Different information needs Consider the operation of a fast-food company with hundreds of retail outlets scattered about the country. Identify the management ac¬ counting information needs for the following:

(a) The manager of a local fast-food outlet that prepares food and serves it to cus¬ tomers who walk in or pick it up in a drive-through window

(b) The regional manager who supervises the operations of all the retail outlets in a three-state region

(c) Senior management located at the company's corporate headquarters. Con¬ sider specifically the information needs of the president and the vice presi¬ dents of operations and marketing.

Be sure to address the content, frequency, and timeliness of information needed by these different managers.

(LO 4, 5)