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Accounting for Decision Making is a course designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to interpret and utilize accounting information for effective business decisions. Emphasizing both financial and managerial accounting concepts, the course covers topics such as cost behavior, budgeting, financial statement analysis, performance measurement, and relevant cost analysis. By learning how to analyze accounting data and apply it to real-world scenarios, students gain the tools necessary for strategic planning, resource allocation, and evaluating the financial impact of business choices. This course is ideal for students aspiring to managerial roles or those seeking to enhance their decision-making capabilities in various organizational contexts.

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Financial And Managerial Accounting Principles International Edition 9th Edition by Crosson

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Chapter 1: Uses of Accounting Information and the Financial Statements

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Q1) Revenues have the effect of increasing contributed capital. A)True

B)False Answer: False

Q2) A corporation is an economic unit that is legally separate from its owners.

A)True

B)False Answer: True

Q3) The board of directors carries out the day-to-day operations of a corporation.

A)True

B)False Answer: False

Q4) Net income is another term for revenues.

A)True

B)False Answer: False

Q5) Stockholders' equity equals contributed capital plus retained earnings.

A)True

B)False Answer: True

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Chapter 2: Analyzing Business Transactions

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Q1) The ledger account form has a Balance column.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q2) The issue of deciding when to record a transaction is solved by A) properly classifying the transaction.

B) deciding on a point of recognition.

C) assigning historical cost to the transaction.

D) analyzing the intent of management.

Answer: B

Q3) The chart of accounts is the starting point for a A) journal.

B) trial balance.

C) ledger.

D) financial statement.

Answer: C

Q4) Another word for expense is debt.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

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Chapter 3: Measuring Business Income

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Q1) Unearned Revenue was $2,400 at the end of May and $3,000 at the end of June.Service Revenue was $10,600 for the month of June.How much cash was received for services provided during June?

A) $10,000

B) $5,200

C) $11,200

D) $16,000

Answer: C

Q2) Financial statements cannot be prepared until the accounts have been adjusted.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) The accrual basis of accounting results in a more accurate measurement of net income for the period than does the cash basis of accounting.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 3: Supplement - Closing Entries and the Work Sheet

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Q1) The process of crossfooting on the work sheet results in the

A) Adjusted Trial Balance columns.

B) Trial Balance columns.

C) Income Statement columns.

D) Adjustments columns.

Q2) Monty Milko is the only accountant employed at Gamma Enterprises,Inc.When asked by the company president if the financial statements had been prepared yet,Milko answered that he had completed all of his work except the preparation of the statements.He added that the net income that would appear on the current income statement would be $369,075.Identify the two instances where Milko would have learned the net income before he actually prepared the income statement.

Q3) Despite the many uses of microcomputers,they cannot be used to prepare work sheets.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Typically,formal adjusting entries

A) are prepared prior to completion of the work sheet.

B) are prepared at the same time as closing entries.

C) need not be prepared if a work sheet has been completed. D) are entered directly into the ledger.

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Chapter 4: Financial Reporting and Analysis

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Q1) The asset turnover ratio measures

A) how quickly the company uses assets to pay debt.

B) how efficiently assets are used to produce sales.

C) the income produced by selling inventory.

D) how efficiently equity is used to produce revenue.

Q2) Which of the following appears on the balance sheet?

A) Interest income

B) Income taxes

C) Net sales

D) Merchandise inventory

Q3) Bill Pierce owns several ice cream shops all within 50 miles of his home.He has plans to expand greatly the number of shops he owns.This planned expansion will require a large bank loan.Bill has always done his own accounting work and has prepared a set of financial statements for each of the past five years of operations to present to the bank.Because some periods were more profitable than others,Bill attempted to streamline his earnings by switching depreciation and inventory valuation methods frequently.This created the appearance that his company earnings were very consistent over the years.Discuss the merits of Bill's financial statements with regard to his streamlining decisions.

Q4) State the definition of a current asset.

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Chapter 5: The Operating Cycle and Merchandising Operations

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Q1) Under the perpetual inventory system,the entry to record a purchase return would include a credit to which account?

