ACCT I S 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Human Resources, Knowledge Sharing, Balanced Scorecard

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13 Oct 2016

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UW-Madison

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Accounting And Info Systems

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ACCT I S 211

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Matsumura Ella

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Companies use performance measurement systems to perform multiple roles: Example: a simple balanced scorecard of linked objectives and measures profitability. Objectives- a company should start its process of building a balanced scorecard by developing word statements of strategic objectives that describe what it is attempting to accomplish with its strategy: typical objectives: Increase revenues through expanded sales to existing customers (financial) Offer complete solutions to our targeted customers (customer) Achieve excellence in order fulfillment through continues improvements (process) Align employee incentives and rewards with the strategy (learning and growth) The balanced scorecard framework enables managers to select objectives and measures, derived from their strategy, that are linked together in a chain of cause-and-effect relationships. Strategy map- companies use this picture to illustrate the causal relationships among the strategic objectives across the four balanced scorecard perspectives. Example: strategy map describing how an enterprise creates value for shareholders and customers.

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Please help me answer the following questions:
1. Management accounting:
A) is both retrospective, providing feedback about past operations,and also prospective, incorporating forecasts and estimates aboutfuture events.
B) is primarily oriented to external stakeholders.
C) must be consistent with rules formulated by the FinancialAccounting Standards Board (FASB).
D) provides information that is generally available only on aquarterly or annual basis.

2. Management accounting information is BEST described as:
A) providing a signal that something is wrong.
B) identifying and helping to explain what is wrong.
C) simply summarizing information, but giving no indication thatanything is wrong.
D) measuring overall organizational performance.

3. Which of the following would be MOST helpful for a top managerof a company?
A) profitability report of the company
B) information to monitor hourly and daily operations
C) number of customer complaints
D) operating expense summary reported by department

4. The Balanced Scorecard is said to be "balanced" because itmeasures:
A) short-term and long-term objectives.
B) financial and nonfinancial objectives.
C) internal and external objectives.
D) All of the above are correct.

5. The ________ perspective of the Balanced Scorecard asks, "How issuccess measured by our shareholders?"
A) learning and growth
B) customer
C) financial
D) shareholder

6. Defect rates for products and yield percentages in manufacturingare measures of quality included in the ________ perspective of theBalanced Scorecard.
A) financial
B) production
C) process
D) internal

7. The purpose of the Balanced Scorecard is BEST described ashelping an organization:
A) develop customer relations.
B) mobilize employee skills for continuous improvements inprocessing capabilities, quality, and response times.
C) introduce innovative products and services desired by targetcustomers.
D) translate an organization's mission, vision, and strategy into aset of performance measures that help to implement thestrategy.

8. The FIRST step in developing strategic objectives for theBalanced Scorecard is:
A) defining the long-run financial objectives.
B) identifying the target customer.
C) articulating the organization's vision.
D) select objectives for the customer value proposition.

9. Identify the BEST description of the Balanced Scorecard'scustomer perspective. To achieve our firm's vision andstrategy:
A) How do we lower costs?
B) How do we motivate employees?
C) How can we obtain greater profits?
D) How does the company intend to attract, retain, and deepenrelationships with targeted customers by differentiating itselffrom competitors?

10. Fixed costs:
A) may be either direct or indirect costs.
B) vary with production or sales volume.
C) include parts and materials used to manufacture a product.
D) can be adjusted in the short run to meet actual demands.

11. Which of the following describes a variable cost?
A) Variable cost are always indirect costs.
B) Variable costs increase in total when the actual level ofactivity increases.
C) Variable costs include most personnel costs and depreciation onmachinery.
D) Variable costs can always be traced directly to the costobject.

12. Cost-volume-profit analysis is used PRIMARILY bymanagement:
A) as a planning tool.
B) for control purposes.
C) to establish a target net income for next year.
D) to attain extremely accurate financial results.

13. The break-even point is the level at which revenues:
A) equal fixed costs.
B) equal variable costs.
C) equal fixed costs minus flexible costs.
D) equal variable costs plus fixed costs.

14. Cost-volume-profit analysis assumes all of the followingEXCEPT:
A) all costs are purely variable or fixed.
B) units manufactured equal units sold.
C) total variable costs remain the same over the relevantrange.
D) total fixed costs remain the same over the relevant range.

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