Management accounting :Muliple choice questions

Here is the first half:

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1

ROI in its generic form is defined as:

a. Income divided by Sales
b. Income divided by Total Costs
c. Income divided by Investment
d. Sales divided by Total Assets
e. None of the Above are correct

2
Which of the following is a capital budgeting technique used by organizations:

a. ROA
b. ROI
c. NPV
d. ROE
e. All of the above are capital budgeting techniques

3
You calculate both the net present value and payback for investment alternatives A and B. Alternative A has a payback of 4.0 years and a NPV of $40,000. Alternative B has a payback of 3.0 years and a NPV of $25,000. Both alternatives have five year expected lives. Considering the decision making value of each method, from a financial perspective the most attractive alternative is:

a. Alternative A is the more attractive
b. Alternative B is the more attractive
c. Neither A or B are attractive investments
d. Both A and B are equally attractive

4

You have the opportunity to acquire an investment with the following cash flow streams. The initial investment will be $7,000 and there is no salvage value. You require a rate of return of 13 percent. Net cash inflows for the next four years are estimated at 2003 = $1,500; 2004 = $2,500; 2005 = $2,800; 2006 = $2,900. Using the above cash flow data, calculate the NPV of this investment. The NPV to the closest $100 is:

a. $1,180
b. $9,600
c. $000
d. $1,000
e. The NPV cannot be calculated without additional information

5
Which of the following was not set forth in the text as an aspect of the development of a master budget:

a. Budgeted Income Statement
b. Budgeted Balance Sheet
c. Capital Budget
d. Sales Budget
e. All of the above are considered as components of a master budget

6

Which of the following is NOT a benefit derived from the preparation fo an annual budget:

a. Communication is enhanced throughout the organization
b. Provides a means for the allocation of scarce resources
c. Managers are more able to control activities throughout an organization
d. Each of the above are important aspects of budgeting
e. Only choices 1 and 2 are important aspects of budgeting

7

Top sales executives normally direct the preparation of sales forecasts. Each of the following are considered by sales forecasters in this effort except for:

a. Changes in product mix
b. Competitors' actions in the marketplace
c. Accounting department ideas
d. Past sales patterns for product lines, geographic regions, and/or customer type
e. General economic conditions

8

Suppose a GAP store has the following data: Accounts receivable, May 31: (.30 x May sales of $350,000) = $105,000....... Monthly forecasted sales are: June, $400,000; July, $450,000; August, $500,000; September $550,000......... Sales consist of 70% cash and 30% credit. All credit accounts are colleted in the month following the sales. Uncollectible accounts are negligible and may be ignored........ Cash collections for July will amount to?

a. $435,000
b. $392,000
c. $287,000
d. $515,000

9

Stang Sports Equipment Company made 44,000 basketballs in a given year. Its manufacturing costs were $316,800 variable and $95,000 fixed. Assume that no price changes will occur in the following year and that no changes in production methods are applicable. Compute the budgeted cost for producing 50,000 basketballs in the following year....Total budgeted costs are:

a. $411,800
b. $421,500
c. $455,000
d. $467,955

10

The superintendent of police of the city of Rollag is attempting to predict the costs of operating a fleet of police cars. Among the items of concern are fuel, $.20 per mile, and depreciation, $6,000 per car per year. The manager is preparing a flexible budget for the coming year for 30,000, 40,000, and 50,000 miles. Prepare the flexible-budget total cost amounts for fuel and depreciation for one car for the 50,000 mile alternative.

a. $12,000
b. $6,000
c. $12,300
d. $16,000

11

Bangkok Custom Shirt Company uses a special fabric in the production of dress shirts. During August, Bangkok purchased 106,000 square yards of material and paid $2.60 per square yard. The standard quantity is 104,000 square yards at $2.50 per square yard. The price variance experienced by Bangkok is:

a. $6,500 unfavorable
b. $10,600 unfavorable
c. $10,400 unfavorable
d. $10,400 favorable

12

A management group sets standards that include key actions and activities that reflect the goals of an organization, that are affected by actions of managers and employees, can be readily understood by employees, and balances long- and short-term concerns in their performance measurement system. This management group can be considered to have developed:

a. Effective Performance Measures
b. Ineffective Performance Measures
c. Activity Based Performance Measures
d. Traditional Based Performance Measures

13

You are the manager of a community bank. For management control system purposes, which of the following would be considered a controllable cost for managment evaluation purposes:

a. The market interest rate
b. The depreciation on the bank building for the period under review
c. The amount of labor expense for tellers for the period under review
d. All of the above are considered controllable costs
e. None of the above are considered controllable costs

14

Look at Exhibit 9-4 on page 392 of the text. If you were the manager of the West Division, you would prefer that your performace evaluation and bonus was measured based on the:

a. Contribution margin
b. Contribution margin controllable by segment managers
c. Contribution margin by segments
d. Income before income taxes

15

Tootsie Roll sets financial, customer, internal processes, and employee growth and learning performance indicators. This is an example of:

a. Kaplan and Norton's Management By Objectives
b. Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard
c. Drucker's Concept of Responsibility Center Reporting
d. Dean Pohlman's Value Driven Management Idea
e. None of the above are correct

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