Solutions Manual
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THE MANAGER AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
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See the front matter of this Solutions Manual for suggestions regarding your choices of
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assignment material for each chapter.
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1-1 Management accounting measures, analyzes and reports financial and nonfinancial oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
information that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization. It
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focuses on internal reporting and is not restricted by generally accepted accounting principles
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(GAAP).
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Financial accounting focuses on reporting to external parties such as investors,
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government agencies, and banks. It measures and records business transactions and provides
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financial statements that are based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
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Other differences include (1) management accounting emphasizes the future (not the
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past), and (2) management accounting influences the behavior of managers and other
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employees (rather than primarily reporting economic events).
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1-2 Financial accounting is constrained by generally accepted accounting principles.
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Management accounting is not restricted to these principles. The result is that
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management accounting allows managers to charge interest on owners‘ capital to oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
help judge a division‘s performance, even though such a charge is not allowed under
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GAAP, o o
management accounting can include assets or liabilities (such as o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
―brand names‖ developed internally) not recognized under GAAP, and
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management accounting can use asset or liability measurement rules (such as present oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
values or resale prices) not permitted under GAAP.
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1-3 Management accountants can help to formulate strategy by providing information about
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the sources of competitive advantage—for example, the cost, productivity, or efficiency
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advantage of their company relative to competitors or the premium prices a company can
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charge relative to the costs of adding features that make its products or services distinctive.
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1-4 The business functions in the value chain are
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Research and development—generating and experimenting with ideas related to
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new products, services, or processes.
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Design of products and processes—the detailed planning, engineering, and testing
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of products and processes.
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Production—procuring, transporting, storing and assembling resources to o o o o o o o o o o o o
produce a product or deliver a service.
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Marketing—promoting and selling products or services to customers or o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
prospective customers.
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Distribution—processing orders and shipping products or services to customers. oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Customer service—providing after-sales service to customers. oo oo oo oo oo
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,1-5 Supply chain describes the flow of goods, services, and information from the initial
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sources of materials and services to the delivery of products to consumers, regardless of
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whether those activities occur in the same organization or in other organizations.
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Cost management is most effective when it integrates and coordinates activities across
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all companies in the supply chain as well as across each business function in an individual
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company‘s value chain. Attempts are made to restructure all cost areas to be more cost-
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effective.
1-6 ―Management accounting deals only with costs.‖ This statement is misleading at best, oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
and wrong at worst. Management accounting measures, analyzes, and reports financial and
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non- financial information that helps managers define the organization‘s goals, and make
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decisions to fulfill them. Management accounting also analyzes revenues from products and
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customers in order to assess product and customer profitability. Therefore, while management
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accounting does use cost information, it is only a part of the organization‘s information
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recorded and analyzed by management accountants.
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1-7 Management accountants can help improve quality and achieve timely product oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
deliveries by recording and reporting an organization‘s current quality and timeliness levels
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and by analyzing and evaluating the costs and benefits—both financial and non-financial—of
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new quality initiatives such as TQM, relieving bottleneck constraints or providing faster
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customer service.
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1-8 The five-step decision-making process is (1) identify the problem and uncertainties (2)
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obtain information (3) make predictions about the future (4) make decisions by choosing
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among alternatives and (5) implement the decision, evaluate performance and learn.
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1-9 Planning decisions focus on selecting organization goals and strategies, predictingoo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
results under various alternative ways of achieving those goals, deciding how to attain the
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desired goals, and communicating the goals and how to attain them to the entire organization.
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Control decisions focus on taking actions that implement the planning decisions,
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deciding how to evaluate performance, and providing feedback and learning to help future
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decision making.
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1-10 The three guidelines for management accountants are
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1. Employ a cost-benefit approach. oo oo oo
2. Recognize behavioral and technical considerations. oo oo oo oo
3. Apply the notion of ―different costs for different purposes‖.
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1-11 Agree. A successful management accountant requires general business skills (such as
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understanding the strategy of an organization) and people skills (such as motivating other
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team members) as well as technical skills (such as computer knowledge, calculating costs of
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products, and supporting planning and control decisions).
