Chapter 1 Homework Assignment

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Question 1 of 15

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A senior executive wants a forecast of cash needs for a planned expansion into a new region. Why is managerial accounting more suitable than financial accounting for this purpose?

It is prepared mainly for external investors and lenders.
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It focuses only on past transactions already recorded under GAAP or IFRS.
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It can be customized to provide forward-looking information for internal decisions.
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It avoids the use of non-financial operating information.
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A plant manager asks for hourly labour productivity, defect rates, and machine downtime by production line. Which feature of managerial accounting is most clearly illustrated?

Use of aggregated company-wide reporting for external users
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Detailed operational information tailored to internal users
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Strict adherence to standardized financial reporting rules
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Exclusive reliance on historical financial statements
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Question 3 of 15

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Which situation best illustrates the controlling function of management?

Creating a five-year strategic plan for a new product line
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Choosing between two alternative suppliers for a key component
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Comparing actual expenses with budgeted expenses and investigating significant differences
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Preparing external financial statements for shareholders
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A company spent $75,000 last year on a feasibility study for a project that is now being reconsidered. For the decision about whether to proceed, how should this cost be treated?

As a relevant future cost
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As a sunk cost that should not affect the decision
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As an opportunity cost of choosing the project
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As a variable cost that changes with production volume
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Question 5 of 15

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Which report would most likely be useful to a regional sales manager?

A customer profitability and sales performance report by territory
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A consolidated annual financial statement prepared under IFRS
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A detailed payroll report for the human resources department
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A daily machine maintenance report by production line
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Question 6 of 15

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A management accountant recommends keeping a lower-profit product because it attracts customers who then buy several high-margin complementary products. Which concept is most relevant?

Optimizing the entire value chain rather than one activity in isolation
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Preparing financial statements for external reporting
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Ignoring non-financial customer behaviour data
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Using only historical cost information
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Question 7 of 15

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In a manufacturing organization, which role is most likely a staff position rather than a line position?

Production supervisor
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Assembly department manager
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Regional sales manager
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Management accountant
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A management accountant is pressured to exclude certain expected expenses from an analysis so that a preferred project appears more attractive. Which ethical principle is most directly threatened?

Confidentiality
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Objectivity
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Professional networking
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Customer service
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Question 9 of 15

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Which example best illustrates predictive analytics in managerial accounting?

Summarizing last month's sales by store
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Displaying current inventory levels on a dashboard
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Using historical sales, weather, and promotion data to forecast next month's demand
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Recording journal entries for completed transactions
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Question 10 of 15

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Which statement best describes prescriptive analytics?

It explains only what happened in the past.
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It recommends actions based on data, models, and constraints.
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It replaces the need for managerial judgment entirely.
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It is used only for external financial reporting.
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Question 11 of 15

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A CFO asks for a dashboard that summarizes profitability, cash flow, market expansion costs, and risk indicators across the whole organization. Which user need is being served?

Operational supervisor need for highly detailed real-time production data
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Senior executive need for high-level, integrated strategic information
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Supplier need for confidential internal pricing data
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External shareholder need for audited financial statements
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Question 12 of 15

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Which action best reflects professional competence and due care for a management accountant?

Accepting an analysis assignment involving unfamiliar machine-learning tools without seeking assistance
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Relying on outdated cost methods even when business conditions have changed
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Maintaining current knowledge and seeking expert help when work exceeds one's expertise
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Sharing confidential cost data with a friend who works for a supplier
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Question 13 of 15

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A budget shows expected sales of $2,500,000 and actual sales of $2,650,000. How should the sales variance be described?

$150,000 favourable, because actual sales exceeded budgeted sales
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$150,000 unfavourable, because actual sales exceeded budgeted sales
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$2,650,000 favourable, because actual sales were positive
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$2,500,000 unfavourable, because budgeted sales were lower than actual sales
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A grocery chain uses point-of-sale data, supplier delivery data, and weather forecasts in one system to improve inventory decisions. Which technology foundation is most directly reflected?

A purely manual accounting ledger
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Integrated data systems that combine information from multiple sources
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A system limited to annual external financial statements
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A prohibition on using non-financial data
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Why might a management accountant include customer satisfaction scores alongside cost and profitability measures in an internal report?

Managerial accounting can incorporate financial and non-financial information relevant to decisions.
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Financial accounting standards require customer satisfaction scores in published statements.
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Non-financial measures are always more reliable than cost data.
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External auditors require all internal customer metrics to be disclosed publicly.
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