ACCT43 Management Accounting Prelim

_____________ is concerned with providing information for the use of those who are inside the organization, whereas ______________ is concerned with providing information for the use of those who are outside the organization.

____________ consists of identifying alternatives, selecting from among the alternatives the one that is best for the organization, and specifying what actions will be taken to implement the chosen alternative.

When ______________ managers oversee day-to-day activities and keep the organization functioning smoothly.

The accounting and other reports coming to management that are used in controlling the organization are called ____________.

The delegation of decision-making authority throughout an organization by allowing managers at various operating levels to make key decisions relating to their area of responsibility is called _______________.

A position on the organization chart that is directly related to achieving the objectives of an organization is called a ______________ position.

A _____________ position provides service or assistance to other parts of the organization and does not directly achieve the basic objectives of the organization.

The manager in charge of the accounting department is generally known as the ___________.

The plans of management are expressed formally in ____________.

A detailed report to management comparing budgeted data to actual data for a specific time period is called a ____________.

The _______________ is the member of the top management team who is responsible for providing timely and relevant data to support planning and control activities and for preparing financial statements for external users.

Managerial accounting places less emphasis on ____________ and more emphasis on __________________than financial accounting.

Which of the following statements is true?

a. Management accounting information focuses on external reporting.

b. The statement of financial position, income statement and statement of cash flows are used for financial accounting but not for management accounting.

c. Financial accounting is broader in scope than management accounting.

d. Modern cost accounting plays a significant role in management decision making.

Which of the following statements is false?

a. Cost accounting measures and reports short-term, long-term financial, and nonfinancial information.

b. Cost management provides information that helps increase value for customers.

c. All strategies should be evaluated regarding the resources and capabilities of the company.

d. A good cost accounting system is narrowly focused on a continuous reduction of costs.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a. The best-designed strategies are valuable whether or not they are effectively implemented.

b. To take advantage of changing market opportunities, the annual budget should be strictly enforced.

c. Linking rewards to performance is a major deterrent to good management performance.

d. An important strategic decision is making the correct investments in productive assets.

All of the following statements are true except:

a. A budget is a tool used to plan and express strategy.

b. Financial accounting reports financial and non-financial information that helps managers implement company strategies.

c. Feedback links planning and control.

d. Control includes deciding what feedback to provide that will help with future decision making.

All of the following statements are false except

a. Attention-directing activities should focus on cost-reduction opportunities, and not on value-adding opportunities.

b. For strategic decisions, scorekeeping is the most prominent roleplayed by management accounting.

c. A budget may be used as a planning tool, but not as a control tool.

d. Management accountants often are simultaneously doing problem-solving, scorekeeping, and attention-directing activities.

Management accounting:

a. focuses on estimating future revenues, costs, and other measures to forecast activities and their results.

b. provides information about the company as a whole.

c. reports information that has occurred in the past that is verifiable and reliable.

d. provides information that is generally available only on a quarterly or annual basis.

Financial accounting:

a. focuses on the future and includes activities such as preparing next year's operating budget.

b. must comply with PFRS (Philippine Financial Reporting Standards).

c. reports include detailed information on the various operating segments of the business such as product lines or departments.

d. is prepared for the use of department heads and other employees.

The person MOST likely to use management accounting information is a(an)

a. banker evaluating a credit application.

b. shareholder evaluating a stock investment.

c. governmental taxing authority.

d. assembly department supervisor.

Which of the following descriptors refers to management accounting information?

a. It is verifiable and reliable.

b. It is driven by rules.

c. It is prepared for shareholders.

d. It provides reasonable and timely estimates.

Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to receive detailed management accounting reports?

a. Stockholders

b. Sales representatives

c. Production supervisors

d. Managers

Management accounting information includes

a. tabulated results of customer satisfaction surveys.

b. the cost of producing a product.

c. the percentage of units produced that are defective.

d. all of the above.

Which of the following types of information are used in management accounting?

a. Financial information

b. Nonfinancial information

c. Information focused on the long term

d. All of the above

Management accounting includes

a. implementing strategies.

b. developing budgets.

c. preparing special studies and forecasts.

d. all of the above.

Financial accounting is concerned PRIMARILY with

a. external reporting to investors, creditors, and. government authorities.

b. cost planning and cost controls.

c. profitability analysis.

d. providing information for strategic and tactical decisions.

Financial accounting provides a historical perspective, whereas management accounting emphasizes

a. the future.

b. past transactions.

c. a current perspective.

d. reports to shareholders.

Strategy specifies

a. how an organization matches its own capabilities with the opportunities in the marketplace.

b. standard procedures to ensure quality products.

c. incremental changes for improved performance.

d. the demand created for products and services.

