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1
Which of the following is a broad managerial approach consistent with an emphasis on obtaining goal congruence?
A)Management by crisis
B)Management by rule-of-thumb
C)Management through goal congruence
D)Just-in-time philosophy
E)Management by objective
2
Return on investment (ROI) is defined as which of the following?
A)Sales revenue/Invested capital
B)Income/Invested capital
C)Invested capital/Income
D)Income/Sales revenue
E)Sales revenue/Income
3
Which of the following is a formula for computing residual income for an investment center?
A)Profit – (Invested capital x Imputed interest rate)
B)Profit – (Invested capital x Capital turnover)
C)Profit – Budgeted net income
D)Profit – (Invested capital x sales margin)
E)Profit – (Invested capital/Imputed interest rate)
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Consider the following:
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What is the economic value added (EVA)?
A)$60,000
B)$3,200
C)$6,000
D)$50,000
E)$56,000
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Consider the following:
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To the nearest tenth, what is the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC)?
A)13.0%
B)6.4%
C)7.2%
D)6.6%
E)6.1%
6
The current income of an investment center is $42,000. Its current invested capital is $280,000. If the sales margin is increased to 8% and the capital turnover remains constant at 3, what will be the investment center's new return on investment (ROI)?
A)14%
B)15%
C)45%
D)21%
E)24%
7
The current profit for an investment center is $36,000. Its current invested capital is $200,000. The investment center is considering the purchase of equipment for $20,000. The equipment is expected to increase annual profit by $2,800. The firm's cost of capital is 12%. If the equipment is purchased, what will be the increase in residual income of the investment center?
A)$2,800
B)$16,000
C)$400
D)4%
E)12%
8
What are the possibilities of the bases used for determining a division's invested capital?
A)Total assets
B)Total productive assets
C)Total assets less current liabilities
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
9
Which of the following statements is true with respect to opportunity costs?
A)Opportunity costs will always increase the transfer price calculated using the general rule.
B)An opportunity cost is by definition a sunk cost and is a critical piece of any well designed incentive package.
C)The outlay cost and the opportunity cost will be equal if there is no excess capacity.
D)If a company has excess production capacity, opportunity cost will never increase the transfer price calculated using the general rule.
E)Both C & D are true.
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Division One Outlay Costs:
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All of the product of Division One can be sold in the external market at $11.25 per batch. The product can be transferred to Division Two and sold by Division Two for $13.00 per batch. What is the transfer price? (Delivery costs will remain the same for internal transfers).
A)$ 8.50
B)$13.00
C)$ 8.00
D)$11.25
E)$13.45
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Division One Outlay Costs:
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Division One has excess capacity. The external market price is $10.00 per batch. The product can be transferred to Division Two and sold by Division Two for $12.00 per batch. What is the transfer price? (Delivery costs will remain the same for internal transfers).
A)$ 8.50
B)$10.00
C)$ 8.00
D)$12.00
E)$18.50

12
Stone Foods produces the majority of its cheese products in its U.S. based dairy division at a total outlay cost of $6.00 per unit. A large portion of the finished product is sold to Division B where it is packaged and sold overseas under a different label. The tax rate in Division B's country is higher than the U.S. tax rate.

Assume the company desires to minimize the overall tax impact of the transfer (i) what type of relative pre-tax income should each division desire to achieve as a result of the transfer and (ii) what type of transfer price would accomplish your answer to (i).

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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
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When transfer prices are based on __________, the excess costs incurred by an inefficient division are passed on to the buying division.
A)actual costs
B)the external market price
C)standard costs
D)negotiations between division managers
E)the distressed market price
14
Which of the following transfer pricing techniques will cause dysfunctional decision-making behavior?
A)General transfer pricing
B)Transfers based on external market prices
C)Transfers based on variable costs
D)Transfers based on full cost
E)None of the above
15
Internal control systems are designed to prevent major lapses in responsible behavior. Which of the following types of irresponsible activity would be classified as corruption?
A)Misstating an organization's financial records.
B)Illegal political campaign contributions.
C)Theft or misuse of an organization's resources.
D)Using company facilities for a political 'pep' rally.
E)None of the above







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