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Cost accounting system provides detailed cost information for planning and relevant information for current operations. |
Cost accounting system plays an important role in planning and managing current operations by providing all the needed information to management. |
Option D only (a) and (b) is correct |
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Cost information is very useful to all organizations be it Manufacturing, service or not for profit. |
All organizations need to plan and manage their current operations using cost information. |
Option D all of the above is correct |
1. Cost accounting system provides: a. Detailed cost information for planning b. Relevant information management of...
1. Cost accounting system provides: a. Detailed cost information for planning b. Relevant information management of current operations c. Important information for reporting to investors d. Only (a) and (b) e. None of the above.
2. Cost information is very useful to: a. Manufacturing organizations b. Service organizations c. Not-for-profit organization d. All of the above e. None of the above
The primary purpose of management accounting is to provide information useful for management decisions (at planning or control phase). Required: Discuss the statement above and support your opinion/argument with relevant review on the use of management accounting information in practice. You would need to choose any relevant profit organization as an example. Requirement: Minimum 1500 words
3. Cost accounting information is essential for efficient operations for these organizations Except: a. social welfare agencies b. fine arts groups c. hospitals d. all of the above e none of the above. 4. The manufacturing process: a. requires the conversion of raw materials into finished goods b. provides data on direct labor c. provides data on factory overhead d. generates information for production report e. all of the above. 5. The determination of unit cost of production helps to:...
1. The management process is defined by a. Planning b. Controlling c. Decision making d. All of the above e. None of the above 2. The organization that controls the certification of management accountants is the a. FASB b. SEC c. IMA d. AICPA e. None of the above 3. One of the differences between managerial and financial accounting is a. Financial accounting is oriented towards internal users b. Managerial accounting has to follow GAAS c. Managerial accounting is oriented...
The primary objective of the cost accounting system is to provideRelevant authorities with information relevant for funding the governmentExisting and potential investors with information relevant for resource allocation decisionsManagement with information relevant for internal decision makingAll of the aboveNone of the above
1. The planning process includes: (2 points) a setting objectives. b. identifying means of achieving the objectives. c. making decisions. d. all of these. The primary objective of the cost management information system is to provide: (2 points) a. stockholders and potential investors with useful information for decision making. banks and other creditors with information useful in making credit decisions. management with information useful for planning and control of operations. the Internal Revenue Service with information about taxable income.
The primary objective of cost/management accounting is to provide: a) banks and other creditors with financial information b) stockholders and potential investors with financial information c) the Internal Revenue Service with information regarding taxable income d) internal management with information for planning & control purposes
The implementation of a cost accounting system in an organization would be considerable. Determine what benefit in providing accounting information which will be useful for management purposes, and which will be instrumental in creating a more profitable and healthy company in the longer term. Briefly describe the major differences between management accounting and financial accounting for the following: Is financial accounting or management accounting more useful to an operations manager? Why? Primary users Focus and emphasis Rules of measurement and...
Planning and Control- Budgeting Management and cost accounting requires the accumulation of costs for a number of different purposes, i.e. stock valuation and profit measurement, decision making and planning and control. The budgeting process has been traditionally used to plan an organisations’ activities into the future. A budget can be described as an approved financial plan, reflecting expectations for a defined, future period of time. Budgets also serve an as important framework for performance evaluation and control by holding individuals...