Horngren's Accounting, The Managerial Chapters, 14th Edition
By Tracie Miller-Nobles Brenda Mattison, All Chapters 1 - 9
,Table of contents
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1. Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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2. Job Order Costing
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3. Process Costingw
4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis w
5. Master Budgets
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6. Flexible Budgets and Standard Cost Systems
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7. Cost Allocation and Responsibility Accounting
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8. Short-Term Business Decisions
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9. Capital Investment Decisions
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting
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Review Questions
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1. Whatwiswthewprimarywpurposewofwmanagerialwaccounting?
Thewprimarywpurposewofwmanagerialwaccountingwiswtowprovidewinformationwtowhelpwmanagerswplan,wdi
rect,wcontrol,wandwmakewdecisions.
2. Listwsixwdifferenceswbetweenwfinancialwaccountingwandwmanagerialwaccounting.
Financialwaccountingwandwmanagerialwaccountingwdifferwonwthewfollowingw6wdimensions:w(1)wprimarywuser
s,w(2)wpurposewofwinformation,w(3)wfocuswandwtimewdimensionwofwthewinformation,w(4)wruleswandwre-
strictions,w(5)wscopewofwinformation,wandw(6)wbehavioral.
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3. Explainwthewdifferencewbetweenwlinewpositionswandwstaffwpositions.
Linewpositionswarewdirectlywinvolvedwinwprovidingwgoodsworwserviceswtowcustomers.wStaffwpositionswsu
pportwlinewpositions.
4. Explainwthewdifferenceswbetweenwplanning,wdirecting,wandwcontrolling.
Planningwmeanswchoosingwgoalswandwdecidingwhowwtowachievewthem.wDirectingwinvolveswrunningwthewday-
to-
daywoperationswofwawbusiness.wControllingwiswthewprocesswofwmonitoringwoperationswandwkeepingwthewcom
panywonwtrack.
5. ListwthewfourwIMAwstandardswofwethicalwpracticewandwbrieflywdescribeweach.
ThewfourwIMAwstandardswofwethicalwpracticewandwawdescriptionwofweachwfollow.
I. Competence.
Maintainwanwappropriatewlevelwofwprofessionalwleadershipwandwexpertisewbywenhancingwkn
owledgewandwskills.
Performwprofessionalwdutieswinwaccordancewwithwrelevantwlaws,wregulations,wandwtechnicalwsta
ndards.
Providewdecisionwsupportwinformationwandwrecommendationswthatwarewaccurate,wclear,wconcise,
, andwtimely.
Recognisewandwhelpwmangewrisk.
II. Confidentiality.
Keepwinformationwconfidentialwexceptwwhenwdisclosurewiswauthorizedworwlegallywrequired.
Informwallwrelevantwpartieswregardingwappropriatewusewofwconfidentialwinformation.w Monitorwtowe
nsurewcompliance.
Refrainwfromwusingwconfidentialwinformationwforwunethicalworwillegalwadvantage.
III. Integrity.
Mitigatewactualwconflictswofwinterest.wRegularlywcommunicatewwithwbusinesswassociateswtowavoidwapp
arentwconflictswofwinterest.wwAdvisewallwpartieswofwanywpotentialwconflicts.
Refrainwfromwengagingwinwanywconductwthatwwouldwprejudicewcarryingwoutwdutieswethically.
Abstainwfromwengagingwinworwsupportingwanywactivitywthatwmightwdiscreditwthewprofession.
Contributewtowawpositivewethicalwculturewandwplacewintegritywofwthewprofessionwabovewpersonalwin
terest.
5,wcont.
IV. Credibility.
Communicatewinformationwfairlywandwobjectively.
Providewallwrelevantwinformationwthatwcouldwreasonablywbewexpectedwtowinfluencewanwintendedwu
ser’swunderstandingwofwthewreports,wanalyses,worwrecommendations.
Reportwanywdelaysworwdeficiencieswinwinformation,wtimeliness,wprocessing,worwinternalwcontrolswinw
conformancewwithworganizationwpolicywand/orwapplicablewlaw.
Communicatewanywprofessionalwlimitationsworwotherwconstraintswthatwwouldwprecludewresponsi-
blewjudgmentworwsuccessfulwperformancewofwanwactivity.
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6. Describewawservicewcompanywandwgivewanwexample.
Servicewcompanieswsellwtime,wskills,wandwknowledge.wExampleswofwservicewcompanieswincludewphonewserv
icewcompanies,wbanks,wcleaningwservicewcompanies,waccountingwfirms,wlawwfirms,wmedicalwphysi-
cians,wandwonlinewauctionwservices.
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7. Describewawmerchandisingwcompanywandwgivewanwexample.
Merchandisingwcompanieswresellwproductswtheywbuywfromwsuppliers.wMerchandiserswkeepwanwinventorywofw
products,wandwmanagerswarewaccountablewforwthewpurchasing,wstorage,wandwsalewofwthewproducts.wEx-
wampleswofwmerchandisingwcompanieswincludewtoywstores,wgrocerywstores,wandwclothingwstores.
8. Howwdowmanufacturingwcompanieswdifferwfromwmerchandisingwcompanies?
Merchandisingwcompanieswresellwproductswtheywpreviouslywboughtwfromwsuppliers,wwhereaswmanufac-
wturingwcompanieswusewlabor,wequipment,wsupplies,wandwfacilitieswtowconvertwrawwmaterialswintownewwfin-
ishedwproducts.wInwcontrastwtowmerchandisingwcompanies,wmanufacturingwcompanieswhavewawbroadwrange
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wofwproductionwactivitieswthatwrequirewtrackingwcostswonwthreewkindswofwinventory.