The Primary Objective of Benchmarking Is to Evaluate Performance of an Activity

question 67

True/False

The primary objective of benchmarking is to evaluate performance of an activity, operation, or organization relative to the performance by other companies.

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Definitions:

Dollar Amounts

Units of currency used in financial transactions or accounting to represent values or costs.

Fair Value

The value that could be gained from the sale of an asset or the expense of transferring a liability, in a regulated transaction among market players on the date of assessment.

Asset Acquired

An item of economic value obtained by a company, expected to provide future benefit by generating cash flows or reducing expenses.

Future Service Potential

The potential of an asset to contribute to future operations and cash flows of an organization.