Overview of MAS Flashcards
Managerial accounting places considerable weight on:
A) generally accepted accounting principles.
B) the financial history of the entity.
C) ensuring that all transactions are properly recorded.
D) detailed segment reports about departments, products, and customers.
D) detailed segment reports about departments, products, and customers.
The plans of management are often expressed formally in: A) financial statements. B) performance reports. C) budgets. D) ledgers.
C) budgets.
The phase of accounting concerned with providing information to managers for use in planning and controlling operations and in decision making is called: A) throughput time. B) managerial accounting. C) financial accounting. D) controlling.
B) managerial accounting.
A staff position:
A) relates directly to the carrying out of the basic objectives of the organization.
B) is supportive in nature, providing service and assistance to other parts of the organization.
C) is superior in authority to a line position.
D) none of these.
B) is supportive in nature, providing service and assistance to other parts of the organization.
For a manufacturing company, what type of position (line or staff) is each of the following?
Manager of a Data Manager of a Production
Processing Department Department
A) Staff Staff
B) Staff Line
C) Line Staff
D) Line Line
B) Staff Line
A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ position in an organization is directly related to the achievement of the organization's basic objectives. A) line B) management C) staff D) None of the above.
A) line
______________ is an example of a line position.
A) Controller for a merchandising company B) Chief financial officer of a merchandising company C) Store manager for Best Buy D) Human resources manager for a community college
C) Store manager for Best Buy
The major functions of management is (are):
A. strategic management and long-range planning.
B. planning and decision making.
C. identifying threats and opportunities for the firm.
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating information in pursuit of an organization’s goals is called
A. managerial accounting C. management
B. financial accounting D. promotional activities
A. managerial accounting
The primary objective of management accounting is
A. to provide stockholders and potential investors with useful information for decision making.
B. to provide banks and other creditors with information useful in making credit decisions.
C. to provide management with information useful for planning and control of operations.
D. to provide supervising government agencies with information about the company’s management affairs.
C. to provide management with information useful for planning and control of operations
Management accounting information
A. uses historical cost as the basis for reports to managers who are making decisions about future courses of action.
B. should be developed and provided only if its benefits exceed its costs.
C. does not reflect the financial criteria of verifiability or consistency.
D. should serve the basic needs of investors and creditors
B. should be developed and provided only if its benefits exceed its costs.
Which of the following is included in the day-to-day work of the management team?
A. decision making C. controlling
B. planning D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Paying rent, purchasing supplies, and purchasing inventory are which of the day-to-day work activities of the management team? A. decision making B. planning C. directing operational activities D. only A and B
C. directing operational activities
Which of the following statements is true when comparing managerial accounting to financial accounting?
A. Managerial accounting places more emphasis on precision than financial accounting.
B. Both are highly dependent on timely information.
C. Both rely on the same accounting information system.
D. Managerial accounting is concerned with external decision-makers.
C. Both rely on the same accounting information system.
Which of the following is true of managerial accounting rather than financial accounting?
A. The outputs of this accounting system are the primary financial statements.
B. The methods of this accounting system are established by an overseeing board.
C. The accounting methods are standardized to allow comparisons among companies.
D. The accounting system would be unique to each company.
D. The accounting system would be unique to each company.
Management accounting’s role in the control processes is to provide
A. managers with information that can be used to determine customer satisfaction levels.
B. investors and creditors information on the financial stability of the company.
C. managers with relevant information to compare with expectations.
D. input to managers on the best ways to achieve continuous improvement in the production process.
C. managers with relevant information to compare with expectations.
Which of the following statements are true regarding financial and managerial accounting?