Control includes

a. implementing planning decisions.

b. evaluating performance.

c. providing feedback to help with future decision making.

d. all of the above.

Linking rewards to performance

a. helps to motivate managers.

b. allows companies to charge premium prices.

c. should only be based on financial information.

d. does all of the above.

Control measures should

a.be set and not changed until the next budget cycle.

b. be flexible to allow for employees who are slackers.

c. be kept confidential from employees so that competitors don’t have an opportunity-to gain a competitive advantage.

d. be linked by feedback to planning.

For control decisions, emphasis is placed on the _____________ role(s) of management accounting.

a. problem-solving

b. scorekeeping

c. attention-directing

d. both (b) and (c)

_____________ means reporting and interpreting information that helps managers to focus on operating problems, imperfections, inefficiencies, and opportunities.

a. Scorekeeping

b. Attention directing

c. Problem solving

d. None of the above

Management accounting is considered successful when it

a. helps creditors evaluate the company's performance.

b. helps managers improve their decisions.

c. is accurate.

d. is relevant and reported annually.

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

a. is a professional organization of management accountants.

b. is a professional organization of financial accountants.

c. issues standards for management accounting.

d. issues standards for financial accounting.

Line management includes

a. manufacturing managers.

b. human-resource managers.

c. information-technology managers.

d. management-accounting managers.

Staff management includes

a. manufacturing managers.

b. human-resource managers.

c. purchasing managers.

d. distribution managers.

Responsibility of a CFO include all EXCEPT

a. providing financial reports to shareholders.

b. managing short-term and long-term financing.

c. investing in new equipment.

d. preparing tax returns.

The Standards of Ethical Conduct for management accountants include concepts related to

a. competence, performance, integrity, and reporting.

b. competence, confidentiality, integrity and objectivity.

c. experience, integrity, reporting, and objectivity.

d. none of the above as ethical issues do not affect management accountants.

Ethical challenges for management accountants include

a. whether to accept gifts from suppliers, knowing it is an effort to indirectly influence decisions.

b. whether to report unfavorable department information that may result in unfavorable consequences for a friend.

c. whether to file a tax return this year.

d. both (a) and (b).

If a financial manager/management accountant has a problem in identifying unethical behavior or resolving an ethical conflict, the first action (s)he should normally take is to

a. consult the board of directors.

b. discuss the problem with his/her immediate superior.

c. notify the appropriate law enforcement.

d. resign from the company.

Katrina is a financial manager who has discovered that her company is violating environmental regulations. If her immediate superior is involved, her appropriate action is to

a.do nothing since she has a duty of loyalty to the organization.

b. consult the audit committee.

c. present the matter to the next higher managerial level.

d. confront her immediate superior.

If financial manager/management accountant discovers unethical conduct in his/her organization and fails to act, (s)he will be in violation of which ethical standard(s)?

a. “Actively or passively subvert the attainment of the organization's legitimate and ethical objectives.”

b. “Communicate unfavorable as well as favorable information.”

c. “Condone the commission of such acts by others within their organizations.”

d. All of the answers are correct.

Corporate social responsibility is

a. effectively enforced through the controls envisioned by classical economics.

b. the obligation to shareholders to earn a profit.

c. the duty to embrace service to the public interest.

d. the obligation to serve long-term, organizational interests.

A common argument against corporate involvement in socially responsible behavior is that

a. it encourages government intrusion in decision making.

b. as a legal person, a corporation, is accountable for its conduct.

c. it creates goodwill.

d. in a competitive market, such behavior incurs costs that place the company at a disadvantage.

Integrity is an ethical requirement for all financial managers/management accountants. One aspect of integrity requires

a. performance of professional duties in accordance with applicable laws.

b. avoidance of conflict of interest.

c. refraining from improper use of inside information.

d. maintenance of an appropriate level of professional competence.

A financial manager/management accountant discovers a problem that could mislead users of the firm's financial data and has informed his/her immediate superior. (S)he should report the circumstances to the audit committee and/or the board of directors only if

a. the immediate superior, who reports to the chief executive officer; knows about the situation but refuses to correct it.

b. the immediate superior assures the financial manager/management accountant that the problem will be resolved.

c. the immediate superior reports the situation to his/her superior.

d. the immediate superior, the firm's chief executive officer, knows about the situation but refuses to correct it.

In which situation is a financial manager/management accountant permitted to communicate confidential information to individuals or authorities outside the firm?

a. There is an ethical conflict and the board has refused to take action.

b. Such communication is legally prescribed.

c. The financial manager/management accountant knowingly communicates the information indirectly through a subordinate.

d. An officer at the financial manager/management accountant's bank has requested information on a transaction that could influence the firm's stock price.

