1. Which of the following is FALSE about the balanced scorecard and its underlying logic?

   	A.	The balanced scorecard enables top management to translate its strategy into performance measures that employees can understand and influence.
   	B.	The balanced scorecard consists of an integrated set of performance measures that are derived from and support a companys strategy.
   	C.	A companys ability to change and improve determines its ability to have efficient internal business processes.
   	D.	A companys financial results determine the level of customer satisfaction for its goods and services.

2. Division A of XYZ Co. produces units that can either be sold to outside customers or transferred to XYZs Division B. The following data are available from the last year:

   Division A

   Production capacity in units 20,000

   Selling price per unit to outside customers $25

   Variable cost per unit $15

   Total fixed production and selling costs $80,000

   Division B

   Number of units needed annually 4,000

   Price per unit paid to an outside supplier $18

   If the Division A can sell all 20,000 units annually to outside customers, what is the lowest acceptable transfer price from Division As standpoint on each of the 4,000 units?

   	A.	$15
   	B.	$19
   	C.	$18
   	D.	$25

3. XYZ Co. manufactures two types of toilet paper: ultra-strong and ultra-soft. Because of a recent shortage of chlorine-based bleach, a key ingredient needed for the two products, the company has to decide what amount of each product would be most advantageous to produce. Information related to the two products that use chlorine-based bleach are shown below:

   	Ultra-strong	Ultra-soft
   Contribution margin per case	$25	$28
   Contribution margin ratio	50%	70%
   Chlorine-based bleach required per case (in liters)	5	7
   Maximum monthly demand (in cases)	unlimited	unlimited

   Assume that XYZ Co. only has 3,500 liters of Chlorine-based bleach available next month. What is the maximum amount of contribution margin that the company can generate next month from the two products above given the shortage of Chlorine-based bleach?

   	A.	$19,250
   	B.	$14,000
   	C.	$15,750
   	D.	$17,500

4. Which of the following is FALSE?

   	A.	With a constrained resource, total contribution margin is maximized if the company promotes the product that has the highest contribution margins per unit of the constraining resource.
   	B.	For a make or buy decision, the opportunity cost of making a product would be the profits that could have been derived from the best alternative use of the facilities being used to make the product.
   	C.	When analyzing a special order, only the incremental costs and benefits are relevant.
   	D.	Joint costs are relevant in decisions regarding whether a product should be processed further or sold as is at the split-off point.