Solution Manual For Accounting for Decision Making and Control 10th Edition By Jerald Zimmerman

Solution Manual For Accounting for Decision Making and Control Jerald Zimmerman 10th Edition

Chapter 01 Test Bank – Static Key

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The firm’s information system:

1. is always a single integrated system

1. includes only financial information

1. may include other information such as customer satisfaction surveys, in addition to financial information

1. is less important as a firm grows in size

1. none of the above

The firm’s information system includes many kinds of financial and non-financial information.

AACSB: Knowledge Application

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

Accessibility: Screen Reader Compatible

AICPA: BB Industry

AICPA: FN Leveraging Technology

Blooms: Remember

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic: Managerial Accounting: Decision Making and Control

2. Identify all the correct statements:

1. Managers naturally seek to maximize shareholders’ wealth

1. Managers act in their own interests, and so there is no way to align their interests with those of the owners

1. To motivate managers in non-profit firms, no employee incentives are needed

1. To align the interests of managers and owners, owners must design systems to monitor and reward management behavior that increases the firm’s profits

1. none of the above

To minimize conflicts between the economic interests of managers and owners, the owners need both systems to monitor the manager’s performance and systems of rewards or incentives.

AACSB: Knowledge Application

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

Accessibility: Screen Reader Compatible

AICPA: BB Industry

AICPA: FN Decision Making

AICPA: FN Risk Analysis

Blooms: Remember

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic: Management Accountant’s Role in the Organization

Topic: Managerial Accounting: Decision Making and Control

3. An internal accounting system should:

1. provide information to enable costs to be minimized

1. provide financial accounting data for external reporting purposes

1. provide management accounting information for decision-making

1. provide data for tax purposes

1. all of the above