CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Practice Questions — All Questions
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4 questions
Performance Management
A favorable variance generally means actual results were:
- a.Not measurable
- b.Worse than budget
- c.Exactly on budget
- d.Better than the budgeted/standard amount✓
A favorable variance means performance beat the standard or budget.
Performance Management
A balanced scorecard evaluates performance using:
- a.Only the cash balance
- b.Financial and non-financial perspectives✓
- c.Only net income
- d.Only stock price
The balanced scorecard adds customer, internal-process, and learning perspectives to financials.
Performance Management
Return on investment (ROI) for a division is generally:
- a.Cash divided by liabilities
- b.Operating income divided by invested capital✓
- c.Total assets only
- d.Sales minus expenses
ROI relates a division's income to the capital invested to earn it.
Performance Management
Residual income is operating income minus:
- a.Depreciation
- b.Cost of goods sold
- c.Taxes only
- d.A capital charge on invested capital✓
Residual income subtracts a required return (capital charge) from operating income.