Saica Certificate Accounting Technician: SAQA ID 77143 | 04 Cost and Revenues
This qualification is aimed at building capacity in accounting technicians to enable them to produce and record reliable financial information.
Course outline
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Module 1Orientation and Costing Basics
Get oriented and learn core cost concepts, terms, and behaviour.
6 lessonsβ
Orientation and Costing Basics
Get oriented and learn core cost concepts, terms, and behaviour.
- Lesson 1Module 04: Cost and Revenues β SAICA CAT (SAQA ID 77143)Lessonβ
- Lesson 2Learning Outcomes and Assessment MapLessonβ
- Lesson 3Role of Costing within the OrganisationLessonβ
- Lesson 4Cost Objects, Cost Centres, and Cost UnitsLessonβ
- Lesson 5Cost Classification: Direct/Indirect and Fixed/VariableLessonβ
- Lesson 6Cost Behaviour and the HighβLow MethodLessonβ
Module 2Costing Methods and Records
Compare costing methods and practice recording materials, labour, and overheads into ledgers.
7 lessonsβ
Costing Methods and Records
Compare costing methods and practice recording materials, labour, and overheads into ledgers.
- Lesson 1Overview of Costing MethodsLessonβ
- Lesson 2Selecting the Most Appropriate Costing MethodLessonβ
- Lesson 3Recording Costs: From Source Documents to LedgersLessonβ
- Lesson 4Materials Costing: FIFO and Weighted AverageLessonβ
- Lesson 5Labour Costing: Time, Overtime, and On-CostsLessonβ
- Lesson 6Overheads: Allocation, Apportionment, and AbsorptionLessonβ
- Lesson 7Absorption vs Marginal CostingLessonβ
Module 3Spreadsheet Skills for Costing
Build spreadsheets with formulas, functions, and analysis tools to support costing work.
3 lessonsβ
Spreadsheet Skills for Costing
Build spreadsheets with formulas, functions, and analysis tools to support costing work.
- Lesson 1Spreadsheet Fundamentals: Enter, Edit, OrganiseLessonβ
- Lesson 2Formulas and Functions for CostingLessonβ
- Lesson 3Data Analysis Tools: PivotTables, Filters, and What-IfLessonβ
Module 4Decision Making and Control
Apply costing to decisions, analyse variances, report deviations, publish insights, and uphold ethics and data quality.
5 lessonsβ
Decision Making and Control
Apply costing to decisions, analyse variances, report deviations, publish insights, and uphold ethics and data quality.
- Lesson 1Using Costing in DecisionsLessonβ
- Lesson 2Variance Analysis BasicsLessonβ
- Lesson 3Reporting Deviations to ManagementLessonβ
- Lesson 4Presenting and Publishing Spreadsheet InformationLessonβ
- Lesson 5Ethics, Controls, and Data QualityLessonβ
Module 5Summary and References
Recap key points and provide sources for further study.
1 lessonsβ
Summary and References
Recap key points and provide sources for further study.
- Lesson 1Summary and ReferencesLessonβ
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