Exam 20: Basic Elements of Control

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A college admissions board required students to have certain grade point averages and SAT scores to be accepted at the school.What form of operations control do these requirements represent?

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A year-end sales report is an example of a(n)____________________ control.

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On the end-of-year report for Yoplait yogurt,the division manager noted that "the gross margin for the product was lower than expected." This statement indicates that the control system used by Yoplait might lack

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Organizational control is

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____________________ are intended to serve as frameworks,but managers sometimes fail to recognize that changing circumstances may warrant adjustments.

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Question 45

Most organizations define areas of control in terms of the four basic types of resources they use: physical,human,____________________ and financial.

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Question 46

The planning and controlling functions are interrelated.

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Question 47

The term objective as it relates to controls means that the controls

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Question 48

Income statements,balance sheets,and audits are examples of the control of

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Question 49

The expense budget is a type of ____________________ budget that anticipates expenses for the organization during the coming time period.

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Question 50

At the end of each fiscal year,managers report in their performance report if they are under budget.This is an example of a(n)____control.

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Question 51

At the beginning of the planning-controlling process,planning

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Question 52

____________________ budgets focus on such factors as units of output and allocation of space.

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Question 53

Discuss the relationship between strategy and control for a global organization.

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Question 54

The last step in the control process is to change the standard.

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Question 55

The form of organizational control based on informal,organic structural arrangements is ____________________ control.

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Question 56

An after-action report is a screening control.

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Question 57

Which of the following is an example of a financial control that allows managers to compare different elements of a balance sheet and income statement to one another?

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Question 58

____ ratios indicate the effectiveness of specific functional areas rather than that of the total organization.

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Question 59

Which of the following would NOT be included in the typical balance sheet?

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Exam 20: Basic Elements of Control

A college admissions board required students to have certain grade point averages and SAT scores to be accepted at the school.What form of operations control do these requirements represent?

A year-end sales report is an example of a(n)____________________ control.

On the end-of-year report for Yoplait yogurt,the division manager noted that "the gross margin for the product was lower than expected." This statement indicates that the control system used by Yoplait might lack

Organizational control is

____________________ are intended to serve as frameworks,but managers sometimes fail to recognize that changing circumstances may warrant adjustments.

Most organizations define areas of control in terms of the four basic types of resources they use: physical,human,____________________ and financial.

The planning and controlling functions are interrelated.

The term objective as it relates to controls means that the controls

Income statements,balance sheets,and audits are examples of the control of

The expense budget is a type of ____________________ budget that anticipates expenses for the organization during the coming time period.

At the end of each fiscal year,managers report in their performance report if they are under budget.This is an example of a(n)____control.

At the beginning of the planning-controlling process,planning

____________________ budgets focus on such factors as units of output and allocation of space.

Discuss the relationship between strategy and control for a global organization.

The last step in the control process is to change the standard.

The form of organizational control based on informal,organic structural arrangements is ____________________ control.

An after-action report is a screening control.

Which of the following is an example of a financial control that allows managers to compare different elements of a balance sheet and income statement to one another?

____ ratios indicate the effectiveness of specific functional areas rather than that of the total organization.

Which of the following would NOT be included in the typical balance sheet?

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