MyBEC Flashcards

1
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What are the four stages of change continuum?

A

control baseline, change identification, change mgt and control validation

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2
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What cost basis are used for unique cost and for mass produced units

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job costing and process costing

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3
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Does effective performance measures balance of long term and short term issues?

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Yes. it should balance both and not one over the other

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4
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How will ABC result when compared to normal costing?

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greater unit cost for low volume products

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5
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Does conversion cost places emphasis on DM?

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No. DL and O/H only

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6
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ABC (activity based costing) allocates its cost to

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multiple cause and effect relationship

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7
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SOX requires to report on internal controls except

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mgt responsibility for internal control, assesment of effectiveness and statement of auditor report on mgt evaluation. mgt does not report any disagreements b/w mgt and auditor

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8
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Fish bone diagram does not include

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manufacturing O/H since is an allocation cost. only includes cause and effect

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9
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Risk appetite is considered to be exceed when

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likelihood and impact of negative events significantly exceeds residual risk. residual risk could be exceeded but not the appetite which is why would need to be significantly exceeded

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10
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The issue of indirect materials would

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decrease store control and increase O/H control

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11
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Production budget is based on

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sales w/ modifications for increase or decrease in inv

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12
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Regression analysis

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estimates dependent based on changes of independent

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13
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Which investment should a Co. accept?

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The one w/ positive NPV which means return exceeds the minimum rate

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14
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Net income tax effect on PV computation will

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decrease both benefits and costs

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15
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ABC factor for a service department to producing departments

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electrical power consumed

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16
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Production volume variance

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variance in an absorption costing system that measures level used to set fixed cost

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17
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Addition of asset at yr end effect on ROI and Residual Income?

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decreases both

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18
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Mkt rate of interest includes which interests?

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risk free rate and inflation premium

19
Q

Function of physical access control?

A

separates unauthorized individuals from computer resources

20
Q

What is a product cost?

A

DM , DL and O/H

21
Q

What denominator for ROI combines effects of operations and financing decisions?

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Shareholders equity

22
Q

Unix and Linux

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Unix- to run interactive online applications divided in two pieces kernel and shell. Linux- design to run on PC’s to run in everything.

23
Q

Decision support system (DSS)

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computer based info system that provides support to managers during decision making

24
Q

Minimum wage above the equilibrium will result in

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excess supply (surplus) of labor

25
Q

What causes a demand curve to shift to the left?

A

decrease in demand at all prices levels

26
Q

When NRV is not determined at split-off then

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subtract separable cost (additional cost) from selling price

27
Q

Factors of COSO tone at the top

A

help people make decisions when there is no specific guidance

28
Q

Cost based pricing is associated w/

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price stability, price justification, fixed cost recovery

29
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Operating leverage

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fixed cost in operations which allows small change in sales produce large change in profit

30
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Distributed database

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distributed in dif pieces either local or remote

31
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End user database

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developed by end user at their workstation

32
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System programmers

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work w/ operating system and compilers

33
Q

Opening mkts to foreign investments

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increases growth rates and emerging stk and decreases local cost of capital

34
Q

What methods of cost allocation are preferred now?

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cost detail even though is more expense to obtain info. it is more specific. used to be the traditional way using company wide base allocation

35
Q

What rate is used to factor differences in risk into CF analysis?

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discount rates. is use to reflect the degree of the risk

36
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Internal cost analysis

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analyzed internal value ability of a Co, sources of profits and costs

37
Q

Co’s organizational structures principle involves

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ensures that controls are put in place

38
Q

Sales price (-) cost to complete =

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sales at split-off

39
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Examples of carrying costs

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obsolescence. Not handling, qty discount lost, disruption of shc’s

40
Q

For Co using EOQ model and it manufactures its inventory, costs are related to

A

production set-up

41
Q

Is the ERM involved in public relationship matters?

A

No. does not makes part of ERM system

42
Q

What will the increase in discount rate affect the NPV?

A

cash inflow decrease therefore decrease NPV

43
Q

Trade credit

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important to small Co., short term, expensive external financing, subject to risk of buyer default