A) Merchandise Inventory

B) Purchases Returns and Allowances

C) Accounts Payable

D) Sales

Q2) A remittance advice is attached to a(n)

A) check.

B) invoice.

C) purchase order.

D) receiving report.

Q3) Computerization has led to a large increase in the use of the perpetual inventory system.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Good internal control dictates that key employees be rotated among different jobs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 6: Inventories

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Q1) During the first quarter of 20xx,Blake Company sold 12,000 cases of Product T for $120,000.Facts related to its beginning inventory and purchases are as follows: \(\begin{array}{lrll}

\text { Jan. } & 1 & \text { Beginning inventory } & 5,000 \text { cases } @ \$ 4.00 \\ & 10 & \text { Purchases } & 3,000 \text { cases } @ \$ 5.00 \\

\text { Feb. } & 13 & \text { Purchases } & 8,000 \text { cases } @ \$ 4.50 \\ \text { Mar. } & 5 & \text { Purchases } & 2,000 \text { cases } @ \$ 5.00 \end{array}\)

For the quarter ended March 31,20xx,compute the ending inventory,cost of goods sold,and gross margin under three methods: (a)average-cost,(b)FIFO,and (c)LIFO.Assume the periodic inventory system is used.(Show your work.)

Q2) When the average-cost method is applied to a perpetual inventory system,the sale and purchase of goods will change the unit cost of the goods that remain in inventory. A)True B)False

Q3) How is the matching rule applied when accounting for merchandise inventory?

Q4) What is the chief objective of supply-chain management? How is it accomplished?

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Chapter 7: Cash and Receivables

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Q1) At year end,Erwin Graphics has a $350 debit balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.It estimates that 5 percent of the $20,000 in sales are uncollectible.Give the amount that should be used in the adjusting entry using percentage of net sales method to record uncollectible accounts.(Show your calculations.)

Q2) During the month,a company learns that a check it issued has been accidentally destroyed.On the bank reconciliation,the company would

A) deduct the amount from the balance per bank.

B) deduct the amount from the balance per books.

C) add the amount to the balance per bank.

D) add the amount back to the balance per books.

Q3) The higher the receivable turnover,the lower the days' sales uncollected.

A)True

B)False

Q4) All operating transactions eventually use or generate cash.

A)True B)False

Q5) A 60-day note dated December 10 is due on February 10. A)True B)False

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Chapter 8: Current Liabilities and Fair Value Accounting

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Q1) When a company discounts a note receivable at the bank,it has a contingent liability.

A)True

B)False

Q2) A commitment is a legal obligation that does not meet the technical requirements for recognition as a liability.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The lower the interest rate,the lower the future value factor.

A)True

B)False

Q4) All factors in a future value table must be greater than or equal to 1.000.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Which of the following typically would not be done to satisfy a current liability?

A) Use long-term assets to satisfy the liability

B) Render a service to satisfy the liability

C) Use current assets to satisfy the liability

D) Take on another current liability to satisfy the liability

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Chapter 9: Long Term Assets

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Q1) The exclusive right to sell a product within a certain geographic area is called a A) leasehold.

B) franchise.

C) patent.

D) copyright.

Q2) The exclusive right to sell a computer program is covered by which intangible?

A) software.

B) franchise.

C) patent.

D) trademark.

Q3) Land and a building on the land are purchased for $336,000.The appraised values of the land and building are $60,000 and $300,000,respectively.The cost allocated to the building should be

A) $28,000.

B) $122,000.

C) $150,000.

D) $280,000.

Q4) Present two arguments in favor of the use of accelerated depreciation.

Q5) What is goodwill and when may it be recorded?

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Chapter 10: Long-Term Liabilities

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Q1) A capital lease is a lease of property,plant,or equipment that is in effect an installment purchase.

A)True

B)False

Q2) On March 1,2010,Darby Corporation sold 82 of its 9 percent,$1,000 bonds for a price of 96 plus accrued interest.The accrued interest amounted to $1,000.If a balance sheet were to be prepared at the end of the day,March 1,2010,the carrying value reported for the bonds payable would be

A) $82,000.

