2023 Second Semester ACCT2102 Intermediate Management Accounting
Mid-Semester Exam Notice (6 pages)
• This document should also be read in conjunction with the Exam Information Sheet
posted to Blackboard.
• Any future update of mid-exam information will be posted on Blackboard.
• Read through this document as it contains important information about exam
arrangements.
Date/Time:
Learn.UQ online through Blackboard
Time: Monday 28th of August, Starting at 9am (BRISBANE TIME)
Length of Exam
Reading: 0 minutes
Duration: 90 minutes
Exam Topics:
Covering Topic 1 through to Topic 4 as below:
Topic
Topic
1 Job Costing
Readings/Ref: Horngren (Chapter 4. Assumed knowledge Chapter
1 and Chapter 2, revise as needed)
2
Job Costing Systems Refinement
Readings/Ref: Horngren (Chapter 15 pp 626-627 on Cost
Allocation Criteria and Chapter 16 from beginning to p 676)
3 Activity Based Costing and Management
Readings/Ref: Horngren (Chapter 5)
4 Process Costing
Readings/Ref: Horngren (Chapter 18)
Results will be posted on the MyGrades link via the course Blackboard site.
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Exam Format:
Total = 25 marks, worth 25% of the course.
The mid-semester exam consists of (a) multiple choice; and (b) short answer and
practical/problem solving questions, the number of which is as follows:
• 5 multiple choice questions; 5 marks in total (1 mark each)
o Covering Topics 1 and 2
• 3 written short answer and practical/problem solving questions; 20 marks in total
(marks split per question below)
o Topic 1 - Inventory cost flow, including journal entries & T-accounts (6 Marks)
o Topic 3 – Activity based costing (7 Marks)
o Topic 4 – Process costing (7 Marks)
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and from the textbook.
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The exam can only be taken ONCE, with no breaks. Ensure that you use only one device.
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Step 2: Then click on ‘ACCT2102 MID-SEMESTER EXAM, SEM 2, 2023’
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