Chapter 01
An Introduction to Managerial Accounting
True / False Questions
1. Managers carry out three major activities: planning, implementation, and control.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-02 Strategy
Topic: 01-03 Planning
Topic: 01-04 Implementation
Topic: 01-05 Control
2. The theory of constraint (TOC) framework focuses on effectively managing constraints as
the key to success.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the role of globalization and the lean business model in influencing managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-24 The Theory of Constraints
3. Managerial Accounting reports are prepared for external users while Financial Accounting
reports are prepared for internal users.
FALSE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-06 Financial and Managerial Accounting
Topic: 01-07 For the Managers
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4. Merchandising firms largely refer to retail and wholesale outlets that buy goods from
suppliers and resell them to customers.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-01 The Management Cycle and the Need for Managerial Accounting Information
5. Merchandising and manufacturing firms generate revenue by selling products.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-01 The Management Cycle and the Need for Managerial Accounting Information
6. Service firms do not sell any products but generate revenues by offering one or more types
of services.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-01 The Management Cycle and the Need for Managerial Accounting Information
7. Managers assign tasks to employees, arbitrate disputes, answer questions, solve on the spot
problems, and make many decisions that affect customers and employees, which in turn, will
likely influence future financial and nonfinancial performance.
TRUE
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand the basics of managerial accounting.
Topic: 01-04 Implementation
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