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1. With kaizen, a value stream is defined as: a. What the customer wants from the product. b. A group of related products that require common production processes throughout.


c. Elimination of all inventory costs from production. d. An uninterrupted flow from order to delivery of the product.


2. A primary characteristic of lean accounting is: a. A push system for managing inventory. b. More exact standards for tracking variances. c. Shorter manufacturing cycles. d. Larger safety stocks of inventories.


3. A potential accounting disadvantage of adopting lean accounting is that it: a. Creates additional measurement costs. b. May increase manufacturing cycle time. c. Is not acceptable for reporting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.


d. May cause inventory stockouts.


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1) Te stated learning objectives were adequately met. 2) Te authors conveyed a strong knowledge of the subject matter. 3) Te article was timely and relevant. 4) Te article and exam were well-suited to my background, education and experience.


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My overall rating for the self-study program is:  Excellent  Very good  Average  Fair  Poor It took me ____ hours and ____ minutes to read the article and complete the exam.


Name: ____________________________________________ OSCPA Member No.: ____________________ Firm/Company: ______________________________________ Email address (where the CPE certificate will be sent): _________________________________________________________________________________________________


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After completing the exam above, please mail this page (photocopies accepted) along with your payment information to: Oklahoma Society of CPAs CPAFOCUS Self-Study 1900 NW Expressway, Ste 910 Oklahoma City, OK 73118-1898


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1-D, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A May/June 2015


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4. Deming identified the greatest influence on worker productivity as: a. Environment. b. Education. c. Skill. d. Motivation.


5. A concept that is unique to lean accounting is a/an: a. Cost standard. b. Value. c. Balanced scorecard. d. Efficiency variance.


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