The "Balanced Scorecard" Provides Top Managers with a _____ View

question 15

Multiple Choice

The "balanced scorecard" provides top managers with a _____ view of the business.

• A) detailed and complex
• B) fast but comprehensive
• C) simple and routine
• D) long-term financial

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Definitions:

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause the cost of activities to increase or decrease, ultimately affecting the overall costs of products or services.

Direct Method

A method of reporting the cash flows from operating activities as the difference between the operating cash receipts and the operating cash payments.

ABC

Activity-Based Costing, a method that allocates overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on their usage.

Support Department Costs

Expenses related to departments that do not directly contribute to the production of goods or services but provide necessary support, such as IT and HR.