1) As Plant Controller, you are trying to determine which costs over which you have themost control on a day to day basis. Your goal is to achieve better profitability. The PlantOperations Manager suggests that overhead is the easiest area to directly reduce costs.Which of the following items would be classified as manufacturing overhead? A. The western divisions vice presidents salary B. Factory janitor C. Cost of landscaping the corporate office D. General corporate liability insurance 2) Managerial accounting __________. A. is concerned with costing products B. is governed by generally accepted accounting principles C. pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated D. places emphasis on special-purpose information 3) The income statement and balance sheet columns of Pine Companys worksheet reflects the following totals: Income Statement Balance Sheet Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Totals $58,000 $48,000 $34,000 $44,000 The net income (or loss) for the period is __________. A. not determinable B. $10,000 loss C. $10,000 income D. $48,000 income 4) Of the following companies, which one would not likely employ the specific identification method for inventory costing? A. Hardware store B. Farm implement dealership C. Music store specializing in organ sales D. Antique shop 5) The standards and rules that are recognized as a general guide for financial reporting are called _______. A. generally accepted accounting principles B. generally accepted accounting standards C. standards of financial reporting D. operating guidelines 6) Disneys variable costs are 30% of sales. The company is contemplating an advertising campaign that will cost $22,000. If sales are expected to increase $40,000, by how much will the companys net income increase? A. $6,000 B. $12,000 C. $28,000 D. $18,000 7) Balance sheet accounts are considered to be __________. A. permanent accounts B. capital accounts C. nominal accounts D. temporary stockholders accounts 8) Multinational corporations __________. A. are U.S. companies that sell goods and services in other countries B. are U.S. companies that trade their securities on the exchanges in other countries C. are required to use international accounting standards D. are firms that conduct their operations in more than one country through subsidiaries, divisions, or branches in foreign countries 9) What effect do current technology changes have on managerial accounting? 10) The cost principle is the basis for preparing financial statements because it is __________. A. the most accurate measure of purchasing power B. a conservative value C. relevant and objectively measured, and verifiable D. an international accounting standard 11) Which one of the following items is not generally used in preparing a statement of cash flows? A. Additional information B. Adjusted trial balance C. Comparative balance sheets D. Current income statement 12) The cost of an asset and its fair market value are __________. 13) One of Astro Companys activity cost pools is machine setups, with estimated overhead of $150,000. Astro produces sparklers (400 setups) and lighters (600 setups). How much of the machine setup cost pool should be assigned to sparklers? A. $90,000 B. $150,000 C. $60,000 D. $75,000 14) A well-designed activity-based costing system starts with __________. 15) For a college student who wishes to calculate the true costs of going to college, the costs of room and board __________. A. plus the cost of tuition, equals the opportunity cost of going to college B. should be counted only to the extent that they are more expensive at college than elsewhere C. should be counted in full, regardless of the costs of eating and sleeping elsewhere D. usually exceed the opportunity cost of going to college 16) In computing GDP, market prices are used to value final goods and services because __________. 17) In economics, the cost of something is __________. A. often impossible to quantify, even in principle B. the dollar amount of obtaining it C. always measured in units of time given up to get it D. what you give up to get it 18) A logical starting point from which the study of international trade begins is __________. A. the principle of comparative advantage B. the principle of absolute advantage C. the recognition that not all markets are competitive D. the recognition that government intervention in markets sometimes enhances the economic welfare of the society 19) When, in a particular market, the law of demand and the law of supply both apply, the imposition of a binding price ceiling in that market causes quantity demanded to be __________. A. double the quantity supplied B. less than quantity supplied C. greater than quantity supplied D. equal to quantity supplied 20) What you give up to obtain an item is called your __________. A. direct cost B. explicit cost C. opportunity cost D. true cost 21) One characteristic of an oligopoly market structure is: A. firms in the industry have some degree of market power. B. the actions of one seller have no impact on the profitability of other sellers. C. firms in the industry are typically characterized by very diverse product lines. D. products typically sell at a price that reflects their marginal cost of production. 