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Managers that are able to recognize all ethical dilemmas have the most profitable businesses.

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In a period when anticipated production is 20,000 units, budgeted variable costs are $85,000 and budgeted fixed costs are $45,000. If 15,000 units are actually produced, what is the expected total cost?


A) $130,000
B) $97,500
C) $108,750
D) $118,750

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"You get what you measure!" refers to the relationship between


A) managerial accounting and financial accounting.
B) ethical and unethical behavior.
C) duties of the CEO and duties of the controller.
D) performance measures and actions of managers.

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Good Buy Electronics has been offered $21,600 to produce 12,000 external hard drives for a customer. Good Buy has budgeted sales of 200,000 hard drives totaling $500,000, with fixed costs of $260,000 and total costs of $420,000. Assuming that Good Buy has the capacity to produce the additional units and that accepting this order will not affect any other orders, what effect will accepting the order have on Good Buy's profit?


A) Incremental profit will increase by $21,600
B) Incremental profit will decrease by $9,600
C) Incremental profit will increase by $12,000
D) Incremental profit will decrease by $3,600

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Incremental analysis involves calculating the difference in revenue and difference in costs between alternatives.

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Performance reports often compare current performance with


A) a competing company's performance.
B) shareholders' expected level of performance.
C) industry standards.
D) performance in a prior period or budgeted performance.

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Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) often support accounting, human resources, and e-commerce, in addition to production.

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Hanover Binding plans to produce 40,000 books next year at a total cost of $1,640,000 with a selling price per book of $66.00. The fixed costs total $280,000. Management is considering lowering the price to $60.00 per book, and feels that this action will cause sales to climb to 50,000 books. What is the amount of incremental profit if 50,000 books are sold?


A) $340,000 profit
B) $20,000 profit
C) $1,700,000 profit
D) $1,300,000 profit

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The goal of managerial accounting is to provide information that managers need for


A) planning, control, and financial reporting.
B) control, evaluation, and financial reporting.
C) planning, control, and decision making.
D) preparing reports for external users.

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Opportunity costs are


A) considered to be fixed costs in the short-term.
B) another term for sunk costs.
C) costs that are controlled by most effective managers.
D) the value of benefits forgone when one decision alternative is selected over another.

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Leah Berry is entering her senior year as an accounting major and has a number of options for her summer break. Her options for the 3-month break follow: (1) Work full time at a local accounting firm making $3,200 per month. (2) Take a summer class which will cost $600 and work half time making $1,600 per month. (3) Take two classes at a cost of $1,200 and not work at all during the summer. Leah's incremental profit or loss if she chooses option 2 over option 1 would be


A) ($2,200) per month.
B) ($1,600) per month.
C) ($1,000) per month.
D) $1,000 per month.

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Triatt Resort has 200 rooms. Each room rents at $130 per night and variable costs total $42 per room per night of occupancy. The fixed costs total $18,700 per month. If Triatt is able to increase occupancy from 70% to 80%, by how much will total costs increase per day during June?


A) $840
B) $2,710
C) $1,870
D) $1,760

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Opportunity costs are the value of benefits forgone when one alternative is selected over another.

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Walmart and Procter & Gamble are two companies that collaborate in the use of Supply Chain Management (SCM).

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Performance reports, like other managerial accounting reports, must follow GAAP.

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Which of the following is most likely to be a fixed cost?


A) Cost of wheels for a lawn mower manufacturer
B) Rent on a factory building
C) Cost of labor for cashiers at a retail store
D) Supplies used by the housekeeping staff that cleans hotel rooms

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The organization which administers the Certificate in Management Accounting program is the


A) GAAP.
B) SCM.
C) CRM.
D) IMA.

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The goal of managerial accounting is to provide information for planning, controlling, and reporting information to shareholders.

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Rincon Gifts had the following costs in May when 400 ceramic pots were produced: materials, $4,200; labor cost, $1,600; depreciation, $800; rent, $700; and other fixed costs, $500. If production changes to 500 units, which of the following costs will stay the same?


A) Variable cost per unit
B) Fixed cost per unit
C) Total variable cost
D) Total cost per unit

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Below is a performance report that compares budgeted and actual profit of Atlanta Enterprises for the month of June:  Budget  Actual  Difference  Sales $182,000$180,000($2,000)  Less:  Cost of ingredients 145,000141,0004,000 Salaries 24,00023,0001,000 Controllable profit $13,000$16,000$3,000\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Budget } & \text { Actual } & \text { Difference } \\\hline\text { Sales } & \$ 182,000 & \$ 180,000 & (\$ 2,000) \\\text { Less: } & & & \\\text { Cost of ingredients } & 145,000 & 141,000 & 4,000 \\\text { Salaries } & 24,000 & 23,000 & 1,000\\\text { Controllable profit }& \$ \overline{13,000} &\$ {16,000} &\$ {3,000}\end{array} In evaluating the department in terms of its changes in sales and expenses, what will be most important to investigate?


A) Sales
B) Cost of ingredients
C) Salaries
D) Debtors

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