The Sales Discounts account is a contra account to the ________ account.
A) Purchases
B) Sales Revenue
C) Merchandise Inventory
D) Sales Returns and Allowances
A company’s production department was experiencing a high defect rate on the
assembly line, which was slowing down production and causing wastage of valuable
direct materials. The production manager decided to purchase a higher grade of
materials that would be more reliable, but he was worried that the cost of the new
materials might negatively affect operating income. This would produce a(n) ________.
A) unfavorable direct materials cost variance
B) favorable direct labor cost variance
C) favorable direct labor efficiency variance
D) unfavorable direct materials efficiency variance
You did not understand what the term accrual meant and failed to accrue the interest
due at the end of the year on the company’s bonds. Which of the IMA standards appears
to have been violated here?
A) integrity
B) confidentiality
C) competence