Questions from Accounting Information Systems

Q: Explain the components of an audit trail for verifying changes to accounts

Explain the components of an audit trail for verifying changes to accounts payable. Your answer should specify how those components can be used to verify the accuracy, completeness, and validity of al...

Q: As manager of a local pizza parlor, you want to develop

As manager of a local pizza parlor, you want to develop a balanced scorecard so you can more effectively monitor the restaurant’s performance. a. Propose at least two goals for each dimension, and ex...

Q: Objective: Practice graph design principles. / a

Objective: Practice graph design principles. a. Sales b. Sales and Gross Margin c. Earnings per share d. Which principles of graph design, if any, did you have to manually implement to over-ride t...

Q: Read the article “Make Excel an Instant Know-It-

Read the article “Make Excel an Instant Know-It-All” by Roberta Ann Jones in the March 2004 issue of the Journal of Accountancy. (Available at www.aicpa.org) a. Follow the instructions in the article...

Q: Provide an example (in terms of companies with which you are

Provide an example (in terms of companies with which you are familiar) for each of the business situations described by the following relationship cardinalities: a b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Q: Model the cardinalities of the following business policies: a.

Model the cardinalities of the following business policies: a. The relationship between the Sale and Receive Cash events for installment sales. b. The relationship between the Sale and Receive Cash...

Q: The following tables and attributes exist in a relational database:

The following tables and attributes exist in a relational database: Draw an REA diagram for this database. State any additional assumptions you need to make about cardinalities.

Q: Sparky’s Amusement Park is an entertainment park run by recent college graduates

Sparky’s Amusement Park is an entertainment park run by recent college graduates. It caters to young people and others who are young at heart. The owners are very interested in applying what they have...

Q: Explain how to calculate the total amount of Accounts Payable:

Explain how to calculate the total amount of Accounts Payable:

Q: Refer to Figure 18.4 and Table 18-1 to

Refer to Figure 18.4 and Table 18-1 to write the query logic needed to answer the following questions. (Optional: If requested by your instructor, write your queries in SQL or a Query-By-Example graph...