ACC 100: Accounting Information System Students Activity Sheet #17
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In an accounting information system, what occurs during the authorization of a cash disbursement?

  • Matching of purchase order, receiving report, and invoice (correct)
  • Approval of employee payroll
  • Preparation of financial statements
  • Inventory management
  • What strengthens the internal controls in a company according to the given text?

  • Automating only the cash disbursements process
  • Creating multiple layers of management
  • Outsourcing all accounting processes
  • Having the same individuals complete purchasing, receiving, accounts payable, and cash disbursements processes (correct)
  • What is necessary for an automated matching system used in accounting information systems?

  • No specific requirements
  • Manual matching of documents
  • All relevant files must be online or in databases (correct)
  • Physical copies of all documents must be submitted
  • Who should be given the responsibility for authorizing actual payments in an accounting information system?

    <p>Designated members of management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an advantage of a batch General Ledger System (GLS)?

    <p>Updates and reconciliation of transactions occur as a step within the transaction cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of the Management Reporting System (MRS)?

    <p>The MRS focuses on internal decision-making information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about authority is not true?

    <p>Authority refers to an individual’s obligation to achieve desired results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about the manager’s span of control?

    <p>It is narrow for routine and repetitive tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document describes the chain of events within a company's conversion process?

    <p>Capital budgeting document describing the chain of events within a conversion process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of preparing the unadjusted trial balance?

    <p>To ensure that debits equal credits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which account appears on the post-closing trial balance?

    <p>Income summary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From where are financial statements prepared?

    <p>Adjusted trial balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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