Problem solving, scorekeeping, and attention directing. Each of the following activities are functions accountants perform.

a. Interpreting differences between actual results and budgeted amounts on a shipping man¬

ager’s performance report at a Daewoo distribution centre

b. Preparing a report showing the benefits of leasing motor vehicles versus owning them

c. Preparing adjusting journal entries for amortization on the personnel manager’s office equipment at the Bank ofMontreal

d. Preparing a customer’s monthly statement for a Sears store

e. Processing the weekly payroll for the University ofAlberta maintenance department

f. Explaining the product design manager’s performance report at a DaimlerChrysler division g. Analyzing the costs ofseveral different ways to blend materials in the foundry of a General Electric plant h. Tallying sales, by branches, for the sales vice-president of Unilever i. Analyzing, for the president of CorelDraw, the impact of a contemplated new product on net income j. Interpreting why an IBM sales district did not meet its sales quota Required Identify each ofthe activities in parts

(a) to (j) as a problem-solving, scorekeeping, or attention¬

directing function.