REVENUE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
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◍ Percentile Rank.
Answer: indicates relative position in a group in terms of the percentage of
group members scoring at or below a given score.
◍ Diagnostic Assessment.
Answer: (identifies causes of learning problems)To diagnose learning
difficulties during instructionExample: Test of math computational skills
necessary for learning math
◍ Why variance analysis is important.
Answer: Identifies differences between actual and budgeted performance
◍ Absolute Grading.
Answer: A common type is the use of letter grades defined by a 100-point
system. In the case of an individual test, this 100-point system might
represent the percentage of items correct or the total number of points
earned on the test. When used as a final grade, it typically represents a
combining of scores from various tests and other assessment results.
Strengths1. Grades can be described directly in terms of student
performance, without reference to the performance of others.2. All students
can obtain high grades if mastery outcomes are stressed and instruction is
effective.Limitations1. Performance standards are set in an arbitrary manner
and are difficult to specify and justify.2. Performance standards tend to vary
unintentionally due to variations in test difficulty, assignments, student
ability, and instructional effectiveness.3. Grades can be assigned without
, clear reference to what has been achieved (but, of course, they should not
be).
◍ Relevant range benefits management how.
Answer: Indicates the production level at which fixed costs remain
unchanged
◍ How to report flea market finds on balance sheet.
Answer: Assets
◍ Limitation of incremental vs zero-based budgeting.
Answer: May carry over inefficiencies without review
◍ Bottom-up incremental budgeting.
Answer: Budgeting that starts with plant managers?
◍ Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Answer: It increased corporate responsibility.
◍ Re-authorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
called Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2015.
Answer: Holds all students to high academic standards, prepares all students
for success in college and career, provides more kids access to high-quality
preschool, guarantees steps are taken to help students, and their school
improve, reduces the burden of testing while maintaining annual
information for parents and students, promotes local innovation and invests
in what works
◍ Ending owners' equity balance.
Answer: Which balance used from owners' equity for balance sheet?
◍ Objective-Referenced Interpretation.
Answer: Assessment results are interpreted in terms of each specific
objective that a set of test items represents. This is frequently called
criterion-referenced interpretation, but the more limited designation is
preferable where interpretation is limited to each separate objective.
◍ Factors That Lower the Reliability of Test Scores.
, Answer: 1. Test scores are based on too few items. (Remedy: Use longer
tests or accumulate scores from several short tests.)2. Range of scores is too
limited. (Remedy: Adjust item difficulty to obtain larger spread of scores.)3.
Testing conditions are inadequate. (Remedy: Arrange opportune time for
administration and eliminate interruptions, noise, and other disrupting
factors.)4. Scoring is subjective. (Remedy: Prepare scoring keys and follow
carefully when scoring essay answers.)
◍ Feature of managerial accounting reports.
Answer: Tailored to meet internal decision-makers' needs
◍ Instructional Objectives:.
Answer: Specific statements that describe how students will demonstrate
achievement. Instructional objectives describe intended learning outcomes.
Instructional objectives clarify what standards and benchmarks mean.
◍ System used to manufacture identical products.
Answer: Process costing
◍ Self-Assessment.
Answer: process of students using specific criteria to evaluate and reflect on
their own work.
◍ Why is net income lower than revenue.
Answer: Expenses reduce total amount earned
◍ Total revenue variance.
Answer: $2,400 unfavorable due to unfavorable volume variance
◍ The Revised Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
Answer: provides a useful framework for (1) identifying a wide array of
intended learning outcomes; (2) planning instructional activities; (3)
planning assessment methods; and (4) checking on the alignment among
objectives, instruction, and assessment.
◍ Why analyze $500k budget vs $450k actual revenue.
Answer: Determine reasons for lower-than-expected sales