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CIMAPRA17-BA4-1 Exam - Topic 7 Question 59 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA17-BA4-1 exam
Question #: 59
Topic #: 7
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A professional accountant is NOT accountable to:

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by Beatriz at Oct 12, 2022, 11:52 AM

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Temeka
7 months ago
Competitors? That seems obvious, but still surprising!
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Alesia
7 months ago
It's all about the employer and clients, right?
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Lauran
7 months ago
Wait, are you serious? Not to the public?
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Martina
7 months ago
I think they should be accountable to their clients.
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Cortney
8 months ago
Definitely not accountable to competitors!
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Gayla
8 months ago
I could be wrong, but I think D makes the most sense because competitors don’t have a direct relationship with the accountant.
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Rochell
8 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like it was about the public being a key stakeholder, so maybe it's not A.
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Rossana
8 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about how accountants are primarily accountable to their clients and employers.
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Lajuana
8 months ago
I think the answer might be D, since competitors aren't really part of the accountability structure.
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Willodean
8 months ago
Hmm, let me think this through. The data page was created at 06:12, and the reload if older than field is set to 15 minutes. So the page should reload at 06:27, which is choice D.
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Rodrigo
8 months ago
I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The most important benefit is that the customer knows you understand how they feel. That's the core of good customer service.
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Kate
1 year ago
Is this one of those 'none of the above' kind of questions? Because that would be the most accountant-y answer ever.
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Rolande
1 year ago
Wait, are we sure this isn't a trick question? Maybe the answer is actually 'all of the above'.
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Claribel
1 year ago
Competitors? Really? I thought accountants were sworn to secrecy, not spilling the beans to the competition.
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Rosio
11 months ago
C: Accountants also have a responsibility to their employer and the public.
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Kara
11 months ago
B: That's right, accountants have a duty of confidentiality to their clients.
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Lazaro
12 months ago
A: Accountants are accountable to their clients, not their competitors.
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Aileen
1 year ago
The employer? That's a bold move, I guess they can do whatever they want without any consequences.
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Dana
1 year ago
C) His or her employer
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An
1 year ago
B) His or her clients
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Cecil
1 year ago
A) The public
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Jamal
1 year ago
Clients? But isn't serving the client the whole point of being a professional accountant? This is confusing.
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Emerson
12 months ago
C) His or her employer
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Marge
1 year ago
B) His or her clients
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Carey
1 year ago
A) The public
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Denae
1 year ago
Hmm, the public? I thought accountants were supposed to be the epitome of transparency and accountability.
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Marlon
1 year ago
B) His or her clients
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Lucina
1 year ago
A) The public
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Yesenia
1 year ago
But shouldn't an accountant also consider the impact of their decisions on competitors to ensure fair competition?
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Alex
1 year ago
I agree with that. Competitors shouldn't have a say in how an accountant does their job.
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Justine
1 year ago
A professional accountant is NOT accountable to his or her company's competitors.
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