B) $78,720.

C) $79,540.

D) $77,900.

Q3) On July 1,20xx,Aloha Corporation issued bonds with a face value of $400,000.The bonds carry a face interest rate of 8 percent that is payable each July 1 and January 1.

a. Prepare the entry in journal form without explanation for the issuance of the bonds assuming the bonds are issued at 98.

b. Prepare the entry in journal form without explanation for the issuance of the bonds assuming the bonds are issued at 101.

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Chapter 11: Contributed Capital

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Q1) The cost of treasury stock is deducted from total Contributed Capital and Retained Earnings in determining total stockholders' equity.

A)True

B)False

Q2) No rights or privileges are associated with unissued stock.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The par value of stock constitutes the legal capital of a corporation.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Paloma Corporation had 5,000 shares of $100 par value,9 percent cumulative preferred stock and 30,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding during each of its first four years of operation.The following amounts of cash dividends were paid during the years indicated: 2007,$0; 2008,$80,000; 2009,$220,000; 2010,$270,000.Determine the cash dividends per share paid to the preferred and common stockholders during each of the four years.

Q5) Corporate earnings are subject to double taxation.

A)True B)False

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Chapter 12: Investments

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Q1) All of the following are ways one corporation could affect the operating and financial policies of another corporation except

A) analysis of data regarding profitability.

B) material transactions between the companies.

C) representation on the board of directors.

D) exchange of managerial personnel.

Q2) Discuss the financial statement presentation of the account Allowance to Adjust Short-Term Investments to Market,distinguishing between the effect of a debit balance and the effect of a credit balance in the account.

Q3) An individual can be prosecuted by the SEC for insider trading only if that individual is employed by the company involved.

A)True

B)False

Q4) When the cost-adjusted-to-market method is used to account for an investment in stock,dividends received are accounted for as a reduction in the Investment account. A)True

B)False

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Chapter 13: The Corporate Income Statement and the Statement of Stockholders Equity

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Q1) Extraordinary gains and losses must be shown in the financial statements "net of tax."

A)True

B)False

Q2) Par value or stated value is arbitrarily set when stock is authorized.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Bowen Corporation had 39,000 shares of common stock outstanding from January 1 to April 1 and 59,000 shares from April 1 to December 31.What is the weighted-average number of shares used for earnings per share calculations?

A) 44,000

B) 49,000

C) 54,000

D) 55,333

Q4) Which of the following transactions affects total retained earnings?

A) Purchase of treasury stock

B) Payment of previously declared cash dividend

C) Declaration of a stock dividend

D) Declaration of a stock split

Q5) Distinguish between cash and retained earnings.

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Chapter 14: The Statement of Cash Flows

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Q1) Cash flows to assets is measured in "times."

A)True

B)False

Q2) Royer Corporation engaged in this transaction: Collected accounts receivable. Indicate which section,if any,the above transaction would appear in,or relate to,on a statement of cash flows.

A) Does not represent a cash flow

B) Operating activities section

C) Financing activities section

D) Investing activities section

Q3) The statement of cash flows discloses the effect on cash of the purchase and sale of both short- and long-term investments.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Cash inflows and outflows are not netted in the investing activities section of the statement of cash flows but are separately disclosed to give the reader full information.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 15: The Changing Business Environment - a Managers Perspective

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Q1) Which of the following is not included in the cost of quality?

A) Inspection costs

B) Costs of handling customer complaints

C) Rework costs

D) Inventory ordering costs

Q2) A value chain includes only processes and services that add value to the final product or service.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Management accounting activities

A) are synonymous with financial accounting activities.

B) substitute for the management cycle.

C) complement the management cycle.

D) have nothing to do with the management cycle.

Q4) The just-in-time philosophy emphasizes

A) completing products on schedule.

B) increasing production.

C) finishing all products before starting new ones.

D) eliminating waste.

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Q5) What steps would a company using TQM take to improve product or service quality?

