1. Find a journal article online about job-costing systems. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
2. What are the major differences between job-order costing and process costing systems? Give an example of a well-known company that might use job-costing and an example of a well-known company that might use process costing. Explain why you have chosen the companies that you did.
3. Find a journal article online about activity-based costing systems. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
4. Find a journal article online about the proper accounting treatment for support department costs, joint costs, spoilage, or scrap. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
5.Consider your current company, or a company that you have formerly worked for, and describe and critique the budgeting processes that are used for that organization. I work in Property Management so relate the response to that.
6. Find a journal article online about variance analysis. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
7. Find a journal article online about how performance management can affect employee morale and job performance. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
8. Find a journal article online about a company that recently added or dropped a product, or a company that decided to outsource. Summarize and provide an reaction to the journal article. The summary should describe the major points of the article, and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge. Provide Link to article.
