,Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts, 9e (Edmonds)
Chapter 1 Management Accounting and Corporate Governance
1) Ashley Bradshaw is the manager of one department in a large store. In this capacity, which of
the following kinds of information would she be interested in?
A) Economic data
B) Financial data
C) Nonfinancial data
D) Financial, economic, and nonfinancial data
Answer: D
Explanation: Managers rely on financial, economic, and nonfinancial data to make decisions and
evaluate performance.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users and Types of Information
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
2) All of the following are features of managerial accounting except:
A) information is provided primarily to insiders such as managers.
B) information includes economic and non-financial data as well as financial data.
C) information is characterized by objectivity, reliability, consistency, and accuracy.
D) information is reported continuously with a present or future orientation.
Answer: C
Explanation: Managerial accounting is concerned with unregulated financial, economic, and
nonfinancial data, which pertains more to the sub-units of the organization, that is current and
future oriented, and that is designed primarily to meet the information needs of insiders.
Financial accounting information is characterized by objectivity, reliability, consistency, and
accuracy.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Information Characteristics
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
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,3) Choose the answer that is not a distinguishing characteristic of financial accounting
information.
A) It is global information that reflects the performance of the whole company.
B) It is focused primarily on the future.
C) It is more concerned with financial data than physical or economic data.
D) It is more highly regulated than managerial accounting information.
Answer: B
Explanation: Financial accounting deals with regulated, historical financial information that
pertains to the whole company and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of
outsiders.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Information Characteristics
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
4) Managerial accounting information is limited or restricted by which of the following
authorities or principles?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission
B) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
C) Managerial Accounting Standards Board
D) Value-Added Principle
Answer: D
Explanation: The value-added principle means that management accountants are free to engage
in any information gathering and reporting activity so long as the activity adds value in excess of
its cost.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Regulation
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
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, 5) Select the incorrect statement regarding the relationship between type of user and type of
information.
A) Middle managers need more nonfinancial, or operational data than do senior executives.
B) Assembly line supervisors need more immediate feedback on performance than do senior
executives.
C) Senior executives need less aggregated information than do lower-level managers.
D) Senior executives use general economic information as well as financial information.
Answer: C
Explanation: Senior executives need more aggregated information than do lower-level
managers.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users and Types of Information
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
6) Select the correct statement regarding managerial and financial accounting.
A) Users of managerial accounting information desire greater aggregation than do users of
financial accounting information.
B) Both managerial and financial accounting use economic and physical data in addition to
financial data.
C) Financial accounting is more highly regulated than managerial accounting.
D) Timeliness is more important in financial accounting than in managerial accounting.
Answer: C
Explanation: Financial accounting deals with regulated, historical, financial information that
pertains to the whole company and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of
outsiders. Managerial accounting is concerned with unregulated financial, economic, and
nonfinancial data, which pertains more to the sub-units of the organization, that is current and
future oriented, and that is designed primarily to meet the information needs of insiders.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Regulation
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
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Chapter 1 Management Accounting and Corporate Governance
1) Ashley Bradshaw is the manager of one department in a large store. In this capacity, which of
the following kinds of information would she be interested in?
A) Economic data
B) Financial data
C) Nonfinancial data
D) Financial, economic, and nonfinancial data
Answer: D
Explanation: Managers rely on financial, economic, and nonfinancial data to make decisions and
evaluate performance.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users and Types of Information
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
2) All of the following are features of managerial accounting except:
A) information is provided primarily to insiders such as managers.
B) information includes economic and non-financial data as well as financial data.
C) information is characterized by objectivity, reliability, consistency, and accuracy.
D) information is reported continuously with a present or future orientation.
Answer: C
Explanation: Managerial accounting is concerned with unregulated financial, economic, and
nonfinancial data, which pertains more to the sub-units of the organization, that is current and
future oriented, and that is designed primarily to meet the information needs of insiders.
Financial accounting information is characterized by objectivity, reliability, consistency, and
accuracy.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Information Characteristics
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
1
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,3) Choose the answer that is not a distinguishing characteristic of financial accounting
information.
A) It is global information that reflects the performance of the whole company.
B) It is focused primarily on the future.
C) It is more concerned with financial data than physical or economic data.
D) It is more highly regulated than managerial accounting information.
Answer: B
Explanation: Financial accounting deals with regulated, historical financial information that
pertains to the whole company and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of
outsiders.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Information Characteristics
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
4) Managerial accounting information is limited or restricted by which of the following
authorities or principles?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission
B) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
C) Managerial Accounting Standards Board
D) Value-Added Principle
Answer: D
Explanation: The value-added principle means that management accountants are free to engage
in any information gathering and reporting activity so long as the activity adds value in excess of
its cost.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Regulation
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
2
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, 5) Select the incorrect statement regarding the relationship between type of user and type of
information.
A) Middle managers need more nonfinancial, or operational data than do senior executives.
B) Assembly line supervisors need more immediate feedback on performance than do senior
executives.
C) Senior executives need less aggregated information than do lower-level managers.
D) Senior executives use general economic information as well as financial information.
Answer: C
Explanation: Senior executives need more aggregated information than do lower-level
managers.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users and Types of Information
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
6) Select the correct statement regarding managerial and financial accounting.
A) Users of managerial accounting information desire greater aggregation than do users of
financial accounting information.
B) Both managerial and financial accounting use economic and physical data in addition to
financial data.
C) Financial accounting is more highly regulated than managerial accounting.
D) Timeliness is more important in financial accounting than in managerial accounting.
Answer: C
Explanation: Financial accounting deals with regulated, historical, financial information that
pertains to the whole company and is designed primarily to meet the information needs of
outsiders. Managerial accounting is concerned with unregulated financial, economic, and
nonfinancial data, which pertains more to the sub-units of the organization, that is current and
future oriented, and that is designed primarily to meet the information needs of insiders.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Regulation
Learning Objective: 01-01 Distinguish between managerial and financial accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
3
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