I. Both are mandatory.
II. Both rely on the same underlying financial data.
III. Both emphasize the segments of an organization, rather than just looking at the organization as a whole.
IV. Both are geared to the future, rather than to the past.
A. I, II, III, and IV C. Only II and III
B. Only II, III and IV D. Only II
D. Only II
Managerial accounting activity adds value to an organization by pursuing five major objectives, which include
A. providing information for decision making and planning.
B. measuring the performance of activities within an organization.
C. assisting managers in directing and controlling operational activities.
D. all of them
D. all of them
Managerial accounting places considerable weight on:
A. generally accepted accounting principles.
B. the financial history of the entity.
C. ensuring that all transactions are properly recorded.
D. detailed segment reports about departments, products, and customers.
D. detailed segment reports about departments, products, and customers.
Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A. Managerial accounting need not conform to GAAP.
B. Financial accounting reports focus on subunits of the organization.
C. Managerial accounting is not required
D. Managerial accounting focuses on the needs of internal users.
B. Financial accounting reports focus on subunits of the organization
For internal uses, managers are more concerned with receiving information that is:
A. completely objective and verifiable.
B. completely accurate and precise.
C. relevant, flexible, and immediately available.
D. relevant, completely accurate, and precise.
C. relevant, flexible, and immediately available.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A. A certified public accountant can readily render management advisory services to the public.
B. A CPA with MBA and DBM degrees is automatically qualified to render management advisory services.
C. Competence as a standard in the rendition of management advisory services by a CPA may be equated to having excellent scholarly preparation to include the usual baccalaureate degree, an MBA and other post graduate studies.
D. Adequate training and experience in both the analytical approach and process in a particular undertaking are requisites for the CPA to be involved in a management advisory service engagement.
D. Adequate training and experience in both the analytical approach and process in a particular undertaking are requisites for the CPA to be involved in a management advisory service engagement.
The following characterize management advisory services except
A. It involves decision for the future
B. It broader in scope and varied in nature
C. It utilizes more junior staff than senior members of the firm
D. It relates to specific problems where expert help is required
C. It utilizes more junior staff than senior members of the firm
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. CPAs provide management advisory services to go around the ethical constraints as mandated by the Accountancy Law.
B. Businesses hire management consultants to help define specific problems and develop solutions.
C. CPAs who are performing management advisory services may be considered to be in the practice of management consulting.
D. Included in the practice of consulting is the provision of confidential service in which the identity of the client is concealed
A. CPAs provide management advisory services to go around the ethical constraints as mandated by the Accountancy Law.
The primary purpose of management advisory services is
A. To conduct special studies, preparation of recommendations, development of plans and programs, and provision of advice and assistance in their implementation.
B. To provide services or to fulfill some social needs.
C. To improve the client’s use of its capabilities and resources to achieve the objectives of the organization.
D. To earn the best rate of return on resources entrusted to its care with safety of investment being taken into account and consistent with firm’s social and legal responsibilities.
C. To improve the client’s use of its capabilities and resources to achieve the objectives of the organization.
Managerial accounting information:
A. pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated.
B. pertains to subunits of the entity and may be very detailed.
C. is prepared only once a year.
D. is constrained by the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles.
B. pertains to subunits of the entity and may be very detailed.
Managerial accounting is primarily concerned with:
A. segments of a company rather than the company as a whole.
B. the data needs of stockholders and creditors.
C. meeting the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles.
D. the company as a whole rather than a segment of the organization.
A. segments of a company rather than the company as a whole
The major reporting standard for presenting managerial accounting information is
A. relevance
B. generally accepted accounting principles
C. the cost principle
D. the current tax law
A. relevance
Managerial accounting differs from financial accounting in that it is
A. more concerned with segments of a company.
B. less constrained by rules and regulations.
C. more concerned with the future.
D. all of the above.
D. all of the above.
The distinction between traditional accounting and cost management is
A. the focus of the former on accounting matters and the latter in support to management in making the right decisions for staying on a competitive position
B. the emphasis of former on record keeping and the latter on reporting
C. the focus of the former on cost cutting and the latter on product differentiation
D. the focus of the former on efficiency and the latter on quality.
A. the focus of the former on accounting matters and the latter in support to management in making the right decisions for staying on a competitive position
Which of the following activities is not usually performed by a management accountant?
