Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: American Express (www.americanexpress.com) offers four broad

American Express (www.americanexpress.com) offers four broad types of credit cards: personal, small business, corporate, and prepaid. Each card type is tailored to a specific group of customers. A kno...

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Q: Parmeet is currently pursuing a degree in accounting because she heard that

Parmeet is currently pursuing a degree in accounting because she heard that jobs are plentiful in the field. However, she is not doing well in her accounting courses and is considering changing her ma...

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Q: Federico Buenrostro was the CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System

Federico Buenrostro was the CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) from 2002 to 2008; Alfred Villalobos was a CalPERS board member from 1993 to 1995. Buenrostro created fa...

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Q: Indicate whether each of the following statements is (i) always

Indicate whether each of the following statements is (i) always true, (ii) sometimes true, or (iii) never true. For those that are (ii) sometimes true, explain when the statement is true. a. Audits ar...

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Q: Which school of ethical thought is described in each of the following

Which school of ethical thought is described in each of the following independent scenarios? Justify your choices. Reword each scenario so that it reflects a different school of ethical thought. a. Se...

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Q: Please indicate whether each of the following statements is (i)

Please indicate whether each of the following statements is (i) always true, (ii) sometimes true, or (iii) never true. For those that are (ii) sometimes true, explain when the statement is true. a. As...

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Q: a. Check out the post titled “AIS coverage in professional

a. Check out the post titled “AIS coverage in professional exams” on my AIS blog (http:// bobhurtais.blogspot.com/). It spells out the topics you’ve studied in your AIS course elative to the CPA exam....

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Q: Consider the data set below, which you’ll also find in the

Consider the data set below, which you’ll also find in the 3 February 2014 post on my AIS blog. a. Use Excel’s correlation function to calculate the correlation b...

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Q: a. List and discuss at least five characteristics of a professional

a. List and discuss at least five characteristics of a professional and/or professional behavior. Where possible, include a specific example of each characteristic from your own experience as a studen...

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Q: Olympus Corporation (www.olympus-global.com) is

Olympus Corporation (www.olympus-global.com) is a Japan-based company that makes digital cameras, accessories, and other devices. In April 2011, Michael Woodford was appointed president of the corpora...

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