Questions from Management Accounting


Q: You are a remuneration consultant employed by a listed company to assess

You are a remuneration consultant employed by a listed company to assess the CEO’s reward plan. The board is concerned that the CEO is overpaid in absolute terms and also when compared to other CEOs o...

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Q: The ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations set out rules to deal

The ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations set out rules to deal with enhanced management performance and effectiveness and requires disclosure of the process for performance evaluati...

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Q: Ben, an employee of Joseph’s, appears to be extremely enthusiastic

Ben, an employee of Joseph’s, appears to be extremely enthusiastic about his back-office accounting role. He has been with Joseph’s company for about four years and has performed well in his position....

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Q: Becky Tan is the CFO at Frosters Systems, a diversified company

Becky Tan is the CFO at Frosters Systems, a diversified company with eight different business units (divisions). Becky has been asked by the CEO to develop a shared bonus pool system. Required What k...

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Q: Harley–Davidson, Inc. has found itself having to confront

Harley–Davidson, Inc. has found itself having to confront a number of risk-related issues. These have mainly related to: (a) the need to increase the number of recalls due to faults (b) surging costs...

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Q: Sarah Tesar is the lead partner of a medium-sized accounting

Sarah Tesar is the lead partner of a medium-sized accounting firm. The eight partners share in an annual bonus pool. The characteristics of the bonus pool system include: • The bonus pool size each ye...

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Q: Investigate which companies have experienced either one-strike or two-

Investigate which companies have experienced either one-strike or two-strikes on their remuneration reports in the last year or two. Summarise your results and collect the specifics of one example.

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Q: The World Coal Institute claims that coal provides over 26.5

The World Coal Institute claims that coal provides over 26.5 per cent of global primary energy needs and generates over 41.5 per cent of the world’s electricity. Coal is one of the cheapest forms of f...

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Q: Supply chain analysis focuses particularly on one aspect of value chain analysis

Supply chain analysis focuses particularly on one aspect of value chain analysis. Explain how supply chain analysis is performed and how it relates to value chain analysis.

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Q: (a) Explain how carbon-trading might reduce greenhouse gas

(a) Explain how carbon-trading might reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (b) How might the existence of carbon trading schemes affect the management accounting system within organisations?

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