APICS Exam CPIM-ECO Topic 2 Question 93 Discussion

Actual exam question for APICS's Execution and Control of Operations exam

Question #: 93
Topic #: 2

Standard costing systems may encourage production managers to do which of the following activities?

AConcentrate on easy orders to maintain high productivity ratios.

BImplement Theory of Constraints.

CImplement lean production systems to reduce cycle times.

DBuild finished-goods inventory to net requirements.

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by Meaghan at Jul 17, 2024, 12:04 AM

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4 days ago

Option A sounds like a great way to get fired. Concentrating on easy orders? What is this, amateur hour?

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10 days ago

D, duh. Building up that finished-goods inventory is the secret to success. Gotta have those products ready to ship at all times, am I right?

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1 months ago

Option A is clearly the way to go. Who needs those pesky difficult orders anyway? Productivity ratios are all that matter!

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19 days ago

B) Implement Theory of Constraints.

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28 days ago

A) Concentrate on easy orders to maintain high productivity ratios.

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2 months ago

I think standard costing systems may encourage production managers to concentrate on easy orders to maintain high productivity ratios.

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