BEC 2 HW Flashcards

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mnemonic: SEC consider what factor when selecting puc co for review

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(C PERV) C=large market Cap; P=diff P/e ratio; E=affect Economy; R=issued mat Restatemnt; V=Volatility in stock

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Information Quality

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(FAIR) F=Fair; A=Accurate,Accessible,Appropriate, C=Current; T=Timely

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3
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CRIME (COSO Framework)

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Control Environment; mgmt Risk Assess; Info & comm sys; Monitoring; Exist control activities

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mnemonic: Components of ERM

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(CRRRIMES) C=Control/internal enviro; R=assess Risk; R=id Risk; R=Risk response; I=Info & comm sys; M=Monitoring; E=Effective control activities; S=Setting objectives (orcS)

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5
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Control/Internal Environment Factors

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(EBOCA HR) E=Ethical val & integrity; B=Board oversight; O=Org structure; C=Commitment to Competence; A=Accountability; HR=hiring, risk mgmt/appetite

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objectives of cost accounting

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(PIE) P=Product costing; I=Income; E=Efficiency

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7
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OPERATING budgets contain what factors? 4

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(PPSS)Personnel, Production, Sales, Selling/Admin

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8
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3 major section of CASH BUDGET

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  1. Cash Available; 2. Cash Disbursement; 3. Financing=line of credit
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9
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variable needed for flex budgets

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  1. rev per unit; 2. vc per unit; 3. fc per unit
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10
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Order of budget preparation (5)

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(Some People Make Cash Payments) 1. Sales; 2. Production; 3. Materials/Labo/OH purchased; 4. Cash; 5. Pro Forma F/s

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11
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3 purposes of standard costing systems

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  1. cost control; 2. variance analysis; 3. learn from & improve processes
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12
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4 measures of SBU to which mgmt is held accountable

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(CRPI=mgmt is creepy) C=Cost; R=Revenue; P=Profit; I=Investment

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13
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FEEDBACK w/in financial scorecards must be (AT US)

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Accurate, Timely, Understandable, Specific

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14
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Factors w/in the BALANCED SCORECARD

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(FICA) F=Financial; I=Internal bus processes; C=Customer satisfaction; A=Advancement of innovation & hr develpmnt

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15
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3 examples of off b/s transactions

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  1. op lease; 2. lawsuits; 3. related party trans
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16
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the difference b/n VARIABLE costing & FULL ABSORBTION costing lies in the treatment of ____

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FIXED MANU COSTS

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17
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in FULL ABSORBTION COSTING, fixed manu are treated as ____

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PRODUCT costs

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18
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in VARIABLE COSTING, fixed manu are treated as ____

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PERIOD costs

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in FULL ABSORBTION COSTING, fixed Manu OH =

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full MOH/units produced=n; n x units sold = full absorbtion manu OH

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20
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which will give you less Manu OH, thus higher NI? (full or absorbtion)

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FULL ABSORBTION

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21
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what ‘costs’ should be considered when considering discountinuing a product line?

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RELEVANT COST = those costs that will change under different alternatives

22
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breakeven formula

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FC + VC(n) = SP(n)

23
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Contribution Margin =

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CM = Sales - VC

24
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FC / CM% =

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Breakeven

25
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CM%

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CM/Sales

26
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Margin of Safety =

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Actual Sales - BE Sales

27
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ROE =

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NI / Shareholder’s Equty

28
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multiple regression differs from simple regression in that it

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has more INDEPENDENT variables

29
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define: relevant RANGE

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the range over which cost relationships are valid

30
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____costing encourages LARGER inventories

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ABSORBTION

31
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SPE

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Special Purpose Entity

32
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External Benchmarks aka

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PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES

33
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OVERAPPLIED = (dr?cr?)

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CREDIT

34
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is debr part of FC when computing BE?

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YES so is variable selling costs

35
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which forecasting method relies MOSTLY on judgement?

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DELPHI

36
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under the ____ forecasting method, multiple geo dispersed teams work together (highly judgemental input used)

A

DELPHI

37
Q

the best TRANSFER (interco) pricing model is based on _____ price

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MARKET price

38
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which costing method may be used for external reporting? (variable or absorbtion)

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ABSORBTION is appropriate for external reporting

39
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a ____ is a series of budgets based on different activity levels within the relevant range

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FLEXIBLE BUDGET

40
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Flex Budgets are appropriate for

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anything with VARIABLE costs

41
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the ____ is a performance measurement tool used to evaluate multiple DIMENSIONS (aka “critical success factors”) of business outcomes

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BALANCED SCORECARD

42
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Critical Success Factors are classified as 4 (hint Financial & non financial)

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Human resource(aka Learning & Growth & Innovation), Business process, Customer satisfaction, Financial performance

43
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a ____ is responsible for revenue and costs

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PROFIT center

44
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Strategic Business Units are classified into 4 types

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Cost, Revenue, Profit, Investment

45
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Strategic Business Units are established in a ____ environment

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DECENTRALIZED

46
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COGM =

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DM+DL+OH app + Bwip - Ewip

47
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COGS =

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COGM + Bfg - Efg

48
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Pro Forma budget preparation order 3

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  1. b/s 2. i/s 3. scf
49
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revenue variance aka

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sales price variance (is due to a change in unit SELLING PRICE)

50
Q

standard costing systems are used in conjunction with ____

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FLEXIBLE BUDGET

51
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performance mgmt measure/tracking that integrates fin & nonfin performance measures

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BALANCED SCORECARD

52
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Sensitivity analysis uses

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trial and error testing