9. Which is not an aspect of a report to make it effective? a. Detailed b. Accuracy c. Relevance d. Exception oriented 10. Which of the following statements is true? a. world class companies motivate and treat employees like appreciating assets b. manufacturing firms that achieve world class status do so by following a philosophy of lean manufacturing c. world class companies must maintain strategic agility and be able to turn on a dime d. all of the above 11. Which of the following is not recorded using the fixed assets system? a. Sale of a company van b. Improvement of a leased office space c. Purchase of raw materials d. None of the above

9. Which is not an aspect of a report to make it effective? a. Detailed b. Accuracy c. Relevance d. Exception oriented 10. Which of the following statements is true? a. world class companies motivate and treat employees like appreciating assets b. manufacturing firms that achieve world class status do so by following a philosophy of lean manufacturing c. world class companies must maintain strategic agility and be able to turn on a dime d. all of the above 11. Which of the following is not recorded using the fixed assets system? a. Sale of a company van b. Improvement of a leased office space c. Purchase of raw materials d. None of the above

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter9: Responsibility Accounting And Decentralization

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14MC: An important goal of a responsibility accounting framework is to help ensure which of the following?...

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