COST ACCOUNTING W/MY ACCOUNTING LAB
COST ACCOUNTING W/MY ACCOUNTING LAB
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781323337103
Author: Horngren
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.32P

1.

To determine

Planning and Control Decision:

Planning decisions involves selecting organization goals, estimating results under different alternative ways to attain those goals, and deciding how to achieve the expected goals. It involves communicating the goals and how to attain them to the entire firm.

Control decisions involve taking actions to implement planning decisions, and deciding on how to evaluate performance and providing feedback and learning to improve future decision making.

To indicate: The executive who is primarily responsible for each activity.

2.

To determine

The types of training or experience G would find most useful for the CFO position.

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