When setting performance measurement targets it should be considered that there is the?possibility that managers will take a short term view of the company and may even be?tempted to manipulate results in order to achieve their targets.? ?
Which of the following would assist in overcoming the problems of short-termism and?manipulation of results??
Managers should also have targets which are based on the overall performance of the?company and not solely based on their own responsibility centre to aid goal congruence.?
Capital investment decisions may be reviewed centrally and judged on the basis of net?present value (NPV).?
Setting targets involving the overall performance of the company may not be motivating if?poorly performing managers are rewarded in the same way as managers who are?performing well.?
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?The following statements have been made about material price planning variances:?
(1) The publication of material price planning variances should always lead to automatic?updates of standard costs.?
(2) The causes of material price planning variances do not need to be investigated by?managers at any level in the organisation.?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true??
?Leaf limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to?20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period.? The budgeted sales?were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit.?
?What is the level of actual sales??
?The finance director of Paint Mixers Ltd has produced the table below showing the variance?results for the first three months of the year:?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?January? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? February? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?March?
Material price variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $3,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$1,000 A?
Material mix variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $750 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$100 F?
Material yield variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$4,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $50F?
Which of the following interpretations of the variances analysis exercise above is NOT?correct???
?The following statements have been made in relation to the use of standard costs in rapidly?changing environments:?
(1) Variance analysis results will take into account important criteria such as customer?satisfaction or quality of production.?
(2) Achieving standards is suitable in most modern manufacturing environments.?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true??
?The following statements have been made about planning and control as described in the?three tiers of Robert Anthony’ s decision-making hierarchy:?
(1) Strategic planning is concerned with making decisions about the efficient and?effective use of existing resources.?
(2) Operational control is about ensuring that specific tasks are carried out efficiently?and effectively.?
Which of the above statements is/are true??
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