22) Edward Prescott and Finn Kydland won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2004. One of their contributions was to argue that if a central bank could convince people to expect zero inflation, then the Fed would be tempted to raise output by increasing inflation. This possibility is known as __________. 23) In general, the longest lag for __________. A. both fiscal and monetary policy is the time it takes for policy to affect aggregate demand B. monetary policy is the time it takes to change policy, while for fiscal policy the longest lag is the time it takes for policy to affect aggregate demand C. fiscal policy is the time it takes to change policy, while for monetary policy the longest lag is the time it takes for policy to affect aggregate demand D. both fiscal and monetary policy is the time it takes to change policy 24) The model of short-run economic fluctuations focuses on the price level and __________. 25) Real GDP __________. A. evaluates current production at the prices that prevailed in some specific year in the past. B. is not a valid measure of the economys performance, since prices change from year to year. C. is a measure of the value of goods only; it excludes the value of services. D. evaluates current production at current prices. 26) Consider two items that might be included in GDP: (1) The estimated rental value of owner-occupied housing; and (2) purchases of newly-constructed homes. How are these two items accounted for when GDP is calculated? A. Only item (2) is included in GDP and it is included in the investment component. B. Item (1) is included in the consumption component, while item (2) is included in the investment component. C. Item (1) is included in the investment component, while item (2) is included in the consumption component. D. Both item (1) and item (2) are included in the consumption component of GDP. 27) Which of the following statements about GDP is correct? 28) Which of these refers to the practices aimed at discovering and harnessing an organizations intellectual resources? 29) The term used to refer to all kinds of differences including religious affiliation, age, disability status, economic class and lifestyle in addition to gender, race, ethnicity and nationality is: A. Employment B. Diversity C. Recruiting D. Selection 30) Which of the following has proven to be a particularly good predictor for jobs that require cognitive complexity? A. behavioral assessment B. aptitude tests C. integrity evaluations D. intelligence tests E. work sampling 31) When a company establishes technology leadership by pioneering unique products or services that command premium prices, it has benefited from a: 32) Sebastian Stabilio just joined a team of people from throughout his organization whose primary task is to recommend valuable uses for the scrap generated in the manufacturing process. The team meets twice per week; otherwise members work within the usual organizational structure. The team, not permanent, which Sebastian has joined, would be considered a: A. Parallel team B. Project team C. Working group D. Work team E. Project group 33) An organization that is managed aggressively and has growth and high profits as primary objectives may be considered a(n): A. Large corporation B. Small business C. Online Business D. Multinational corporation E. Entrepreneurship venture 34) One of the most important contributors to total quality management has been the introduction of statistical tools to analyze the causes of product defects in an approach called: A. Organic B. Six Sigma Quality C. Mechanistic D. ISO 9000 E. Total quality integration 35) ABC International carefully watches the actions of its most innovative competitor and learns from them. ABC can establish a low-cost position by: 36) The Aquatic Center, Inc. periodically reviews the goals of the company. During the process, The Aquatic Center managers analyze their current strategies as compared to their competitors, determine goals that they will pursue and decide upon specific actions for each area of the company to take in pursuit of these goals. The Aquatic Center managers have been engaged in the management function of: 37) To be competitive in a global economy, Europeans must increase their level of: A. Productivity B. Population density C. Philanthropic contributions D. Espionage activity 38) A series of quality standards developed by a committee working under the International Organization for Standardization to improve total quality in all businesses for the benefit of both producers and consumers is: 39) Teams that work on long-term projects but disband once the work is completed are known as: 40) The pursuit of lucrative opportunities by enterprising individuals is called: A. Independence B. Intrapreneurship C. Entrepreneurship D. Business incubating 41) The best way for an employer to find out if a potential employee can do a job is by __________. A. using a performance simulation test B. using the interview process C. administering an IQ test D. having them spend a day in the office E. using a written test 42) A poll showed that 48 out of 120 randomly chosen graduates of California medical schools last year intended to specialize in family practice. What is the width of a 90% confidence interval for the proportion that plan to specialize in family practice? A. ± .00329 B. ± .04472 C. ± .08765 D. ± .07357 43) Two events are complementary when __________. A.the joint probability of the two events is one B. the sum of their probabilities is one C. they are mutually exclusive D.None of these 44) From its 32 regions, the Federal Aviation Administration selects 5 regions, and then randomly audits 20 departing commercial flights in each region for compliance with legal fuel and weight requirements. This is __________. A. judgment sampling B. stratified random sampling C. simple random sampling D. cluster sampling 45) Use the following table to answer question: Are Service provider and county independent events? A. Insufficient information to determine B. Yes C. No 46) William used a sample of 68 U.S. cities to estimate the relationship between Crime (annual property crimes per 100,000 persons) and Income (median income per capita). s estimated regression equation was Crime = 428 + .050 Income. Assuming b1 is significant, if Income decreases by 1000 we would predict that Crime will __________. A. increase by 428 B. decrease by 50 C. increase by 500 D. increase by 50 47) Dullco Manufacturing claims that its alkaline batteries last forty hours on average in a certain type of portable CD player. Tests on a random sample of 18 batteries showed a mean battery life of 37.8 hours with a standard deviation of 5.4 hours. In determining the p-value for reporting the studys findings, which of the following is true? A. The p-value is less than .05. B. The p-value is equal to .05. C. The p-value is greater than .05. D. The p-value cannot be determined without specifying ?. 48) In lean systems, if a defective product is found, which of the following is generally NOT done? 49) Queuing models use an A/B/C notation. What do these variables represent? A. average time between arrivals/average service time/number of parallel servers B. maximum time between arrivals/maximum allowable service time/maximum number of parallel servers C. minimum time between arrivals/minimum allowable service time/minimum number of parallel servers D. distribution of time between arrivals/distribution of service times/number of parallel servers 50) Suppose the estimated quadratic model Yt = 500 + 20 t t2 is the best-fitting trend of sales of XYZ Inc. using data for the past twenty years (t = 1, 2,.., 20). Which statement is incorrect? A. Latest year sales are no better than in year zero. B. Sales are increasing by about 20 units per year. C. The trend was higher in year 10 than in year 20. D. The turning point would be in period 10. 51) While glancing over the sensitivity report, you note that the stitching labor has a shadow price of $10 and a lower limit of 24 hours with an upper limit of 36 hours. If your original right hand value for stitching labor was 30 hours, you know that: A. you would lose $80 if one of your workers missed an entire 8 hour shift. B. you can send someone home 6 hours early and still pay them the $60 they would have earned while on the clock. C. the next worker that offers to work an extra 8 hours should receive at least $80. D. you would be willing pay up to $60 for someone to work another 6 hours. 52) A computer analysis reveals that the best-fitting trend model is Yt = 4.12 e 0.987 t. The trend was fitted using year-end common stock prices for Melodic Kortholt Outlet for the last six years. The R2 is 0.8571. Which conclusion is not correct? A. The absolute annual growth (in dollars per share) is increasing. B. Few investments could match the astounding growth rate. C. The stocks true intrinsic value is $4.12. D. At the end of year 3 the stock price would be nearly $80. 53) The Global, Web-Based Platform enables individuals to do which of the following? 54) A set of programs that enable the hardware to process data is _____. A. procedures B. database C. software D. network E. hardware 55) _____ is the integration of economic, social, cultural, and ecological facets of life, enabled by information. 