Question

The management accountant at Technology Innovators determined $500,000 is the organization's earning goal to accommodate the organizational plan during the first quarter during a new year. The accountant realizes that to achieve the new earning goal, the operations manager needs to increase the price of technology parts charged to a consumer to $250.00 per unit. The manager is scheduling a new staff meeting to determine if they need to increase the marketing efforts at the firm, or if they need to design a new part that uses materials that are less expensive to produce.

Answer 1

Question:

Which of the following management responsibilities is the managerial accountant using in this example?

Answer:

Planning, which includes setting goals and objectives for the organization as well as determining how to accomplish those goals.