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1The triple bottom line concept refers to:
- AEvaluating organizational performance in terms of social and environment impact in addition to financial considerations
- BPeople, profits, processes
- CThe three main financial documents for reporting profits: the operating or profit/loss statement, the budget, and a statements of cash flow
- DA process of verification of performance similar to an audit
2Which of the following is NOT true regarding organizational controls:
- AControls consist solely of financial documents for reporting purposes
- BControls should be balanced against the costs they incur and the benefits they provide
- CControl should both inform managers as to current performance and alert to variations or deviations from a plan
- DControls also exist in the form of managerial or, non-financial controls
3The balance sheet refers to
- AA snapshot of the organization's financial position at a certain point in time
- BA schedule of anticipated earnings and expenses over a period of time
- CA record of changes in cash in or out of the firm
- DA strategic management tool that considers the four perspectives of 1) learning & growth, 2) internal business practices, 3) customer, and 4) financial
4Net Income (or Net Profit) is:
- AThe difference between the income and all expenses
- BThe difference from what price an product sold for and what it cost the product cost you to acquire or produce it
- CA record of changes in cash in or out of the firm
- DThe total amount of sales in a given time period
5The planned income or expenses of a firm can be found on which financial statement?
- AA budget
- BA profit/loss (P/L) statement
- CThe cash flow statement
- DThe balance sheet
6Which of the following should not be considered a fixed expense?
- ACost of Goods Sold
- BRent
- CUtilities
- DSalaries of administrative personnel (“overhead”)
7Which of the following is NOT a good reason that nonfinancial controls are important to include:
- ANot all managers or employers are proficient at reading or understanding financial performances document
- BIn the long term, they have significant influence over profitability
- CNonfinancial items are of great strategic importance when properly linked to financial measures
- DStakeholders have priorities that are not limited to financial performance.
8In examining financial statements, which of the following should cause the most alarm and why: Halfway into the fiscal year, you notice that “office supplies” expense category is overspent by about 75% on a $6,000 annual budget. At the end of the fiscal year, you notice that your salaries expense line item is over by almost $150,000. This represents a projected 5% variance on a projected annual budget of $3.0M.
- ABoth are potentially significant because they represent significant variances, one in dollars, while the other is in percentage variance, from the operating plan or budget
- BItem 1 is the larger concern because a 75% variance is substantial whereas 5% is not.
- CItem 2 is the larger concern because $150K is a lot more than $2,250 (75% more than budgeted at that point in the year)
- DNeither is necessarily significant as #1 is only off by $2,250 while #2 other is only off by 5%
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- MGMT 2003 Quiz on Concept 12 Practice Quiz, created by Adam Peterson on 14/03/2018.
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