Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: Joe, the owner of the ice-cream shop, purchases

Joe, the owner of the ice-cream shop, purchases ice cream from two vendors. Over the years, he has developed good relationships with both vendors so that they allow Joe to pay them biweekly for all...

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Q: Prepare a system flowchart of the process described.

Prepare a system flowchart of the process described.  

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Q: Sue’s Gallery sells original paintings by local artists. All sales occur

Sue’s Gallery sells original paintings by local artists. All sales occur in the store. Sometimes customers purchase more than one painting. Individual customers must pay for purchases in full...

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Q: Sue’s Gallery only purchases finished paintings (it never commissions artists).

Sue’s Gallery only purchases finished paintings (it never commissions artists). It pays each artist 50% of the agreed price at the time of purchase, and the remainder after the painting is sol...

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Q: Develop a data model of Fred’s Train Shop’s expenditure cycle activities related

Develop a data model of Fred’s Train Shop’s expenditure cycle activities related to the acquisition of office equipment and other fixed assets. Fred sometimes orders multiple pieces of e...

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Q: The Computer Warehouse sells computer hardware, software, and supplies (

The Computer Warehouse sells computer hardware, software, and supplies (such as paper). Individual customers just walk into the store, select merchandise, and must pay for their purchases in full be...

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Q: The Computer Warehouse purchases its inventory from more than a dozen different

The Computer Warehouse purchases its inventory from more than a dozen different vendors. Orders are placed via telephone, fax, or on the supplier’s Web site. Most orders are delivered the next...

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Q: Refer to Problems 17.1 and 17.2 for information

Refer to Problems 17.1 and 17.2 for information about the revenue and expenditure cycle activities for Joe’s ice-cream shop in order to draw an integrated REA diagram of both cycles.  

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Q: Refer to Problem 17.10 and develop a set of tables

Refer to Problem 17.10 and develop a set of tables to implement the REA diagram you developed for Stan’s Southern Barbeque Supply Store. Identify the primary and foreign keys for each table, a...

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Q: Develop a set of tables to implement the integrated REA diagram you

Develop a set of tables to implement the integrated REA diagram you developed in Problem 18.1 for Joe’s ice-cream shop in a relational database. Specify a primary key for each table, and sugge...

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