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Which of the following statements regarding standard setting is correct? 

A

 Imposed standards are more likely to be achieved 

B

Managers across the organisation should be targeted using the same standards 

C

Standards should be set at an ideal level with no built in stretch 

D

 Participation in standard setting is more motivating than where standards are imposed 

When setting performance measurement targets it should be considered that there is the possibility that managers will take a short term view of the company and may even be tempted to manipulate results in order to achieve their targets.   

Which of the following would assist in overcoming the problems of short-termism and manipulation of results? 

A

 Rewards should be linked to a wider variety of performance measures including some nonfinancial measures 

B

 Managers should only be rewarded for the results achieved in their own departments 

C

 Any capital investment decision should be judged using the payback method of investment appraisal 

D

 Setting targets involving the overall performance of the company will be more motivating for managers 

Stakeholders will have different objectives and companies may deal with this by having a range of performance measures to assess the achievement of these objectives.   

Which of the following statements is true in relation to stakeholders? 

A

The aim of all performance measures should be to increase short term profit 

B

 The only interest of the government is that companies pay their taxes 

C

 Shareholders will be looking for increasing dividends and increased share price 

D

Only internal stakeholders need to be considered by companies 

The public service funding system operates on the basis that performance against non-financial objectives leads to a reduction in the level of funding. True or false? 

A

True

B

False 

Economy means cost cutting. True or false? 

A

True

B

False 

For a not for profit organisation with multiple objectives, which aspect of performance is the most difficult to assess? 

A

Financial 

B

Economy 

C

Efficiency 

D

Effectiveness

A government body uses measures based on the 3Es to measure value for money generated by a publicly funded hospital. It considers the most important performance measure to be 'cost per successfully treated patient' 

Which of the 3Es best describes the above measure? 

A

Externality

B

Economy

C

Efficiency

D

Effectiveness

Which TWO of the following are most likely to be performance measures for a not for profit organisation? 

(1) Efficient resource allocation. 

(2) Return on investment (ROI) and residual income (RI) 

(3) Minimising the cost of resources used. 

(4) Success measured against competition 

A

1 and 2

B

2 and 3 

C

3 and 4 

D

1 and 3 

Which of the following is an example of an internal stakeholder? 

A

Shareholders 

B

Employees

C

Suppliers

D

Financiers

What objectives might the following not for profit organisations have? 

(a) An army                                                (d) A political party 

(b) A local council                                     (e) A college 

(c) A charity