All the following statements except one are examples of the advantages that a computer-based accounting system used by a management accountant has over a manual system.Which statement is the exception?
Gordon works in the accounts department of a retail business. He and his colleagues are looking at the sales figures for
various types of clothing. The director asks them to use exception reporting to summarise their findings.
Which of the following correctly defines the concept of 'exception reporting' within a business context?
A small company's computer system comprises five desktop personal computers located in separate offices linked together in an intranet within the same building. The computers are not connected to the Internet and employees are not allowed to take
storage media into or out of the building. Information which the business' owner wishes to keep confidential to herself is stored in one of the computers.
Which one of the following statements can be concluded from this information?
____Systems pool data from internal and external sources and make information available to senior managers, for strategic,
unstructured decision-making.Which word or phrase correctly completes this sentence?
All the following statements except one describe the relationship between data and information. Which one is the exception?
Mr Smith has a limited income which restricts the number of different goods he can buy. Which one of the following best describes the position at which Mr Smith's utility from purchasing different goods is maximised?
Which of the following terms is not used by Mintzberg in his description of organisational structure?
Y plc is a growing organisation which has recently diversified into a number of significant new product markets. It has also
recently acquired another company in one of its overseas markets.What would be the most appropriate form of organisation
for Y plc?
Which of the following principles of classical management is challenged by matrix management?
Which of the following statements about the informal organisation is not true?