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84. Which of the following decreases the non-value added time of producing a product and in turn increases the quality of
the product?
a. Increasing movements of subassemblies
b. Adding processes in production
c. Redesigning products
d. Increasing time spent on delivery of products
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COCM.HANS.18.1-2 - LO: 01.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG - Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - v1 - ACBSP-APC-25 - Managerial Characteristics/Terminology
United States - v1 - AICPA-06 - BB-Resource Management
United States - v1 - IMA-11 - Strategic Planning
KEYWORDS: Bloom's - Understanding
NOTES: Time Estimate - 5 min.
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/17/2017 10:31 PM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO33-GINU-1TTU
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85. A critical measure of efficiency is
a. the cost of activity.
b. a T-test.
c. customer satisfaction.
d. employee job satisfaction.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COCM.HANS.18.1-2 - LO: 01.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG - Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - v1 - ACBSP-APC-25 - Managerial Characteristics/Terminology
United States - v1 - AICPA-10 - FN-Measurement
United States - v1 - IMA-07 - Cost Management
KEYWORDS: Bloom's - Remembering
NOTES: Time Estimate - 5 min.
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86. Today's cost managers must assemble cost information and determine how to value things. Which methods would
NOT be critical to achieving this?
a. foreign currency translation
b. costing and quality analysis
c. differentiating between value-added and non-value-added activities
d. measuring productivity
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COCM.HANS.18.1-2 - LO: 01.02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG - Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - v1 - ACBSP-APC-25 - Managerial Characteristics/Terminology
United States - v1 - AICPA-10 - FN-Measurement
United States - v1 - IMA-07 - Cost Management
KEYWORDS: Bloom's - Understanding
NOTES: Time Estimate - 5 min.
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 9:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/7/2016 9:25 AM
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87. Staff positions are positions that are:
a. directly involved in both financial and nonfinancial measures of efficiency of an organization.
b. supportive in nature and have only indirect responsibility for an organization's basic objectives.
c. supportive in nature and indirectly assess the overall cost impact of product designs over a product's life cycle.
d. directly responsible for carrying out the basic objectives of an organization.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COCM.HANS.18.1-3 - LO: 01.03
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NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG - Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - v1 - ACBSP-APC-26 - Management Functions
United States - v1 - AICPA-06 - BB-Resource Management
United States - v1 - IMA-07 - Cost Management
KEYWORDS: Bloom's - Remembering
NOTES: Time Estimate - 5 min.
DATE CREATED: 10/7/2016 9:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/17/2017 10:32 PM
QUESTION ID: JFND-GO33-GINU-1TTO