Which of the following is the best measure of quality to be included within a building block model in a rapidly growing clothing business?
The following extracts relate to Company X and Company Y for 20X1:
What is the operating profit margin for both companies for 20X1?
Companies A and B are both involved in retailing. Relevant information for the year ended 30 September 20X1 was as follows:
A B
$000 $000
Sales revenue 50,000 200,000
Profit 10,000 10,000
Capital employed 50,000 50,000
Which of the following statements is true?
In an investment centre, a divisional manager has autonomy over negotiating all selling prices, has local functions set up for payables, inventory and cash management, and uses a full debt factoring service.
Which of the following should the divisional manager be held accountable for?
(1) The generation of revenues.
(2) Transfer prices.
(3) Management of working capital.
(4) Apportioned head office costs.
The trading account of Calypso for the year ended 30 June 20X0 is set out below:
The following amounts have been extracted from the company's statement of financial position at 30 June 20X0.
$
Trade receivables 60,000
Prepayments 4,000
Cash in hand 6,000
Bank overdraft 8,000
Trade payables 40,000
Accruals 3,000
Declared dividends 5,000
Calculate the inventories days (using average inventories) and the current ratio for Calypso Ltd for the period.
Service quality is measured principally by quantitative measures.
Fitzgerald and Moon's standards for performance measurement systems are ownership, achievability and controllability
The following statements have been made about a balanced scorecard (BSC) performance reporting system.
(1) There must be just one key performance indicator (KPI) for each of the four perspectives of performance.
(2) A performance target to reduce the amount of wastage in production would relate to the innovation and learning perspective of the BSC.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
Which of the following elements in the Building Block model of performance management (Fitzgerald and Moon) relates to setting standards of performance?
A government department is responsible for monitoring the performance of schools providing education for pupils aged between 11 and 18.
There is a separate government department that sets final examinations that help determine entry to university and support pupils' job applications.
The head teachers at individual schools are responsible for teaching and submitting selected pupils for these examinations.
Which of the following statements is valid in the context of this scenario?