ACC 560 Week 7 Quiz – Strayer NEW
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Week 7 Quiz 6:
Chapters 9 and 10
Chapter 9
TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS
1. Budgets are statements of management's plans stated in financial
terms.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
2. A benefit of budgeting is that it provides definite objectives
for evaluating performance.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
3. A budget can be a means of communicating a company's objectives
to external parties.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
4. A budget can be used as a basis for evaluating performance.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
5. A well-developed budget can operate and enforce itself.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
6. The budget itself and the administration of the budget are the
responsibility of the accounting department.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
7. Effective budgeting requires clearly defined lines of authority
and responsibility.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Business Economics
8. The flow of input data for budgeting should be from the highest
levels of responsibility to the lowest.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
9. Budgets can have a positive or negative effect on human behavior
depending on the manner in which the budget is developed and administered.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Risk Management, AICPA PC: Interaction, IMA:
Performance Measurement
10. A budget can facilitate the coordination of activities among the
segments of a large company.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
11. The longer the budget period, the more reliable the estimates of
future outcomes.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
12. The budget committee has the responsibility for coordinating the
preparation of the budget.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Leadership,
IMA: Budget Preparation
13. The budget is developed within the framework of a sales
forecast.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
14. Budgeting and long-range planning are two terms that describe
the same process.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
15. Long-range plans are used more as a review of progress toward
long-term goals rather than an evaluation of specific results to be achieved.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
16. The master budget reflects management's long-term plans
encompassing five years or more.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
17. The master budget consists of operating and financial budgets.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
18. Financial budgets must be completed before the operating budgets
can be prepared.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
19. The direct materials budget must be completed before the
production budget because the quantity of materials available for production
must be known.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
20. The number of direct labor hours needed for production is
obtained from the production budget.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
21. A manufacturing overhead budget is not needed if the company
develops a predeter-mined overhead rate to apply overhead.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
22. The manufacturing overhead budget generally has separate
sections for variable, mixed, and fixed costs.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
23. A production budget should be prepared before the sales budget.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
24. The direct materials budget contains both quantity and cost
data.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA:
Budget Preparation
25. The budgeted income statement indicates the expected
profitability of operations for the next year.
Ans: LO: 4, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
26. If a monthly cash budget is prepared properly, there will never
be a cash deficiency at the end of any month.
Ans: LO: 5, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
27. The budgeted balance sheet is prepared entirely from the budgets
for the current year.
Ans: LO: 5, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
28. The starting point when budgeting for a not-for-profit
organization is generally to budget expenditures first.
Ans: LO: 6, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
29. A merchandiser has a merchandise purchases budget rather than a
production budget.
Ans: LO: 6, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
30. A critical factor in budgeting for a service firm is to
determine the amount of products to purchase.
Ans: LO: 6, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
31. The
budget itself and the administration of the budget are entirely accounting
responsibilities.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
32. Financial
planning models and statistical and mathematical techniques may be used in
forecasting sales.
Ans: LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
33. The
direct materials budget is derived from the direct materials units required for
production plus desired ending direct materials units less beginning direct
materials units.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
34. The
manufacturing overhead budget shows the expected manufacturing overhead costs.
Ans: LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
35. In
order to develop a budgeted balance sheet, the previous year's balance sheet is
needed.
Ans: LO: 5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Resource Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving,
IMA: Budget Preparation
36. In
service enterprises, the critical factor in budgeting is coordinating materials
and equipment with anticipated services.
Ans: LO: 6, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS
37. Why
are budgets useful in the planning process?
a. They provide management with information
about the company's past performance.
b. They help communicate goals and provide a
basis for evaluation.
c. They guarantee the company will be profitable
if it meets its objectives.
d. They enable the budget committee to earn
their paycheck.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
38. A budget
a. is a substitute
for management.
b. is an aid to
management.
c. can operate or
enforce itself.
d. is the
responsibility of the accounting department.
Ans: LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB:
Strategic/Critical Thinking, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: Budget Preparation
39. Accounting generally has the responsibility for
a. setting
company goals.
b. expressing the
budget in financial terms.
c. enforcing the
budget.
d. administration
of the budget.
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