MPNANKS Tender Calculation in Services

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Karel Stelmach, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
The course can be registered independently on the courses.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course provides a comprehensive look at the methods, tools and techniques to control direct and indirect costs. Topics include planning, budgeting, standard costing, standardized approach to set up recipes, menu development, principles of purchasing, staffing and labour costs in area of services like accommodation, catering, transportation and others.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to costing in Services.
    2. Concepts of Costs, Classifications and Elements of Costs.
    3. Tools and Techniques of Calculations. Costing systems.
    4. Marginal costing. Margin of Safety.
    5. Cost accounting and system of calculation. Cost audit.
    6. Absorption costing versus Marginal costing system.
    7. Service costing - technique of equivalent unit.
    8. Service costing - technique of Standard costing.
    9. Activity based costing (ABC). Importance, meaning and limits.
    10. Costing and techniques of calculations in hotels, culinary calculations.
    11. Calculations in other areas of services (transportation, retailing)
    12. Analysis and Interpretation of Calculations. Budgeting.
    13. Case studies
Literature
    required literature
  • BURNS, P. Entrepreneurship and Small Business. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 1-4039-4733-3. info
    recommended literature
  • GUPTA, K.R. Cost management: measuring, monitoring. Delhi: Global India Pub, 2009. ISBN 978-938-0228-020. info
  • JONES, T. Culinary calculations: simplified math for culinary professionals. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley, 2008. ISBN 04-717-4816-1. info
  • DRURY, C. Management accounting for business. London: Thomson Learning, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84480-152-7. info
  • CLIFTON, M. Target costing: market-driven product design. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004. ISBN 08-247-4611-2. info
  • WEETMAN, P. Financial and Management Accounting. An Introduction. London: Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN 0-273-65788-7. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Written test
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing test (0-15 points), course credit test (0-35 points), and minimum of 30 points in total is required.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž47
Přednáška13
Seminář26
Zápočet30
Summary116

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