B 1. An organizational concept that groups business functions around resources, processes, and human interrelations is the:
A. resources function
B. functionalteamwork concept
C. processes function
D. linestaff concept
E. matching concept
E 2. The measurement of performance and the control of costs is aided the most by:
A. organizational charts
B. continuous supervision
C. preparation for the future
D. planning
E. budgets and standards
A 3. All of the following are abbreviations for systems or processes that represent changes in manufacturing technology, except:
A. CMA
B. JIT
C. CIM
D. CAD
E. FMS
D 4. The process of providing individuals with the authority to carry out their assigned responsibilities is referred to as:
A. control circuit
B. objective setting
C. accountability
D. delegation
E. linestaff organization
A 5. The department that uses pertinent cost data to determine products that are most profitable and sales policies is:
A. Marketing
B. Manufacturing
C. Treasury
D. Legal
E. Cost
B 6. Examples of nonroutine planning include all of the following, except:
A. responses to the appearance of new competition
B. estimating the collection of receivables during the next month for the purpose of making investment/borrowing decisions
C. responses to a proposed government regulation of the industry
D. responses to a significant change in consumer tastes
E. none of the above
B 7. The coordinated development of a company's organization with the cost and budgetary system will lead to an approach to accounting and reporting called:
A. functionalteamwork system
B. responsibility accounting
C. linestaff organization
D. controllable segmentation
E. superiorsubordinate relationship
E 8. The organizational group that advises or performs technical functions of an enterprise is the:
A. line
B. function
C. team
D. executive management
E. staff
A 9. The business function in the functionalteamwork concept of management that deals with activities such as product design, research and development, purchasing, manufacturing, advertising, marketing, and billing is the:
A. processes function
B. executive function
C. resources function
D. staff
E. human interrelations function
E 10. Pronouncements of the Cost Accounting Standards Board adhere to the concept of:
A. indirect costing
B. common costing
C. direct costing
D. standard costing
E. full costing
B 11. The professional certification developed by the IMA indicating professional competence in the management accounting field is the:
A. CIA
B. CMA
C. CA
D. CPA
E. CPM
C 12. The plans that are sufficiently detailed to permit the preparation of budgeted financial statements for the entity as of a future date are:
A. strategic plans
B. medium-range plans
C. short-range plans
D. long-range plans
E. none of the above
B 13. All of the following are organizations in the private sector that influence the development of cost accounting theory and practice except:
A. FEI
B. IRS
C. AICPA
D. FASB
E. IMA
D 14. Budgeting plays an important role in influencing individual and group behavior at all of the following stages of the management process, except:
A. setting goals
B. motivating desired performance
C. evaluating performance
D. computing bonuses
E. suggesting when corrective action should be taken
B 15. The functional teamwork concept of management is structured to emphasize all of the following except:
A. human interrelations
B. accountability
C. resources
D. processes
E. none of the above
E 16. All of the following are examples of non-value-added activities except:
A. retrieving
B. handling
C. expediting
D. reworking
E. assembling
D 17. The department that has the responsibility for the financial administration of a company is:
A. Tax
B. Controller's
C. Cost
D. Treasury
E. Internal Audit
D 18. The collection, presentation, and analysis of cost data should help management accomplish all of the following tasks except:
A. control the physical quantities of inventory
B. determine company costs and profits for an accounting period
C. choose from among two or more alternatives that will increase revenues
D. conform to FASB reporting requirements for pensions
E. establish costing methods and procedures that permit cost reductions
D 19. In an attempt to resolve an ethical conflict in a publicly-held corporation, if the accountant has unsuccessfully gone to the board of directors, the next step is to:
A. go to the company president
B. go back to middle management to garner support
C. report the problem to the SEC
D. resign
E. none of the above
C 20. An organizational concept recognizing that all positions or functional divisions can be categorized into two groups is:
A. functionalteamwork concept
B. processes function
C. linestaff concept
D. matching concept
E. resources function
A 21. In an attempt to resolve an ethical conflict when the immediate superior is involved, an accountant should first:
A. go to the next higher level of management
B. report the problem to the SEC
C. resign
D. go to the company president
E. none of the above
C 22. The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Management Accountants presents fifteen responsibilities of the management accountant that encompass all of the following categories except:
A. competence
B. confidentiality
C. dependability
D. integrity
E. objectivity
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