Which ethical standard is most clearly violated if a financial manager/management accountant knows of a problem that could mislead users but does nothing about it?

a. Competence

b. Legality

c. Objectivity

d. Confidentiality

____________ produces information that helps workers, managers, and executives in organizations make better decisions.

a. Governmental accounting

b. Management accounting

C. Auditing

d. Financial accounting

___________ is the quantification of business transactions or other economic events that have occurred or forecasts of those that may occur.

a. Accumulation

b. External reporting

c. Measurement

d. Internal reporting

___________ is the recognition and evaluation of business transactions and other economic events for appropriate accounting action.

a. Identification

b. Analysis

c. Communication

d. Evaluating

___________ is a determination of the reasons for the reported activity and its relationship with other economic events and circumstances.

a. Analysis

b. Measurement

c. Evaluation

d. Accumulation

__________ includes strategic, tactical and operating aspects.

a. Controlling

b. Communication

c. Planning

d. Evaluating

_____________ judges implications of historical and expected events and helps to choose the optimum course of action.

a. Controlling

b. Communication

c. Planning

d. Evaluating

Which of the following is a basic feature of a financial accounting system?

a. Internal audience

b. Historical data

c. Subjective information

d. Disaggregate information

Which of the following is NOT a basic feature of a financial accounting system?

a. objective information

b. reports on past performance

c. future oriented reports

d. highly aggregated data

Which of the following is a basic feature of a managerial accounting system?

a. external audience

b. reports are current and future oriented

c. objective data only

d. reports on the entire organization

Which of the following is NOT a basic feature of a managerial accounting system?

a. financial measures only

b. subjective information

c. internal audience

d. informs local decision and actions.

Which of the following is a basic feature of a managerial accounting system?

a. The scope tends to be highly aggregate.

b. There are no regulations governing the reports.

c. The reports are generally delayed and historical.

d. The audience tends to be stockholders, creditors and tax authorities.

Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to receive detailed management accounting reports?

a. management accountants

b. scientists and engineers

c. stockholders

d. managers

______________ indicate whether the organization is creating long-term value and profitability.

a. Strategic information

b. ROI

c. Net income

d. Critical success factors

__________ is when a firm compares itself with the best practice of competitors or other comparable organizations.

a. Process improvement

b. Benchmarking

c. Employee empowerment

d. Total quality philosophy

Which of the following is NOT a function of a management accounting system?

a. operating control

b. product and customer costing

c. management control

d. financial reporting

Which of the following functions provides feedback information about the efficiency of tasks performed?

a. operating control

b. product and customer costing

C. management control

d. financial reporting

Which of the following functions provides information on the performance of managers and operating units?

a. operating control

b. product and customer costing

c. management control

d. financial reporting

Which of the following is NOT a role of management accounting information in operating control?

a. to provide feedback information about quality

b. to provide feedback information about timeliness

c. to provide feedback information about the efficiency of tasks performed

d. to provide performance measures for decentralized organizational units

Which of the following is NOT a role of management accounting information in product and customer costing?

a. to measure the cost of resources used to produce a service

b. to assess the profitability of the organization's services by linking resources generated

c. to provide feedback information about the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of tasks performed

d. to assess customer profitability for a particular segment

An organization develops a code of ethics because

a.it is required by law.

b. the Chief Executive Officer demands it.

c. it wishes to reduce ethical conflicts by avoiding ambiguity or misunderstandings.

d. it wishes to punish those whose ethical standards are differet from its own.

If an individual faces a conflict between the organization's stated and practiced values experts recommend that

a. the individual resign immediately and call the media.

b. the individual call the media.

c. delay action and work with respected leaders in the organization.

d. delay action and hope the problem goes away.

The elements of an ethical control system include the following EXCEPT

a. a reward system for turning in those who violate the ethical code.

b. a statement of the organization's values and code of ethics.

c. an ongoing internal audit of the ethical control system.

d. a statement of the employee's ethical responsibilities.

Certified Management Accountants are required to adhere to the following ethical standards, EXCEPT

a. competence.

b. ingenuity.

c. integrity.

d. objectivity.

Well-implemented just-in-time production and purchasing techniques

a. result in large stockpiles of inventory to keep production running.

b. strengthen a company' ability to compete in the marketplace.

c. increase a reliance on long-term consumer forecasts.

d. reduce a company's competitive edge.

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) plants allow management to do all EXCEPT

a. create brand recognition.

b. diagnose the reason for a defect.

c. access timely and accurate information reading production costs.

d. respond faster to changes in customer preferences.

______________ is/are when a firm compares itself with the best practice of competitors or other comparable organizations.

a. Value chain

b. Supply chain

c. Key success factors

d. Benchmarking

R&D, production and customer service are business functions that are all included as part of

a. the value chain.

b. benchmarking.

c. marketing.

d. the supply chain.