Chapter 16: Cost Concepts and Cost Allocation

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Q1) A single predetermined overhead rate is most appropriately used to assign overhead costs when a company produces a diverse set of products.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The amount for cost of goods manufactured should be the same as the amount transferred from the Work in Process Inventory account to the Finished Goods Inventory account during the year.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Indirect costs incurred are charged directly to the Work in Process Inventory account.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Fixed costs per unit are constant along a defined range of activity.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Period cost and product cost are synonymous terms.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 17: Costing Systems- Job Order Costing

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Q1) When the amount of overhead applied differs from actual,the dollar amount it is usually written off to

A) Cost of Goods Sold.

B) Work in Process Inventory.

C) Finished Goods Inventory.

D) Miscellaneous Expense.

Q2) Which of the following is not an objective of product costing systems?

A) To provide information for cost planning

B) To assist in the preparation of the income statement

C) To determine the optimal amount of products to manufacture

D) To provide information for product pricing

Q3) In a job order costing system,when overhead costs are applied,they increase the Work in Process Inventory account.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The production process determines the product costing system needed.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 18: Costing Systems- Process Costing

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Q1) Under the FIFO cost flow assumption,separate unit cost analyses are not used for each accounting period because costs of different periods are averaged.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The product unit cost is the sum of the cost elements added in all production department processes.

A)True B)False

Q3) In a process costing system,each product is assigned the same amount of costs.

A)True B)False

Q4) Separate equivalent units of production usually are calculated for materials and conversion costs.

A)True

B)False

Q5) A company that manufactures potato chips would probably use a process costing system.

A)True B)False

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Chapter 19: Value-Based Systems- Abm and Lean

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Q1) Last year,Amanda Jones opened a candy store in a busy shopping center.She spent a lot on advertising and attracted many customers into the store,but very few customers made purchases and sales were declining.Amanda paid attention to questions and requests made by customers and determined that they often requested items that were within the scope of her business but that she did not carry.When she offered to order items for her customers,delivery was usually too late and,again,sales were lost.What measures should Amanda take to improve her business?

Q2) Both traditional and backflush costing have an account for __________ Inventory. A) Materials

B) Raw in Process

C) Finished Goods D) Conversion Costs

Q3) Both activity-based management (ABM)and just-in-time (JIT)seek to eliminate or reduce nonvalue-adding activities and to improve the allocation of resources.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Activity-based management is an extension of activity-based costing.

A)True B)False

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Chapter 20: Cost Behavior Analysis

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Q1) The contribution margin equals total fixed costs at the breakeven point.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Dilly LLC,wants to make a profit of $30,000.It has variable costs of $66 per unit and fixed costs of $20,000.How much must it charge per unit if 5,000 units are sold?

A) $51

B) $36

C) $66

D) $76

Q3) The relevant range of activity is the range in which actual operations are likely to occur.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Total costs that change in direct proportion to changes in productive output,or any other volume measure,are called variable costs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 21: The Budgeting Process

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Q1) A continuous budget is a 12-month forward rolling budget that summarizes budgets for the next 12 months.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The last step in a master budget is to prepare a A) cost of goods manufactured budget. B) budgeted balance sheet. C) cash budget. D) sales budget.

Q3) The key factor to remember is that the sales unit forecast provides the catalyst for all the period budgets.

A)True

B)False

Q4) A company seeks to have as much cash as possible on hand.Cash budgeting helps to accomplish this.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The Budget Committee oversees each stage in the preparation of a master budget. A)True

B)False

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Chapter 22: Performance Management and Evaluation

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Q1) A performance management and evaluation system is utilized so that a company can identify which of the following?

