HM 336Hospitality Managerial Accounting
The course provides managerial tools for decision-making by focusing on the basic concepts, analyses, uses, and procedures of cost accounting in the hospitality industry. Managerial decision-making using accounting data is an integral part of the function of managers in the hospitality industry. The accounting function of a business generates financial data, and managers need to be able to interpret the data, analyze it and make decisions based on their interpretation and analysis of the data. This course provides the student with the core knowledge needed to understand the kinds of data generated by the financial systems of hospitality operations, prepare budgets, perform variance analysis, and provide control over the financial aspects of the hospitality business.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “(a C or better in ACCTG 211 or a C or better in HM 235 ) and a C or better in HM 272 .”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (2 programs).
Required in (2)
- Hospitality Management, B.S. (Berks)
- Hospitality Management, B.S. (Health and Human Development)