Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: Ryon Pulsipher, manager of Columbia’s property accounting division, has had

Ryon Pulsipher, manager of Columbia’s property accounting division, has had difficulty responding to the following departmental requests for information about fixed assets. 1. The controller has requ...

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Q: A credit union is developing a new AIS. The internal auditors

A credit union is developing a new AIS. The internal auditors suggest planning the systems development process in accordance with the SDLC concept. The following nine items are identified as major sys...

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Q: Audio Visual Corporation (AVC) manufactures and sells visual display equipment

Audio Visual Corporation (AVC) manufactures and sells visual display equipment. Headquartered in Boston, it has seven sales offices with nearby warehouses that carry its inventory of new equipment and...

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Q: MetLife, an insurance company, spent $11 billion to acquire

MetLife, an insurance company, spent $11 billion to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citicorp in one of the largest insurance company acquisitions of all time. The Metlife CIO estimated it woul...

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Q: A new program at Jones and Carter Corporation (JCC) was

A new program at Jones and Carter Corporation (JCC) was supposed to track customer calls. Unfortunately, the program took 20 minutes to load on a PC, and it crashed frequently. The project did not hav...

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Q: The chart of accounts must be tailored to an organization’s specific needs

The chart of accounts must be tailored to an organization’s specific needs. Discuss how the chart of accounts for the following organizations would differ from the one presented for S&S in Table 2-2....

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Q: Have you ever imagined having one electronic device that does everything you

Have you ever imagined having one electronic device that does everything you would ever need? Mobile phone makers in Japan have gone beyond the imagining phase. Cell phones in Japan are becoming more...

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Q: Classify each of the following items as belonging in the revenue,

Classify each of the following items as belonging in the revenue, expenditure, human resources/payroll, production, or financing cycle. a. Purchase raw materials b. Pay off mortgage on factory c. Hi...

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Q: Your nursery sells various types and sizes of trees, bedding plants

Your nursery sells various types and sizes of trees, bedding plants, vegetable plants, and shrubs. It also sells fertilizer and potting soil. Design a coding scheme for your nursery.

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Q: Which of the following actions update a master file and which would

Which of the following actions update a master file and which would be stored as a record in a transaction file? a. Update customer address change b. Update unit pricing information c. Record daily...

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