56) What is _____ is not necessarily _____. A. Ethical, legal B. Unethical, illegal C. Ethical, illegal D. Unethical, legal E. Illegal, unethical 57) Which of the following is not a source for external data? 58) The management cockpit best exemplifies which type of system? A. Group decision support system B. Functional area information system C. Digital dashboard D. Expert system E. Decision support system 59) _____ provides users with a view of what is happening, where _____ addresses why it is happening. A. Multidimensional data analysis, data mining B. Multidimensional data analysis, neural networks C. Data mining, expert system D. Data mining, multidimensional data analysis E. Multidimensional data analysis, structured query language 60) International Game Technologys new ERP system produced all of the following benefits except: A. Company was able to maintain its original business processes B. ERP system connected the companys global operations C. The company gained flexibility in manufacturing products D. Operations employees were able to access manufacturing process details at their workstations E. Integrated the companys business functions 61) Which of the following is not a reason that managers need IT support? A. Decisions are becoming more complex B. Decision makers are often in different locations C. Decisions must typically be made under time pressure D. Need to access remote information sources E. Number of alternatives are decreasing 62) Credit card companies would most likely use which of the following to check for fraudulent credit card use? 63) Exchange rate risk: 64) PepsiCo calculates unlevered betas for each peer group in order to: 65) At 8% compounded annually, how long will it take $750 to double? 66) Tri State Pickle Company preferred stock pays a perpetual annual dividend of 2 1/2% of its par value. Par value of TSP preferred stock is $100 per share. If investors required rate of return on this stock is 15%, what is the value of per share? A. $6.00 B. $37.50 C. $16.67 D. $15.00 67) At what rate must $400 be compounded annually for it to grow to $716.40 in 10 years? A. 6% B. 5% C. 7% D. 8% 68) Which of the following best represents operating income? A. Earnings before interest and taxes B. Income from discontinued operations C. Income after financing activities D. Income from capital gains 69) Given the following annual net cash flows, determine the IRR to the nearest whole percent of a project with an initial outlay of $1,520. Year Net Cash Flow 1 $1,000 2 $1,500 3 $ 500 A. 40% B. 28% C. 48% D. 32% 70) Which of the following is most consistent with the hedging principle in working capital management? A. Fixed assets should be financed with short-term notes payable. B. Inventory should be financed with preferred stock. C. Accounts receivable should be financed with short-term lines of credit. D. Borrow on a floating rate basis to finance investments in permanent assets. 71) Which of the following best represents the stream of income that is available to common stockholders? A. Operating profit B. Gross profit C. Net profit after tax and after preferred dividend payments D. Earnings before interest and taxes 72) A machine costs $1,000, has a three-year life, and has an estimated salvage value of $100. It will generate after-tax annual cash flows (ACF) of $600 a year, starting next year. If your required rate of return for the project is 10%, what is the NPV of this investment? (Round your answerwer to the nearest $10.) A. $570 B. -$150 C. $490 D. $900 73) Dublin International Corporations marginal tax rate is 40%. It can issue three-year bonds with a coupon rate of 8.5% and par value of $1,000. The bonds can be sold now at a price of $938.90 each. The underwriters will charge $23 per bond in flotation costs. Determine the appropriate after-tax cost of debt for Dublin International to use in a capital budgeting analysis. 74) A stock with a beta greater than 1.0 has returns that are _____ volatile than the market, and a stock with a beta of less than 1.0 exhibits returns which are _____ volatile than those of the market portfolio. 75) Bondholders have a priority claim on assets ahead of: 76) Clustering techniques applied to segmenting markets __________. A. eliminate the need for marketing managers to specify in advance what dimensions might be relevant for grouping consumers B. remove the need for managerial judgment C. usually require computers to group people based on data from market research D. doesnt apply to demographic data E. is time consuming and expensive 77) Economists economic-buyer theory assumes that __________. A. consumers only want the cheapest price B. buyers logically compare choices in order to maximize their satisfaction C. demographic data are very useful for predicting consumer behavior D. consumers should purchase only low-priced products E. consumers always make rational decisions 78) The difference between target marketing and mass marketing is that target marketing: A) means focusing on a small market. B) focuses on short-run objectives, while mass marketing focuses on long-run objectives. C) focuses on specific customers, while mass marketing aims at an entire market. D) does not rely on e-commerce but mass marketing does. E) aims at increased sales, while mass marketing focuses on increased profits. 79) Which of the following is a business or organizational customer? A. a retailer. B. a wholesaler. C. a government agency. D. producers of goods or services. E. All of these are business and organizational customers. 