A) How well it is doing and where it is going

B) How satisfied investors are with their return on investment

C) How satisfied both customers and employees are

D) How well it is doing, where it is going, and what improvements will bring in more profit

Q2) Determine the October 20xx ROI (rounded to two decimal places)for an investment center with the following information: \(\begin{array}{lr}

\text { Assets at September } 30,20 \mathrm{xx} & \$ 20,000,000 \\

\text { Assets at October 31, 20xx } & 22,000,000 \\

\text { Assets at October 15, 20xx } & 18,595,000 \end{array}\)

Operating income for the month ended October 31, 20xx \(5,000,0000\)

Operating income for the month ended October 31,20xx 5,000,000.0

A) 25.8 percent

B) 21.8 percent

C) 23.8 percent

D) 27.8 percent

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Chapter 23: Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

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Q1) Standard costing is typically a sophisticated and inexpensive component to add to a company's existing cost accounting system.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The effective evaluation of managers' performance depends on both human factors and company policies.Using variances from standard costs in a manager's performance report adds accuracy to the evaluation process.To ensure effectiveness and fairness when setting up a performance evaluation process,what actions should be taken?

Q3) If standard costing is not economically feasible for a company,predetermined overhead rates should not be used.

A)True

B)False

Q4) A summary of expected costs for a range of activity levels that is geared to changes in the level of productive output is the definition of a

A) continuous budget.

B) flexible budget.

C) master budget.

D) period budget.

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Chapter 24: Short Run Decision Analysis

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Q1) "Variable costs are relevant and fixed costs are irrelevant." Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement.

Q2) Opportunity costs are irrelevant costs.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Anderson Co.makes and uses 5,000 components each year in its manufacturing operations.An outside supplier has offered to supply the components to Anderson at $66 per unit.Anderson's production costs are as follows: \(\begin{array}{ll}

\text { Direct materials } & \$ 8 \\

\text { Direct labor } & 32 \\

\text { Variable overhead } & 12 \\

\text { Fixed overhead (based on normal capacity) } & 34

\end{array}\)

If Anderson accepts the order,$8 of fixed overhead per unit will be eliminated. What is the relevant cost to produce one unit?

A) $86

B) $52

C) $78

D) $60

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Chapter 25: Capital Investment Analysis

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Q1) A minimum rate of return will be set by the organizations to guard

A) the minimum costs

B) the profitability

C) fixed costs

D) variable costs

Q2) Projected cash flows could vary each year of an asset's life.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The carrying value of the old asset in a machine replacement decision is irrelevant.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Which of the following evaluation methods disregard the time value of money?

A) The accounting rate-of-return and discounted cash flow methods

B) The net present value and discounted cash flow methods

C) The payback period and net present value methods

D) The accounting rate-of-return and payback period methods

Q5) The company's minimum rate of return is also referred to as its cost of capital. A)True

B)False

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Chapter 26: Pricing Decisions, incltarget Costing and Transfer Pricing

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Q1) For service-oriented businesses,pricing is determined using cost-based approaches that add the cost of overhead to materials,parts,and labor via markup percentages.

A)True

B)False

Q2) A negotiated transfer price will be between the negotiation floor and the negotiation ceiling.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Target costing is a useful pricing tool because it allows the company to critically analyze the potential for success of a product before committing resources to its production.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The gross margin-based price is computed by adding total production costs per unit to the total production costs per unit times the gross margin markup percentage.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 27: Quality Management and Measurement

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Q1) Which of the following is a good indicator of management's strong commitment to product quality?

A) Product recalls increased as a percentage of sales

B) Nonconformance costs increased as a percentage of total quality costs

C) Customer service costs reduced by 70 percent over the previous year

D) High costs of conformance to quality

Q2) All-aboard Travel Agency incurred the following activity costs related to the quality of service.Identify those costs that are costs of conformance (CC)and those costs that are costs of nonconformance (CN).

_____

a. Reservation processing improvements

b. Customer complaint processing

c. Personnel training

d. Computer downtime

e. Proofreading tickets and confirmations

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Chapter 28: Financial Analysis of Performance

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Q1) The sale of plant assets and the payment of dividends will reduce free cash flow.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Accounting methods may be a source of incomparability among companies.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Days' inventory on hand is used to analyze

A) cash flow adequacy.

B) liquidity.

C) profitability.

D) long-term solvency.

Q4) To find the most comprehensive information about a company's performance during the year,one would look to

A) interim financial statements.

B) the annual report sent to the SEC.

C) The Wall Street Journal.

D) the annual report sent to stockholders.

Q5) What is vertical analysis,and why is it useful in performing financial performance measurement?

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