The Focus of Management Accounting Over Time Has Changed

question 63

Multiple Choice

The focus of management accounting over time has changed. Which is the correct historical order for the following foci?
i. Cost
ii. Profitability
iii. Resource management
iv. Waste reduction

• A) i, ii, iii and iv
• B) ii, iii, i and iv
• C) i, ii, iv and iii
• D) i, iii, iv and ii

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Definitions:

Gate Theory

A theory that suggests the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to proceed to the brain.

Pain Gate

Hypothetical neural circuit in which activity in fine-touch and pressure pathways diminishes the activity in pain and temperature pathways.

Somatosensory Receptors

Somatosensory receptors are sensory cells located in the skin, muscles, and organs that detect touch, temperature, pain, and body position.

Somatosensation

The body's ability to sense touch, temperature, body position, and pain, often referred to as the sense of touch.