Business Processes: Understanding Transactions and Cycles
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What is the primary purpose of the Expenditure Cycle in a business organization?

  • To acquire goods and services from suppliers (correct)
  • To generate financial statements
  • To manage employee salaries and benefits
  • To collect cash from customers

Which component of an Accounting Information System (AIS) is responsible for safeguarding information?

  • Processes
  • Technology
  • Controls (correct)
  • People

What is the outcome of the Revenue Cycle in a business organization?

  • Acquisition of goods and services from suppliers
  • Payment of salaries and benefits to employees
  • Delivery of goods and services to customers
  • Receipt of cash from customers (correct)

Which business process cycle involves the transformation of raw materials into finished goods?

<p>Production Cycle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an Accounting Information System (AIS)?

<p>To transform data into useful information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Financing Cycle in a business organization?

<p>To obtain cash from external sources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of organizing data in a context?

<p>To make it more meaningful and useful (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for facts collected, recorded, and stored in a system?

<p>Data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most useful format for data to be in?

<p>Machine-readable format (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of organizing data within a context, such as a sales invoice?

<p>Information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an Accounting Information System (AIS) in an organization?

<p>To add value to an organization by providing meaningful information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between an Accounting Information System (AIS) and corporate strategy?

<p>AIS affects and is affected by corporate strategy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of transactional data?

<p>It is used to create financial statements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a business process in an organization?

<p>To achieve a specific organizational goal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a component of an information system?

<p>Business process (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of transaction processing in an AIS?

<p>To create financial statements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the exchange of information between internal and external parties in an AIS known as?

<p>Give-get exchange (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an information need associated with the acquire inventory business process?

<p>Inventory status reports (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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