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HA2011 Management Accounting Group Assignment T3 2019

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Trimester T3 2019

Unit Code HA2011

Unit Title Management Accounting

Assessment Type Group Assignment

Assessment Title Case Study – Activity-Based Budgeting

Purpose of the
assessment (with ULO
Mapping)

Students are required to:

 Implement systems to plan and control business operations (ULO 7)

Weight 30% of the total assessments

Total Marks 30

Word limit Not more than 3,000 words

Due Date Week 10, Friday 5:00 pm (AEST)

Submission
Guidelines

 Students should complete the assignment in groups of 2 – 5 students. Students must
inform the lecturer of their class the membership of their groups before the end of
week 8.

 All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page.

 The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm
margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page
numbers.

 Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.

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Assignment Specifications
Background
You were recently employed as a management trainee in a manufacturing firm. The Managing
Director of your company had formed a taskforce was formed to explore the possibility of
implementing an Activity-Based Budgeting system in the company. You were assigned to the
taskforce due to your accounting background.

Required
Your group is required to prepare a report to comment on the suitability of Activity-Based Budgeting
for a ASX-listed manufacturing company of your group’s choice (your company). The report should
cover the followings:

a) A description of your company
b) A description of the Activity-Based Budgeting and its features
c) In what ways Activity-Based Budgeting differ from traditional budgeting system
d) In what ways Activity-Based Budgeting can facilitate planning and control activities in your

company
e) A discussion on whether the Activity-Based Budgeting is suitable to your company

Assignment Structure
The report should include the following components:

 Assignment cover page clearly stating your name and student number

 A table of contents, executive summary

 A brief introduction or overview of what the report is about.

 Body of the report with sections to answer the above issues and with appropriate section
headings

 Conclusion

 List of references

The report should be grounded on relevant literature and all references must be properly cited and included
in the reference list.

To ensure that all students participate equitably in the group assignment and that students are responsible
for the academic integrity of all components of the assignment. All groups need to include a table which
identifies which student/students are responsible for the various sections of the assignment

Assignment Section Student/Students

This table needs to be completed and submitted with the assignment as it is a compulsory component required
before any grading is undertaken.

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Marking criteria

Marking criteria Weighting

Description of the Chosen Company 3%

Description of Activity-Based Budgeting and its Features

6%

The Difference between Activity-Based Budgeting and Traditional Budgeting
System

6%

Ways that Activity-Based Budgeting Can Facilitate Panning and Control Activities
in the Chosen Company

6%

Suitability of Activity-Based Budgeting for the Chosen Company 3%

Presentation 3%

Research quality 3%

TOTAL Weight 30%

Marking Rubric
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Description of
the Chosen
Company

/3

An excellent
description of
the chosen
company

A very good
description of
the chosen
company

A good
description of
the chosen
company

An adequate
description of
the chosen
company

A poor or
incomplete
description of
the chosen
company

Description of
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
its Features

/6

Demonstrate an
excellent
understanding of
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
its features.

Demonstrate a
very good
understanding of
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
its features.

Demonstrate a
good
understanding of
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
its features.

Demonstrate an
adequate
understanding of
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
its features.

Unable to
demonstrate an
adequate
understanding of
Activity-Based
Budgeting
and/or its
features.

The Difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
Traditional
Budgeting
System

/6

Demonstrate an
excellent
understanding of
the difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
traditional
budgeting
system.

Demonstrate a
very good
understanding of
the difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
traditional
budgeting
system.

Demonstrate a
good
understanding of
the difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
traditional
budgeting
system.

Demonstrate an
adequate
understanding of
the difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
traditional
budgeting
system.

Unable to
demonstrate an
understanding of
the difference
between
Activity-Based
Budgeting and
traditional
budgeting
system.

Ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting Can
Facilitate
Panning and
Control Activities
in the Chosen
Company

/6

Present an
excellent
discussion of the
ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting can
facility planning
and control
activities.

Present a very
good discussion
of the ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting can
facility planning
and control
activities.

Present a good
discussion of the
ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting can
facility planning
and control
activities.

Present a
reasonable
discussion of the
ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting can
facility planning
and control
activities.

Unable to
present a proper
discussion of the
ways that
Activity-Based
Budgeting can
facility planning
and control
activities.

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Suitability of
Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the Chosen
Company

/3

Present an
excellent
discussion of the
suitability of
Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the chosen
company.

Present a very
good discussion
of the suitability
of Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the chosen
company.

Present a good
discussion of the
suitability of
Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the chosen
company.

Present a
reasonable
discussion of the
suitability of
Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the chosen
company.

Unable to
present a proper
discussion of the
suitability of
Activity-Based
Budgeting for
the chosen
company.

Presentation

/3

Report included
all elements and
was very well
presented.
Writing flowed
clearly and
sections were
linked very
effectively.
Referencing was
exemplary.
English was used
very effectively
and was error-
free.

Report included
all elements and
was well
presented.
Writing flowed
clearly and
sections were
linked
effectively.
Referencing was
of a high
standard. English
was used
effectively with
very few errors
present.

Report included
all elements and
was generally
presented
appropriately.
Writing mostly
flowed well and
sections were
linked.
Referencing was
in accordance
with guidelines.
English was used
effectively with
few errors
present.

Report included
most elements
and was
adequately
presented.
Writing
sometimes did
not flow clearly
leaving the
paper to seem
disjointed in
areas.
Referencing was
somewhat in
accordance with
guidelines. Basic
English was used
with some errors
present.

Report lacked
some elements
and was poorly
presented.
Writing often did
not flow clearly
leaving the
paper to seem
somewhat
disjointed.
Referencing was
not entirely in
accordance with
relevant
guidelines. Basic
English was used
with errors
present.

Research Quality

/3

An extensive
amount of high-
quality evidence
from peer-
reviewed journal
articles and
other sources
was included
and used
effectively to
support
discussion.

A broad range of
quality peer-
reviewed journal
references and
other sources
was included
and used
effectively to
support
discussion.

An adequate
range of peer-
reviewed journal
references was
included and
used to support
discussion.

An adequate
range of peer-
reviewed journal
references was
included and
used to a basic
extent to
support
discussion.

Little or no peer-
reviewed journal
references were
included and
these were
rarely used to
support
discussion
effectively.