QUESTION 16
Which of the following can be a problem with participative budgeting?
Budget-based incentives lead to incorrect information about projected costs and sales (budgetary slack) being communicated to higher level management. |
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All the other answers. |
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Production budgets are established based on unrealistically low sales forecasts, leading to production being short of materials and labor. |
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Conflicts of interest when lower level managers are evaluated by comparing actual results to the budget. |
2 points
QUESTION 17
Which component of the master budget is NOT needed to create the budgeted income statement?
The cash budget |
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The sales budget |
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The direct materials budget |
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The selling and administrative budget |
2 points
QUESTION 18
A revised master budget that represents expected costs given actual sales is called the:
Budgeted income statement |
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Master budget |
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Flexible budget |
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Standard budget |
2 points
QUESTION 19
What is the best way to establish standard costs?
Strive for perfection, with the lowest imaginable costs |
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Use ideal standards, assuming no waste or down time |
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Adjust ideal standards for common problems in production (machine downtime due to maintenance, expected materials waste, etc). |
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Use historical data from when the product was first being released |
2 points
QUESTION 20
Which of the following best describes variance analysis?
Comparing flexible budget costs to actual costs |
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Comparing master budget costs to actual costs |
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Comparing flexible budget costs to master budget costs |
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Comparing ideal costs to master budget costs |
16. Option, Budget-based incentives lead to incorrect information about projected costs and sales (budgetary slack) being communicated to higher level management.
17. Option , the cash budget
18. Option, flexible budget
19. Option, Adjust ideal standards for common problems in production (machine downtime due to maintenance, expected materials waste, etc).
20. Option ,Comparing flexible budget costs to actual costs
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