A. Assisting managers to interpret data in managerial accounting reports.
B. Designing systems to provide information for internal and external reports.
C. Gathering data from sources other than the accounting system.
D. Deciding the best level of inventory to be maintained.
D. Deciding the best level of inventory to be maintained.
Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes financial and managerial accounting?
A. managerial accounting reports on the whole organization
B. financial accounting is oriented toward the future
C. financial accounting is primarily concerned with providing information for internal users
D. managerial accounting is oriented more toward the planning and control aspects of management
D. managerial accounting is oriented more toward the planning and control aspects of management
Management accountants would not
A. assist in budget planning.
B. prepare reports primarily for external users.
C. determine cost behavior.
D. be concerned with the impact of cost and volume on profits.
B. prepare reports primarily for external users.
In the contemporary business environment, cost management focus is on
A. financial reporting and cost analysis.
B. common emphasis on standardization and standard costs.
C. development and implementation of the business strategy.
D. all of the above.
C. development and implementation of the business strategy.
Management accounting is similar to financial accounting in that
A. both are governed by generally accepted accounting principles.
B. both deal with economic events.
C. both concentrate on historical data.
D. both classify reported information in the same manner.
B. both deal with economic events.
Managerial accounting differs from financial accounting in that financial accounting is
A. more oriented toward the future.
B. primarily concerned with external financial reporting.
C. concerned with nonquantative information.
D. heavily involved with decision analysis and implementation of decisions.
B. primarily concerned with external financial reporting.
Managerial accounting provides data for all of the following major objectives except:
A. planning and control of costs
B. supporting management planning
C. compliance with SEC reporting requirements
D. determining the costs of products
C. compliance with SEC reporting requirements
Which statement is false? Managerial accounting information:
A. involves planning for the future
B. should be requested and used by management even if it is very costly to gather and analyze
C. helps managers make financing decisions
D. need not comply with generally accepted accounting principles
B. should be requested and used by management even if it is very costly to gather and analyze
Internal reports must be communicated
A. daily C. annually
B. monthly D. as needed
D. as needed
Which of the following does not apply to the content of managerial reports?
A. Reporting standard is relevant to the decision to be made.
B. May extend beyond double-entry accounting system.
C. Pertain to subunits of the entity and may be very detailed.
D. Pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated.
D. Pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated.
Which consideration influences the frequency of an internal report?
A. The wishes of the managers receiving the report.
B. The frequency with which decisions are made that require the information in the report.
C. The cost of preparing the report.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following statements about internal reports is not true?
A. The content of internal reports may extend beyond the double-entry accounting system.
B. Internal reports may show all amounts at market values.
C. Internal reports may discuss prospective events.
D. Most internal reports are summarized rather than detailed.
D. Most internal reports are summarized rather than detailed.
Management accountants help develop and maintain reporting systems that are aligned with organizational structures and that provide useful information on an organization’s performance. Management decision processes fall into three categories that consist of
A. Nonrepetitive, nonprogrammed, and nonstrategic.
B. Repetitive, nonprogrammed, and strategic.
C. Repetitive, programmed, and strategic.
D. Nonrepetitive, nonprogrammed, and strategic.
B. Repetitive, nonprogrammed, and strategic.
Internal reports are generally
A. aggregated C. regulated
B. detailed D. unreliable
B. detailed
Managerial accounting reports can be described as: A. general-purpose B. special purpose C. classified financial statements D. macro-report
B. special purpose
The informational needs of internal users/management:
A. are historical in nature
B. emphasize the company as a whole
C. emphasize accuracy over timeliness
D. may require more customized reports than external financial statements
D. may require more customized reports than external financial statements
The role of the managerial accountant in today’s corporate world includes all of the following except: A. interpreting financial information B. financial planning C. financial modeling D. bookkeeping
D. bookkeeping
Which of the following is most associated with managerial accounting?
