Course Title: Perform financial calculations
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2025
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Course Code: ACCT5450C
Course Title: Perform financial calculations
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
School: 525T Business & Enterprise
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4435 - Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping
Course Contact: Nick Reynolds
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0791
Course Contact Email: nick.reynolds@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Course Coordinator and teacher: Nurjis Sethi
Phone: +61 3 9925 5701
E-mail:
Contact hours (appointment only):
Mon to Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a range of routine calculation methods and techniques when performing routine financial calculations and checking calculation outcomes.
The unit applies to individuals who use literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills to perform routine computational tasks as part of their operational job role.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
FNSACC323 Perform financial calculations |
Element: |
1. Obtain data and resources for financial calculations |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Obtain input data and verify as required for workplace calculations 1.2 Determine required outcomes of calculations from task specifications 1.3 Identify and acquire resources and equipment needed to perform calculations 1.4 Use simple spreadsheets where necessary to perform repeated calculations |
Element: |
2. Select suitable calculation methods and carry out financial calculations |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Select method and equipment suitable for required calculations 2.2 Perform financial calculations and complete work requirements using techniques suited to selected method |
Element: |
3. Check calculations and record outcomes |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Check results and confirm that calculations are accurate and meet required outcomes, and identify and correct computational errors 3.2 Record calculation results according to organisational requirements 3.3 Store calculation worksheets for future use according to organisational policies and procedures |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Welcome to FNSACC323 Perform Financial Calculations.
This is a 9-week course that runs from week 1 to 9. You will learn skills and knowledge required to use a range of routine calculation methods and techniques when performing routine financial calculations and checking calculation outcomes.
The unit applies to individuals who use literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills to perform routine computational tasks as part of their operational job role.
Text Book
The textbook for this unit is Perform Financial Calculations by Patrick Lynch, 6th Edition (January 2023)
ISBN: 978-1-76073-287-5
You can access this book in SCORM.
Teaching Schedule
| Week 1 | Week beginning 10/02/25 |
Introduction, Welcome and Orientation and Important Information about the unit course, Teacher contact info, Canvas Navigation, Unit Modules, Resources/Textbook, Assessment and other Q&A about the unit
Basic Mathematical Operations • Signed Numbers • Order of Operations • Rounding Fractions • Addition and Subtraction • Multiplication and Division Converting Fractions, Percentages and Decimals • Convert a Percentage to a Decimal • Convert a Percentage to a Fraction • Convert a Fraction to a Percentage • Convert a Fraction to a Decimal • Convert a Decimal to a Percentage • Percentage Change Factorising • Solving Linear Equations • Transposition Appendix 2 |
Chapter 1: Self-Testing Exercises &Review Questions
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| Week 2 |
Chapter 2: Applying Percentage Calculations to Business Percentage Calculations in Trading Situations • Determining Selling Price • Mark-up % (Mark-up Rate) • Margin • Calculating Profit Margin % and Mark-up % • Markdowns and Discounts • Chain Discounts Sales Commissions • Multiple Commissions • Indifference Point Taxation • Goods and Services Tax (GST) • Personal Income Tax • Company Tax Currency Exchange Rates Appendix 2 |
Chapter 2: Self-Testing Exercises &Review Questions At the end of this session, please attempt Quiz 2 to record your participation & engagement in this course unit. |
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| Week 3 | Assessment 1 Review | Q&A (In class) |
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| Week 4 |
Chapter 3: Interest (Simple and Compound Interest) Simple Interest • Simple Interest Formulae • Borrowing Money at Simple Interest • Effective Interest Rates for Simple Interest Compound Interest • Future Value • Interest Compounding more than Once per Annum • Present Value • Investment Options • Solving for I and N • Effective Annual Rate Of Interest Appendix 3.1 |
Chapter 3: Self-Testing Exercises &Review Questions
9 March 2025 23:59 |
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| Week 5 | Chapter 4: Depreciation Straight Line Depreciation • Constructing a Depreciation Schedule • Depreciation for Tax Purposes — Straight Line Appendix 3.3 |
Chapter 4: Self-Testing Exercises &Review Questions |
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| Week 6 |
Chapter 5: Straight Line Graphs Straight Line Equations and Breakeven Analysis • Revenue, Costs and Profit • Static Budgets • Flexible Budgets • Contribution Margin Concept • Breakeven and Desired Profit Graphing the Breakeven Point • Revenue Graphs • Cost Graphs Using Breakeven Analysis to Determine Profit or Loss |
Chapter 5: Self-Testing Exercises &Review Questions |
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| Week 7 |
Assessment 2 Review | Q&A (In class) |
Assessment 2 Due (Topics covered Chapter 3-5) Assessment 230 March 2025 23:59 |
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| Week 8 | WEEK 8 Resubmission and Feedback | ||
| Week 9 | Final week to submit all assessments, re-submissions if required. |
Student support
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Perform Financial Calculations by Patrick Lynch, 6th Edition (January 2023). You can access this book in SCORM on CANVAS. |
978-1-76073-287-5 |
References
Other Resources
Text Book
The textbook for this unit is Perform Financial Calculations by Patrick Lynch, 6th Edition (January 2023)
ISBN: 978-1-76073-287-5
You can access this book in SCORM on CANVAS.
Overview of Assessment
Performance Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
- apply mathematical techniques and methods to correctly calculate each of the following:
- break even
- depreciation (straight line method)
- goods and services tax
- percentages relevant to income tax mark-up and margin
- simple and compound interest.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
- mathematical formulas and terms, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, currency, decimal, fraction, percentage, rate and ratio
- typical computational errors and procedures to identify and rectify them
- key features of equipment and software required to perform routine financial calculations, including spreadsheets.
Assessment Conditions
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
- office equipment, technology, software and consumables required to perform financial calculations, including:
- financial services industry documentation and specialist software
- information technology systems.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.
Assessment Tasks
This assessment tasks in the course are 2 Case Studies. Students MUST successfully complete ALL below mentioned assessment tasks to gain competency in order to pass this course FNSACC323 - Perform financial calculations.
Assessment 1- Case Study 1 Financial Assistant
Assessment 2- Case Study 2 Working with Client information
Students can be asked to reproduce any assessment piece in front of the teacher.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix that maps all the assessment is available on CANVAS under Assignments.
All assessments will utilise a competency-based model and will be deemed as either Satisfactory or Not Yet Satisfactory.
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