The value chain is the sequence of business functions in which

a. value is deducted from the products or services of an organization.

b. value is proportionately added to the products or services of an organization.

c. products and services are evaluated with respect to their value to the supply chain.

d. usefulness is added to the products or services of an organization.

_____________ is the generation of, and experimentation with, ideas related to new products, services, or processes.

a. Research and development

b. Design of products, services, or processes

c. Production

d. Marketing

____________ is the acquisition, coordination, and assembly of resources to produce a product or deliver a service.

a. Research and development

b. Customer services

c. Production

d. Marketing

_______________ is an operational factor that directly affects the economic viability of the organization.

a. Customer focus

b. A key success factor

c. Continuous improvement

d. Supply chain

Customers are demanding improved performance related to

a. reduced costs.

b. both reduced costs and increased quality.

c. lower costs, improved quality, and improved customer service.

d. lower costs, improved quality, improved customer service, and innovative products and services.

The sequence of activities that creates a good or service is:

a. an organization.

b. a value chain.

c. a customer chain.

d. an information system.

There are four broad classes of activities in the value chain. Research and development would be in which class?

a. activities relating to getting ready to make the product

b. activities related to making the product

c. activities related to dealing with the customer

d. other activities that support the first three activities

There are four broad classes of activities in the value chain. Storing work in process would be in which class?

a. activities relating to getting ready to make the product

b. activities related to making the product

c. activities related to dealing with the customer

d. other activities that support the first three activities

There are four broad classes of activities in the value chain. Billing activities would be in which class?

a. activities relating to getting ready to make the product

b. activities related to making the product

c. activities related to dealing with the customer

d. other activities that support the first three activities

There are four broad classes of activities in the value chain. Accounting activities would be in which class?

a. activities relating to getting ready to make the product

b. activities related to making the product

c. activities related to dealing with the customer

d. other activities that support the first three activities

Which of the following activities is value-added?

a. Processing

b. moving

c. storing

d. inspecting

Which of the following four general steps to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization's activities would be performed first?

a. identify what is now being done

b. measure current performance

c. Analysis

d. Improve

Employees improve effectiveness and efficiency by performing four general steps regarding the organization's activities. The following describes which step? The employee measures the performance of each activity in the process (value chain) from the perspective of customer requirements while assuring that the overall performance of activities meets the requirements of the organization's other stakeholders.

a. Identify what is now being done.

b. Measure current performance.

c. Analyze.

d. Improve.

Which of the following would NOT happen when quality is bad?

a. Rework

b. Scrap

c. zero-defects

d. an increase in the cost of good units increases

Which of the following statements is true?

a. The customer will choose the product with the lower price.

b. If two products provide the same services and quality, the customer will choose the product with the lower price.

c. If two products provide the same services and quality, the customer will choose the product with the higher price.

d. The customer will choose the product with the higher price.

A key advantage of cross-functional teams in today's manufacturing and service environments is

a. information is shared much more quickly by people in different functions and this helps speed products to market.

b. the physical size of the organization gets smaller.

c. there are fewer computing system requirements.

d. the number of senior managers decreases.

Rewarding team performance based on team output can cause problems for team members because

a. some team members work different shifts than others.

b. not all team members pull their weight.

c. the team leader has to get a much higher share of the reward and team members resent it.

d. day shift workers are entitled to a higher share of the reward than evening shift workers.

Continuous education has the following advantages, EXCEPT

a. Employees learn about organizational changes and improvements.

b. employees skills are kept up-to-date.

c. employees learn too much too quickly and get frustrated.

d. employees become more committed to their jobs as they believe the organization is investing in them.

Goal congruence means

a. an employee has set high goals for him/herself.

b. an employee has set low goals for him/herself.

c. an employee's goals are aligned with those of the organization.

d. an employee will never attain his or her goals.

A management approach that emphasizes the importance of managing constraints

a. Decentralization

b. Theory of Constraints

c. Control

d. Business Process

A production system in which units are produced and materials are purchased only as needed to meet actual customer demand is called

a. Total quality management

b. Just-in-time

c. Process reengineering

d. Benchmarking

In Process Reengineering, two objectives are to simplify and to eliminate

a. Constraint

b. Non-valued-added activities

c. Non-constraint

d. Losses

A detailed report to management comparing budgeted data with actual data for a specific time period is called a

a. Performance report

b. Feedback

c. Financial accounting report

d. Budget

What are the basic financial statements provided in an annual report?

a. Statement of financial position and income statement.

b. Statement of financial earnings and statement of equity.

c. Statement of financial position, income statement, and cash flow statement.

d. Statement of financial position, income statement, cash flow statement, and statement of changes in equity.