Question 1

Does the term "cost" mean the same thing as the term "expense?" Explain your answer.

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Question 2

What is a value chain? And what relationship is there between the value chain and activity-based management?

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Question 3

What benefits may result from use of a just in time system?

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Question 4

Management accountants have a responsibility to be objective. What does this ethical standard require of management accountants?

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Question 5

What inventory holding costs would be incurred by a business that holds a large amount of inventory?

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Question 6

As a Certified Management Accountant, Steven is bound by the Institute of Management Accountant's Standards of Ethical Conduct. Describe the actions Steven should take when faced with an ethical dilemma at work.

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Question 7

What are indirect costs, and how are the indirect costs incurred to make products accounted for?

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Question 8

Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions. The first is done for you.

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Question 9

Management accountants have a responsibility to demonstrate integrity. What does this ethical standard require of management accountants?

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Question 10

What is the fraud triangle? Which element of the fraud triangle is most closely connected with internal controls?

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Question 11

Is depreciation on manufacturing equipment expensed in the period incurred? Explain why or why not.

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Question 12

What are period costs? How does the accounting for period costs differ from the accounting for product costs?

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Question 13

Benchmarking involves the identification of the best practices used by world-class competitors. Discuss the following widely recognized best practices: activity-based management and just in time inventory.

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Question 14

Discuss three practical implications of misclassifying product and/or period costs.

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Question 15

How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affect the responsibilities of the managers of publicly held US corporations?

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Question 16

Is McDonald's a manufacturing company or a service company? How do they record the cost of materials, labor, and overhead?

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Question 17

What part do management accountants play in corporate governance?

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Question 18

What are upstream costs? What upstream costs would be incurred by a company that produces and sells computer software programs?

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Question 19

Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions. The first is done for you.

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Question 20

Complete the following table to compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Characteristic } & \text { Finsecial Accomaning } & \text { Managerial Acceunting } \
\hline \text { Users } & & \
\hline \text { Level of aggegation } & & \
\hline \text { Regulation } & & \
\hline \text { Characteristics of information } & & \
\hline \text { Time horizon } & & \
\hline \text { Reportang frequency } & & \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Quiz 10: An Introduction to Management Accounting

Does the term "cost" mean the same thing as the term "expense?" Explain your answer.

What is a value chain? And what relationship is there between the value chain and activity-based management?

What benefits may result from use of a just in time system?

Management accountants have a responsibility to be objective. What does this ethical standard require of management accountants?

What inventory holding costs would be incurred by a business that holds a large amount of inventory?

As a Certified Management Accountant, Steven is bound by the Institute of Management Accountant's Standards of Ethical Conduct. Describe the actions Steven should take when faced with an ethical dilemma at work.

What are indirect costs, and how are the indirect costs incurred to make products accounted for?

Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions. The first is done for you.

Management accountants have a responsibility to demonstrate integrity. What does this ethical standard require of management accountants?

What is the fraud triangle? Which element of the fraud triangle is most closely connected with internal controls?

Is depreciation on manufacturing equipment expensed in the period incurred? Explain why or why not.

What are period costs? How does the accounting for period costs differ from the accounting for product costs?

Benchmarking involves the identification of the best practices used by world-class competitors. Discuss the following widely recognized best practices: activity-based management and just in time inventory.

Discuss three practical implications of misclassifying product and/or period costs.

How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affect the responsibilities of the managers of publicly held US corporations?

Is McDonald's a manufacturing company or a service company? How do they record the cost of materials, labor, and overhead?

What part do management accountants play in corporate governance?

What are upstream costs? What upstream costs would be incurred by a company that produces and sells computer software programs?

Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions. The first is done for you.