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, 1-12 The new controller could reply in one or more of the following ways:
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(a) Demonstrate to the plant manager how he or she could make better decisions if the oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
plant controller was viewed as a resource rather than a deadweight. In a related
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way, the plant controller could show how the plant manager‘s time and resources
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could be saved by viewing the new plant controller as a team member.
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(b) Demonstrate to the plant manager a good knowledge of the technical aspects of the oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
plant. This approach may involve doing background reading. It certainly will
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involve spending much time on the plant floor speaking to plant personnel.
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(c) Show the plant manager examples of the new plant controller‘s past successes in
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working with line managers in other plants. Examples could include
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assistance in preparing the budget, oo oo oo oo
assistance in analyzing problem situations and evaluating financial and
nonfinancial aspects of different alternatives, and
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assistance in submitting capital budget requests. oo oo oo oo oo
(d) Seek assistance from the corporate controller to highlight to the plant manager the
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importance of many tasks undertaken by the new plant controller. This approach is
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a last resort but may be necessary in some cases.
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1-13 The controller is the chief management accounting executive. The corporate controller
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reports to the chief financial officer, a staff function. Companies also have business unit
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controllers who support business unit managers or regional controllers who support regional
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managers in major geographic regions.
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1-14 The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) sets standards of ethical
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conduct for management accountants in the following four areas:
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Competence
Confidentiality
Integrity
Credibility
1-15 Steps to take when established written policies provide insufficient guidance are
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(a) Discuss the problem with the immediate superior (except when it appears
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that the superior is involved).
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(b) Clarify relevant ethical issues by confidential discussion with an
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IMA Ethics Counselor or other impartial advisor.
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(c) Consult your own attorney as to legal obligations and rights concerning the
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ethical conflicts.
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COST
ACCOUNTIN
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, CHAPTER 1 oo
THE MANAGER AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
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See the front matter of this Solutions Manual for suggestions regarding your choices of
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assignment material for each chapter.
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1-1 Management accounting measures, analyzes and reports financial and nonfinancial oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
information that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization. It
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focuses on internal reporting and is not restricted by generally accepted accounting principles
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(GAAP).
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Financial accounting focuses on reporting to external parties such as investors,
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government agencies, and banks. It measures and records business transactions and provides
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financial statements that are based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
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Other differences include (1) management accounting emphasizes the future (not the
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past), and (2) management accounting influences the behavior of managers and other
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employees (rather than primarily reporting economic events).
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1-2 Financial accounting is constrained by generally accepted accounting principles.
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Management accounting is not restricted to these principles. The result is that
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management accounting allows managers to charge interest on owners‘ capital to oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
help judge a division‘s performance, even though such a charge is not allowed under
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GAAP, o o
management accounting can include assets or liabilities (such as o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
―brand names‖ developed internally) not recognized under GAAP, and
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management accounting can use asset or liability measurement rules (such as present oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
values or resale prices) not permitted under GAAP.
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1-3 Management accountants can help to formulate strategy by providing information about
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the sources of competitive advantage—for example, the cost, productivity, or efficiency
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advantage of their company relative to competitors or the premium prices a company can
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charge relative to the costs of adding features that make its products or services distinctive.
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1-4 The business functions in the value chain are
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Research and development—generating and experimenting with ideas related to
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new products, services, or processes.
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Design of products and processes—the detailed planning, engineering, and testing
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of products and processes.
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Production—procuring, transporting, storing and assembling resources to o o o o o o o o o o o o
produce a product or deliver a service.
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Marketing—promoting and selling products or services to customers or o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
prospective customers.
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Distribution—processing orders and shipping products or services to customers. oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Customer service—providing after-sales service to customers. oo oo oo oo oo
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,1-5 Supply chain describes the flow of goods, services, and information from the initial
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sources of materials and services to the delivery of products to consumers, regardless of
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whether those activities occur in the same organization or in other organizations.
