Exam 9: Management Control Systems and Responsibility Accounting

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Cassie Jelly Company provided the following information: Net sales were $150,000, of which $90,000 was attributable to the Cherry Division. Variable costs were $80,000, of which 40% was attributable to the Grape Division Total separable discretionary costs were $32,000, of which $20,000 applied to the Cherry Division. Total separable committed costs, not regarded as controllable by segment managers, were $14,000 in the Cherry Division and $4,000 in the Grape Division. The common costs not clearly allocated to any part of the company amounted to $5,000. Required: Prepare a contribution approach income statement for the company as a whole and also for the divisions.

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Some management experts have said that the only sustainable competitive advantage is the rate at which a company's managers learn.

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A management control system can be designed to emphasize all of the following simultaneously except:

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Critical failure factors are actions that must be done well to drive the organization towards its goal.

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Managerial effort does not necessarily have to accompany goal congruence.

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When preparing segment income statements, unallocated costs:

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Managers on all levels are held responsible for the total segment contribution.

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The shorter a product or service is in process, the more costs it consumes.

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Responsibility centers usually have a single goal that the management control system monitors.

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Profit centers are responsible for:

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A responsibility center for controlling revenues as well as costs is called a revenue center.

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The purpose of performance measures is to set direction and to motivate managers.

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Any cost that a manager's decisions and actions can influence

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Decreasing cycle time:

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A well- designed management control system ignores nonfinancial objectives and focuses on financial objectives to develop and report measures of performance.

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A responsibility center whose success is measured not only by its income, but also by relating that income to its invested capital

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Eye Of The Beholder Company had the following results: Rolls of film processed 350,000 Sales revenue \ 1,200,000 Direct-labor hours worked 4,600 Direct labor cost \ 47,000 If productivity is computed using a physical measure, productivity is:

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Describe a balanced scorecard, explain its advantages, and elaborate on key performance indicators.

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Exists when individuals and groups aim at the same organizational goals

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A measure of outputs divided by inputs

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