80) In an effort to increase its total sales, Champion has started exporting its spark plugs for use by several German auto producers. Champion is pursuing a _____ opportunity. A. mass marketing B. diversification C. market penetration D. product development E. market development 81) Positioning: 82) The basic objective of the U.S. market-directed economic system is to: 83) A cluster analysis of the toothpaste market would probably show that: A. most consumers are concerned about cost. B. most consumers are mainly concerned about brightness of teeth. C. the broad product-market can be served effectively with one marketing mix. D. factors such as taste, price, and sex appeal are not important. E. different market segments seek different product benefits. 84) Marketing: A. not important if you have a good product. B. reflects existing social values in the short runwhile reinforcing these values in the long run. C. turns consumers into puppets. D. creates materialistic values which did not exist before. E. is only propaganda. 85) The clustering techniques that can be used in segmenting: 86) An Australian wine producer, facing declining sales at home, set up a new channel of distribution to sell wine in the United States. This seems to be an effort at: A. diversification. B. market penetration. C. product development. D. market development. 87) The statement, Of course people will buy our producteach of its features is better than the competition, most closely reflects which consumer behavior concept? A. the economic-buyer theory B. reference groups C. psychographics D. needs E. competitive advantage 88) Bob, an employee of Risky Manufacturing, Inc. is accidentally injured by a fellow worker while working his shift. Under workers compensation, Bob can: A. Seek workers compensation only. B.Sue Risky or seek workers compensation recovery, but not both. C.Sue Risky or seek workers compensation recovery. D.Recover from workers compensation only if Risky was negligent in allowing the injury to occur. 89) Which of the following statements is not true under the Fair Labor Standards Act? A) Children under 14 cannot work at all, except on farms. B) Children ages 14 and 15 may work limited hours in nonhazardous jobs. C) Children ages 16 and 17 may work unlimited hours in nonhazardous jobs. D) Persons age 18 or over may work unlimited hours in nonhazardous jobs. E) Persons age 18 or over may work unlimited hours in hazardous jobs. 90) Which of the following terms need not be disclosed under the Truth-in-Lending Act? A) the annual percentage rate (APR) B) the cash price of the product C) the terms available from competitors D) the total finance charge E) amount of payments 91) Which of the following is correct about litigating commercial disputes? 92) Minimum wages, hours of employment, and child labor are regulated by the: A. Regulated Hours Act B. Right to Work Laws C. Federal Employment Act of 1940 D. Fair Labor Standards Act 93) An agents duty of notification can best be described as a duty to: A) notify any third parties that the agent is acting as an agent B) notify any third parties as to the identity of the principal C) notify the principal about any material information that the agent learns relative to the subject matter of the agency D) notify the principal in a reasonable period of time in advance of terminating the agency arrangement 94) Which of the following is correct about the states powers regarding foreign affairs? A. The states can pass laws and enter into treaties with foreign nations so long as they do not unduly burden foreign commerce. B. The states have no power over foreign affairs because the U.S. Constitution grants that power exclusively to the federal government. C. Because of the sharing of powers between the federal government and the states, states have powers over foreign affairs equal to the powers of the federal government. D. The states can pass laws so long as they do not unduly burden foreign commerce, but the states have no authority to enter into treaties with foreign nations. E. The states can pass laws affecting foreign commerce and enter into treaties with foreign nations so long as they first obtain the consent of the Senate. 95) Which of the following is true about trademark registration? A. Once a trademark is registered, protection cannot be lost. B. The registration of a trademark can be renewed an unlimited number of times. C. A trademark must be registered prior to its actual use in commerce. D. Trademark registration is optional because protection is automatic. 96) What makes a publicly held corporation different from a public corporation? 97) The theory of business social responsibility that holds that a business owes duties solely to produce the highest return for its shareholders is: a. The moral minimum theory. b. The maximizing profits theory. c. The stakeholder interest theory. d. The corporate citizenship theory. e. The social audit theory. 98) One study found that manufacturing labor costs about _____ an hour in China, compared to _____ dollars in the United States. 99) Which country does the text describe as becoming the largest producer and consumer of many of the worlds goods? 100) Although the U.S. has had a longstanding agreement with _____ after the passage of NAFTA, _____ became the United States second largest trading partner.
