38. A major accounting contribution to the managerial decision-making process in evaluating
possible courses of action is to
a. assign responsibility for the decision.
b. provide relevant revenue and cost data about each course of action.
c. determine the amount of money that should be spent on a project.
d. decide which actions that management should consider.
39. Which of the following stages of the management decision-making process is improperly
sequenced?
a. Evaluate possible courses of action Æ Make decision.
b. Assign responsibility for the decision Æ Identify the problem.
c. Identify the problem Æ Determine possible courses of action.
d. Assign responsibility for decision Æ Determine possible courses of action.
40. Internal reports that review the actual impact of decisions are prepared by
a. department heads.
b. the controller.
c. management accountants.
d. factory workers.
41. Which of the following steps in the management decision-making process does not
generally involve the managerial accountant?
a. Determine possible courses of action
b. Make the appropriate decision based on relevant data
c. Prepare internal reports that review the impact of decisions
d. None of these
The process of evaluating financial data that change under alternative courses of action is
called
a. double entry analysis.
b. contribution margin analysis.
c. incremental analysis.
d. cost-benefit analysis.