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Management accounting focuses on estimating future revenues, costs and other measures to forecast activities and results. It provides information about the company as a whole. Financial accounting must comply with GAAP and reports include detailed information on operating segments for use by department heads. Financial accounting provides a historical perspective while management accounting emphasizes the future.

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CH 1 Quizkey

Management accounting focuses on estimating future revenues, costs and other measures to forecast activities and results. It provides information about the company as a whole. Financial accounting must comply with GAAP and reports include detailed information on operating segments for use by department heads. Financial accounting provides a historical perspective while management accounting emphasizes the future.

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Chapter 1 quiz

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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

2.

Financial accounting:
a.
focuses on the future and includes activities such as preparing next year's
operating budget
b.
must comply with GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)
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

3.

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4.

5.
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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.
Modern cost accounting plays a role in:
a.
planning new products
b.
evaluating operational processes
c.
controlling costs
d.
All of these answers are correct.

Financial accounting provides a historical perspective, whereas management


accounting emphasizes:
a.
the future
b.
past transactions
c.
a current perspective
d.
reports to shareholders

Chapter 1 quiz
6.

The approaches and activities of managers in short-run and long-run planning and
control decisions that increase value for customers and lower costs of products and
services are known as:
a.
value chain management
b.
enterprise resource planning
c.
cost management
d.
customer value management

7.

Which of the following statements about customer value is NOT true?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Customer value is shown in a corporations balance sheet.


Creating value for customers is an important part of planning and
implementing strategy.
How our product delivers customer value should be determined as part of a
companys strategy formulation.
It is possible to simultaneously lower cost and increase customer value.

8.

Place the four business functions in the order they appear along the value chain:
A = Customer service
B = Design
C = Distribution
D = Production
a.
ABDC
b.
ACDB
*c. B D C A
d.
B AD C

9.

A report showing the actual financial results for a period compared to the budgeted
financial results for that same period would most likely be called a:
a.
strategic plan
b.
management forecast
c.
performance report
d.
revised plan

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10.
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For strategic decisions, emphasis is placed on the __________ role(s) of


management accounting.
a.
problem-solving
b.
scorekeeping
c.
attention-directing
d.
Both b and c are correct.

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