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Cost management is most effective when it integrates and coordinates activities across
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all companies in the supply chain as well as across each business function in an individual
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company‘s value chain. Attempts are made to restructure all cost areas to be more cost-
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effective.
1-6 ―Management accounting deals only with costs.‖ This statement is misleading at best, oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
and wrong at worst. Management accounting measures, analyzes, and reports financial and
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non- financial information that helps managers define the organization‘s goals, and make
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decisions to fulfill them. Management accounting also analyzes revenues from products and
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customers in order to assess product and customer profitability. Therefore, while management
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accounting does use cost information, it is only a part of the organization‘s information
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recorded and analyzed by management accountants.
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1-7 Management accountants can help improve quality and achieve timely product oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
deliveries by recording and reporting an organization‘s current quality and timeliness levels
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and by analyzing and evaluating the costs and benefits—both financial and non-financial—of
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new quality initiatives such as TQM, relieving bottleneck constraints or providing faster
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customer service.
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1-8 The five-step decision-making process is (1) identify the problem and uncertainties (2)
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obtain information (3) make predictions about the future (4) make decisions by choosing
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among alternatives and (5) implement the decision, evaluate performance and learn.
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1-9 Planning decisions focus on selecting organization goals and strategies, predictingoo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
results under various alternative ways of achieving those goals, deciding how to attain the
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desired goals, and communicating the goals and how to attain them to the entire organization.
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Control decisions focus on taking actions that implement the planning decisions,
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deciding how to evaluate performance, and providing feedback and learning to help future
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decision making.
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1-10 The three guidelines for management accountants are
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1. Employ a cost-benefit approach. oo oo oo
2. Recognize behavioral and technical considerations. oo oo oo oo
3. Apply the notion of ―different costs for different purposes‖.
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1-11 Agree. A successful management accountant requires general business skills (such as
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understanding the strategy of an organization) and people skills (such as motivating other
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team members) as well as technical skills (such as computer knowledge, calculating costs of
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products, and supporting planning and control decisions).
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1-2
, 1-12 The new controller could reply in one or more of the following ways:
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(a) Demonstrate to the plant manager how he or she could make better decisions if the oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
plant controller was viewed as a resource rather than a deadweight. In a related
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way, the plant controller could show how the plant manager‘s time and resources
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could be saved by viewing the new plant controller as a team member.
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(b) Demonstrate to the plant manager a good knowledge of the technical aspects of the oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
plant. This approach may involve doing background reading. It certainly will
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involve spending much time on the plant floor speaking to plant personnel.
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(c) Show the plant manager examples of the new plant controller‘s past successes in
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working with line managers in other plants. Examples could include
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assistance in preparing the budget, oo oo oo oo
assistance in analyzing problem situations and evaluating financial and
nonfinancial aspects of different alternatives, and
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assistance in submitting capital budget requests. oo oo oo oo oo
(d) Seek assistance from the corporate controller to highlight to the plant manager the
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importance of many tasks undertaken by the new plant controller. This approach is
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a last resort but may be necessary in some cases.
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1-13 The controller is the chief management accounting executive. The corporate controller
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reports to the chief financial officer, a staff function. Companies also have business unit
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controllers who support business unit managers or regional controllers who support regional
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managers in major geographic regions.
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1-14 The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) sets standards of ethical
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conduct for management accountants in the following four areas:
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Competence
Confidentiality
Integrity
Credibility
1-15 Steps to take when established written policies provide insufficient guidance are
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(a) Discuss the problem with the immediate superior (except when it appears
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that the superior is involved).
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(b) Clarify relevant ethical issues by confidential discussion with an
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IMA Ethics Counselor or other impartial advisor.
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(c) Consult your own attorney as to legal obligations and rights concerning the
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ethical conflicts.
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