ACCA Applied Knowledge · Management Accounting · Accounting for management
A hospital's management accountant is preparing information. Which item is an example of tactical management information, as opposed to strategic or operational information?
A quarterly departmental cost-to-budget comparison is tactical information. It is prepared for middle management to control resources in the medium term, unlike long-term external forecasts which are strategic or daily shift lists which are operational.
- AA report comparing this quarter's departmental costs to budget, used by the department headCorrect
- BA forecast of national demand for healthcare over the next 15 years
- CA daily list of staff on shift for each ward
- DDetails of a competitor's planned merger
Explanation
Tactical information supports middle managers in controlling resources in the medium term, typically through budget comparisons. The 15-year forecast and competitor information are strategic; the daily shift list is operational.
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