Cost Accounting, Case study project

Overview

NO AI, the length should be a 10-12 page report like the sample provided. and a PP file for presentation.

Report Requirements:

Assume your team has been hired by the Company in your Project in order to assist the Company with

the issues outlined in their narrative. You are to write the report from the perspective of first-person

plural or “we”. (e.g., WE have been hired by the Company to assist them with … / We have put

together the following results… etc.)

Include the narrative in your report before providing the detailed explanation / results

The report has no target number of pages required, as long as you answer all that is asked of you in the

narrative.

Report should include:

o Cover page with all team members’ names, including the name for your team, as well as the

name of the Company and the title of your report (based on the project)

o Table of Contents

o The narrative as given in the project

o Issues and explanations, definitions, charts, formula, etc. as part of your answers

▪ Example: definition of operating leverage

▪ Your calculation of operating leverage based on company information

▪ Interpretation of your results (what does your answer indicate)

o Conclusion, including a follow up paragraph including how the team can be contacted (ok to

use fictitious emails and phone numbers)

Formatting:

o Single spacing (no double spacing necessary)

o Include a header and a footer

o Include titles and subtitles

o Use graphs, pictures, tables, schedules, appendix, definitions, etc.

o Check for spelling typos and other obvious errors

o For monetary values, include a $ sign and round numbers a full dollar (no cents necessary)

o For other numbers include the explanation as to what they represent (e.g., units, machine

hours, direct labor hours, yards, feet, gallons, etc.)

o Stay consistent with your selections throughout the entire report

Slides Recommendations:

Put together a ppt slides based on your report to assist reader in walking us through your project,

Pick a theme for the slides and stick with the same theme throughout

Try not to overload the slides with too much text

Use bullet points and organize the data into tables/graphs/separate boxes

You may include “who we are” page, “definitions” page and/or “table of contents” page