Management Accounting - Unit 1
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Answer the following Multiple Choice Questions
- 1.The term management accountancy was first used in___________
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A. 1950
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B. 1939
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C. 1910
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D. 1947
- 2.Management accounting is also known as____________
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A. price level accounting
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B. historical cost accounting.
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C. financial accounting.
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D. decision accounting.
- 3.The prime function of management accounting is to _______.
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A. assist tax authorities
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B. assist the management in performing its functions effectively
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C. interpret the financial data
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D. record business transactions
- 4.Management accounting provides valuable services to management in performing ____.
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A. coordinating functions.
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B. controlling functions.
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C. planning functions
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D. all managerial functions
- 5.Management accounting is an offshoot of _____.
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A. financial accounting
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B. cost accounting
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C. cost accounting and financial accounting
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D. cost accounting and inflation accounting.
- 6.Management accounting analyses accounting data with the help of ______.
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A. auditors
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B. statutory forms
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C. tools and techniques
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D. formula
- 7.Management accounting use _____________.
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A. quantitative data only
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B. qualitative data only
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C. descriptive data only
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D. both qualitative and qualitative data
- 8.Management accounting is suitable for _______.
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A. large industries and trading concerns
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B. co-operative societies
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C. small businesses
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D. non-profit organizations
- 9.In making managerial decisions, relevant information is ______.
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A. future cost that differ between alternatives
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B. future costs that do not differ between alternatives
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C. past costs that differ between alternatives
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D. past costs that do not differ between alternatives
- 10.
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A. to assist in making productions that inputs to a decision model
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B. to serve directly as inputs in decision models
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C. to assist in making predictions about other information needed for making decisions
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D. to assist in making productions that inputs to a management
- 11.Managerial accounting information is generally prepared for _____________________.
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A. Shareholders
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B. Creditors
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C. Managers
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D. Regulatory agencies
- 12.Which of the following is not an internal user of management information?
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A. Creditor
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B. Department manager
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C. Controller
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D. Treasurer
- 13.Managerial accounting does not encompass _____________
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A. Calculating product cost
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B. Calculating earnings per share
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C. Determining cost behavior
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D. Profit planning
- 14.Management accounting is applicable to ___________
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A. Service entities
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B. Manufacturing entities
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C. Not-for-profit entities
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D. All of these
- 15.Management accounting reports can be described as ___________________
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A. General-purpose
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B. Macro-reports
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C. Special-purpose
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D. Classified financial statements
- 16.The reporting standard for external financial reports is ____________________
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A. Industry-specific
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B. Company-specific
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C. Generally accepted accounting principles
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D. Department-specific
- 17.Working capital = _________________
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A. Current assets minus Current liability
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B. Current assets minus Past liability.
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C. Current assets minus Current payments.
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D. Current assets minus Current assets.
- 18.The term funds refer to_________________.
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A. cost.
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B. liability.
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C. working capital.
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D. none of the above
- 19.There is how many steps involved in fund flow statement ___________.
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A. 2
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B. 3
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C. 4
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D. 5
- 20.Which among the following is true?
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A. increase in current asset decrease in working capital.
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B. decrease in current asset decrease in working capital
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C. increase in current asset increase in working capital.
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D. decrease in current asset decrease in working capital.
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