Form groups of three to five. Divide the groups into four sets: A, B, C, and D.

Required:

Use Chapters 12 and 13 to do the following:

1. Group A will compare responsibility under a traditional financial responsibility structure with responsibility under a strategic performance management system.

2. Group B will analyze the differences in performance measures under traditional financial responsibility structures and those under strategic responsibility accounting systems.

3. Group C will compare and contrast performance evaluation of a traditional financial responsibility accounting system with that of a strategic responsibility accounting system.

4. Group D will compare and contrast the reward systems of the traditional responsibility system with that of a strategic responsibility accounting system.

5. One group of each type will report the results of their analyses to the class as a whole.