Chapter 1, Problem 1.10SE

Define key terms (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)

Complete the following statements with one of the terms listed here.

CEO	Economic	Planning
CFO	Environmental	Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Controlling	ERP	Six Sigma
Controller	Financial accounting system	Social
Critical thinking	Integrated report	Sustainability
Directing	Internal audit	Treasurer

1. a. The _________is geared toward producing periodic financial statements that will be used by investors and creditors to make investment and lending decisions.
2. b. _______improves the quality of thought by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing initial thoughts.
3. c. The goal of producing near perfection with less than 3.4 defects per one million opportunities is called _______.
4. d. The _______is the person responsible for raising the firm’s capital and investing its funds.
5. e. The three pillars of sustainability are: _______, _______, and _______.
6. f. The _______is the person responsible for general financial accounting, managerial accounting, and tax reporting.
7. g. The role of the _______function is to ensure that the company’s internal controls and risk management policies are functioning properly.
8. h. The _____was enacted to restore trust in publicly traded corporations, their management, their financial statements, and their auditors.
9. i. _______is a broad holistic report that describes all material elements of value creation, not just the financial elements.
10. j. _______is the management process of evaluating the results of business operations against the plan and making adjustments to keep the company pressing toward its goals.
11. k. _______is the management process of overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations.
12. l. _______serves the information needs of people in accounting as well as people in marketing and in the warehouse.
13. m. ____is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
14. n. The ____manages the company on a daily basis.
15. ○. _____is the management process of setting goals and objectives for the company and determining how to achieve them.
16. p. Typically, the treasurer and the controller report directly to the ____.