Consider the Following Short Case as You Respond to the Question

question 26

Multiple Choice

Consider the following short case as you respond to the question: Scott and Logan are the CEO and CFO of MLN Corporation.The firm has lately been losing customers to MLN's competitors; Scott and Logan believe an ERP system could help MLN obtain more timely information that will enable them to retain old customers and acquire new ones.They formed a six-person team with representatives from three of MLN's ten departments and instructed them to use the steps in the systems development life cycle to choose and implement an ERP system.A year later, the team had completed its work and implemented the system by transferring data from MLN's general ledger software to the ERP system.Umble and Umble suggested six necessary conditions for a successful ERP implementation.Which of them was best achieved in the case?

• A)Communicating strategic goals clearly.
• B)Viewing ERP as an enterprise-wide venture.
• C)Ensuring data accuracy.
• D)All of these.

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Definitions:

Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted overhead costs and the actual costs incurred, due to changes in the level of production or activity.

Fixed Overhead

Fixed Overhead refers to the indirect costs of production that do not vary with the volume of production, such as salaries of managers, rent of factory, and depreciation of equipment.

Standard Cost System

A system of accounting that uses predetermined costs for calculating variances and tracking operational performance.

Job Order Cost System

A cost accounting system in which costs are assigned to each job or batch.