Strategic Cost Management
Strategic Cost Management
Strategic Cost Management
77. Labour productivity measures the growth in value added _____ per unit of
labour used.
A. Input
B. Output
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C. Cost
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D. Energy te
Answer: B a
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78. Pareto Principle is ______ rule.
A. 80/20
B. 50/50
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C. 60/40
D. 10/90
Answer: A
80. The essential concept of TOC is that every organization must have at least one
____________.
A. Process
B. Function
C. Constraint
D. Cost
Answer: C
81. A _______ is any factor that limits the organization from getting more of
whatever it strives for.
A. Constraint
B. Cost
C. Profit
D. Revenue
Answer: A
82. Lean management has been developed with the intention of reducing
________________ and maximizing the value of the product or the service to the
customer.
A. Cost
B. Value Cost
C. Process Waste
D. Profit
Answer: C
84. A ______________ is the sequence of phases that a project goes through from
its initiation to its closure.
A. Product Management
B. Project Management
C. Project Sequencing
D. ProjectLife Cycle
Answer: D
86. Porter argues that the ability to perform particularactivities and to manage the
linkages between these activities is a source of _______________ advantage.
A. Cost
B. Competitive
C. Functional
D. Profitability
Answer: B
88. Kaizen is a method aimed at ______ reduction below standard level, but
without negative effects on quality, staff, safety, etc.
A. Cost
B. Waste
C. Non – value activities
D. Constraints
Answer: A
90. Target costing is a ___________ costing methodology, in which the selling price
and the required profit margin are used to determine the allowable cost for
manufacturing a new/existing product.
A. Modern
B. Reverse
C. Product
D. Process
Answer: B
92. Backflush costing is an accounting method that records costs after a good is
sold or a service is ___________.
A. Initiated
B. Progressed
C. Completed
D. Planned
Answer: C