Thesis (MTech (Cost and Management Accounting))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019 / The risk that borrowers may not fulfil borrowing obligation presents credit owners (lenders) with a default risk management opportunity to maximize risk-adjusted rate of return and maintain minimum exposure to default associated cost. This study investigated respondents' perception of the cost of credit default and examines requirements for default risk management (ORM) in the vehicle finance industry in South Africa. It is noted that with increased level of consumer indebtedness, an unstable economy, and high unemployment, vehicle financing faces a higher probability of default from borrowers. This descriptive investigation utilised both the quantitative and qualitative approaches using the survey method to collect data from 381 purposive, randomly selected respondents who are vehicle finance customers in South Africa; Cape Town specifically. Data collection took place in the Western Cape over a nine months period, utilising personal interview, and emails to administer open-ended questionnaires for credit managers and close-ended questionnaires, for the vehicle finances' customers, as data collection instrument. Responses received were codified and quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version 25) while qualitative data was analysed using the content analysis of percentage of word similarities. The study found mixed and variable respondents' perception of the cost of credit default. In conclusion, it is perceived that in South Africa the cost of credit would become more costly with credit default. It can be recommended that a default risk management intervention could be applied to mitigate the risk of credit default within the context of unified credit assessment policy of South Africa.

The diploma thesis is focused on costs, calculation and primarily analysis of calculation systems and formula. The thesis is divided into two main parts – theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on explanation between financial and management accounting, description of basic terms and expense classification. Attention is given to system of calculation, its items, and calculation formula. Mention belongs to modern access of calculation – ABC. Practical part is focused on company Prefa Brno a.s., which main part of business is production and sale of building products and components. Shortly is mentioned characteristic of company, its history, present, sales and SWOT analysis. The main orientation of diploma thesis is on calculation system of the company, its descrtiption, methods of set-up and anylysis. Closing part of thesis includes summary of basic pieces of knowledge from analysis of calculation formula (system), which is compared with method of target casting, which belongs to modern methods of strategic management accounting. In the last part is given calculation in the case of additional item of material rate and quantification of impacts.