Sept 27 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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3 basic measurements used by theory of constraints are…3

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1 throughput

2 inventory

3 operational expense

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Which type of product is it appropriate for the seller to accept any price that exceeds the storage and delivery costs for the product?

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Byproduct

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3
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The linked list form of file organization is characterized by which of the following…

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Pointer field

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4
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A software tool used for ad hoc, online access to items in a database would most likely be…

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A query utility program

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5
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Mutual interdependence relates to e fact that the outcome of pricing decisions in an oligopoly is dependent upon…

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Reactions of organization’s rivals

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ROI relies on financial measures that are capable of being independently verified, while other forms of performance measures are subject to manipulation is…

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An incorrect statement

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Disaster recovery plan for a firm’s data processing function should categorize systems according to their…

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Priority

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8
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A plotter is…

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Not an input device

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What improvement initiative can be implemented to bring lumber usage back to 80%?

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Lean production

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What should be examined to determine if an information system is operating according to prescribed procedures?

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System control

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In relation to the balance of trade, all international transactions involving the purchase or sale of physical products between domestic and foreign countries are reflected in…

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Trade balance in the current account

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Failure to completely define the program specification blocks prevents e application program from accessing or changing data, resulting in…

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Incomplete processing

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Relevance of a particular cost to a decision is determined by the…

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Potential effect on the decision

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Annual Accrual accounting income equation

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Annual accrual accounting income =

annual saving - depreciation

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Accrual accounting rate of return =

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Accrual accounting rate of return =

Accrual accounting income/investment

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16
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A compiler is…

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Program that converts high level programming language into machine language

17
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Why would a firm generally choose to finance temporary assets with short term debt?

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Matching maturities of assets and liabilities reduces risk

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A network of computers located throughout an organization’s different facilities and linked to a centralized computer to fulfill information processing needs is called…

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Distributed data processing

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Globalization suggests that firm’s need to take a serious look at the variety of implications of globalization for business strategies, among the major factors that need to be considered are…

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Need for scenario planning

20
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The proper discount rate to use in calculating certainty equivalent net present value is the…

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Risk free rate

21
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Bank reserves would be decreased by…

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A sale of government securities by the Federal Reserve

22
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The internal rate of return is the cost of capital percentage at which…

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The net present value crosses the horizontal axis

23
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Calculate total equivalent units of production under FIFO 4

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Work to complete BWIP
+ Units started
- work to complete EWIP
= equivalent units FIFO

24
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If real interest rates are the same, the country with the higher nominal interest rate is expected to…

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Experience a higher rate of inflation

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A higher rate of inflation is associated with a devaluing currency, so the currency of the country with the higher nominal interest rate will likely be selling at a...
Forward discount
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What is the major advantage of a zero balance account system?
It maximizes the float involved in cash disbursements
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What is the market rate of interest on s one year US Treasury bill?
3%
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Which of the following inputs would be most beneficial to consider when management is developing the capital budget?
Profit center equipment requests
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Invested assets equation
Invested assets = sales/asset turnover
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a flexible budget?
Provides budgeted numbers for various activity levels
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A tool which indicates how frequently each type of defect occurs is a...
Pareto diagram
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Individuals that monitor controls are referred to as...
Evaluators
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Which of the following components of internal control are characterized by ongoing activities and separate evaluations?
Monitoring
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In a lock box system by sending payments directly to the financial institution...
Collection float is minimized