Which of the following emerging themes in cost accounting deals with managers striving to create an environment that will enable workers to manufacture perfect (zero-defect) products?
A)advances in information technology
B)time as a competitive element
C)global competition
D)total quality management

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Total quality management (TQM) is an emerging theme in cost accounting that deals with managers striving to create an environment that will enable workers to manufacture perfect (zero-defect) products. TQM is a management approach to long-term success through customer satisfaction that centers on the creation of a culture of excellence in all organizational processes. The other options (advances in information technology, time as a competitive element, and global competition) do not specifically address the goal of creating a zero-defect production environment.

Which of the Following Emerging Themes in Cost Accounting Deals