Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: Consider any recent purchase you made at a department store such as

Consider any recent purchase you made at a department store such as Target, Walmart, or Kmart. A business process that occurred was the sale of a product to you. However, to make that sale, the depart...

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Q: Cooper’s Cues Company is a small manufacturing operation that makes and sells

Cooper’s Cues Company is a small manufacturing operation that makes and sells pool cues for sporting goods stores and billiard halls in Baltimore, Maryland, and the surrounding local area. Rob Cooper...

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Q: The CEO of Missouri Motor Company, Jason Bell, resigned on

The CEO of Missouri Motor Company, Jason Bell, resigned on November 1, 2014. His resignation had been negotiated with the Board of Directors of Missouri Motor after it was revealed that Mr. Bell viola...

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Q: Why is it sometimes necessary to change business processes when IT systems

Why is it sometimes necessary to change business processes when IT systems are applied to business processes?

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Q: Lynn Roberts frequently makes purchases from mail order catalogs. Recently,

Lynn Roberts frequently makes purchases from mail order catalogs. Recently, she ordered a dress she intended to wear to her cousin’s wedding. Unfortunately, she did not receive the package on time, an...

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Q: Cody Chambers agreed to help his fraternity obtain sponsors for its annual

Cody Chambers agreed to help his fraternity obtain sponsors for its annual charitable event to be held during Homecoming week. He accepted this responsibility at the recommendation of last year’s fund...

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Q: The EnviroPlan Company, a small business with 100 employees, sells

The EnviroPlan Company, a small business with 100 employees, sells environmental consulting services to large companies around the United States. It employs 40 consultants who travel the United States...

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Q: Gleason, Inc., is a manufacturer of plastic knobs for lawn

Gleason, Inc., is a manufacturer of plastic knobs for lawn and garden tractors and lawn mowers. The company has always used traditional paper based systems to conduct transactions with its customers....

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Q: In the early days of computers, Chris Schuler was a very

In the early days of computers, Chris Schuler was a very enterprising young man who, while attending UCLA, was also conducting a major fraud against Continental Telephone and Telegraph Company (CT&T)....

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Q: Michael Michner Industries (MMI) is a manufacturer of warehouse and

Michael Michner Industries (MMI) is a manufacturer of warehouse and inventory tracking systems. MMI has four U.S. plants and three warehouses. The company employs 3,500 workers at these facilities and...

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