. Answer2. Answer3. Answer-