A. Must follow generally accepted accounting principles.
B. May rely on estimates and forecasts.
C. Is prepared for users outside the organization.
D. Always reports on the entire entity.
B. May rely on estimates and forecasts.
Which statement about the extent of detail in a management accounting report is true?
A. It may depend on the frequency of the report.
B. It depends on the type of manager receiving the report.
C. It depends on the level of the manager receiving the report.
D. All of the above.
C. It depends on the level of the manager receiving the report.
Managerial accounting information
A. pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated.
B. pertains to subunits of the entity and may be very detailed.
C. is prepared only once a year. Bobadilla
D. is constrained by the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles.
B. pertains to subunits of the entity and may be very detailed.
Which of the following characteristics is inherent to management accounting?
A. Reporting of historical information
B. Compliance to generally accepted accounting principles
C. Contribution approach income statement
D. External users of financial report
C. Contribution approach income statement
In order to be useful to managers, management accounting reports should possess all of the following characteristics except:
A. Provide objective measures of past operations and subjective estimates about future decisions.
B. Be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
C. Be provided at any time management needs information.
D. Be prepared to report information for any unit of the business to support decision making.
B. Be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
A. There is no overlap between financial and managerial accounting.
B. Managerial accounting sometimes relies on past information.
C. Managerial accounting does not need to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
D. Financial accounting must conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
A. There is no overlap between financial and managerial accounting.
For managerial reports, the accounting data used:
A. must be the same accounting data for reporting to shareholders, but may use different data for tax purposes.
B. must be the same accounting data for tax purposes, but may use different data for reporting to shareholders.
C. must be the same accounting data for both tax purposes and reporting to shareholders.
D. may be different accounting data for both tax purposes and reporting to shareholders.
D. may be different accounting data for both tax purposes and reporting to shareholders.
Which of the following is an ethical standard of conduct for managerial accountants?
- competence
- confidentiality
- integrity
- objectivity
A. All of them C. 1, 2, 3 only
B. 1, 3, 4 only D. 1 and 3 only
A. All of them
Under which ethical standard of conduct does the managerial accountant have the responsibility to prepare complete and clear reports and recommendations after appropriate analyses of relevant and reliable information?
A. competence C. integrity
B. confidentiality D. objectivity
A. competence
Under which ethical standard of conduct does the managerial accountant have the responsibility to communicate information fairly and objectively?
A. competence C. integrity
B. confidentiality D. objectivity
D. objectivity
Under which ethical standard of conduct does the managerial accountant have the responsibility to refuse any gift, favor, or hospitality that would influence or appear to influence his or her decision?
A. competence C. integrity
B. confidentiality D. objectivity
C. integrity
Under which ethical standard of conduct does the managerial accountant have the responsibility to refrain from either actively or passively subverting the attainment of an organization’s legitimate and ethical objectives?
A. integrity C. objectivity
B. competence D. confidentiality
A. integrity
Under which ethical standard of conduct does the managerial accountant have the responsibility to disclose fully all relevant information that could reasonably be expected to influence an intended user’s understanding of the reports, comments, and recommendations presented?
A. objectivity C. confidentiality
B. competence D. integrity
A. objectivity
For managerial decision purposes, the volume of information should be evaluated on the basis of
A. cost-benefit relationship.
B. A cost, but not benefit.
C. A benefit, but not cost.
D. Neither costs nor benefits, but some other criteria.
A. cost-benefit relationship.
What is the primary criterion for the preparation of managerial accounting reports? A. Relevance of the reports. B. Meet the manager’s needs. C. Timing of the reports. D. Cost of the reports.
B. Meet the manager’s needs.
The first step in managerial decision making is to
A. specify the standard or expected outcome.
B. gather information about the consequence of each alternative.
C. identify a problem.
D. list alternative courses of action
C. identify a problem.