In Order to Be Useful to Managers, Management Accounting Reports

question 134

Multiple Choice

In order to be useful to managers, management accounting reports should possess all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• A) provide objective measures of past operations and subjective estimates about future decisions
• B) be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
• C) be provided at any time management needs information
• D) be prepared to report information for any unit of the business to support decision making

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Definitions:

Isocost Line

A line representing all combinations of inputs that result in the same total cost for a firm.

Price Of Capital

The cost of using capital goods for production, often represented by interest rates or rental prices of equipment and machinery.

Slope

A measure of the steepness or incline of a line, indicating the rate of change between two variables on a graph.

Isocost

A line representing all combinations of production factors that have the same total cost.