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An Accounting department function is reviewing a report of inventory that has been received but the department has not received a vendor invoice for yet. This report is essentially showing the balance of which GL account?

Which of the following situations might arise representing the risk of inaccurate General Ledger data, caused because proper automated/ongoing processing integrity controls were not in place in the AIS?

Which of the following controls’ only purpose is to prevent Purchasing Clerks from making biased vendor selection decisions?

The H/R department of a large, multi-national company is attempting to create a numbering scheme for employee ID’s. They do not want to use the employee’s social security number for privacy reasons. In order to have enough possible unique combinations, the department has decided that the employee ID will be: First name initial, last name initial, last four of SSN, and the last two digits to indicate the employee’s assigned department number. For example, Caroline Arnosky with an SSN of 999-88-1234 and in the Accounting Department (which is assigned 01) would be: CA123401. Which method(s) of coding did the H/R department utilize to create this numbering scheme? I. Mnemonic II.  Block/Group III. Sequence

There is always an interdependence between a company’s expenditure cycle and its vendor’s

Customer Jimmy’s Toys placed an order for 50 kites from Fly A Kite on 1/5/2020. On 1/7/2020, 30 kites were shipped and the other 20 were on backorder. Jimmy’s Toys were invoiced for 50 kites on 1/7/2020, rather than the 30 actually shipped. Of the below controls performed by Fly A Kite, which would have best prevented this situation?

An A/R Accounting clerk gets a pay raise from $14 to $18 after doing what is considered a good job for his/her job role. Which of the following could be reasonable comments written in their performance appraisal/evaluation?

A preliminary review of the purchasing function at a company indicates that: Department managers initiate purchase requests that must be approved by the warehouse manager, Purchase orders are typed by the purchasing department clerks using prenumbered and controlled forms, Purchasing clerks regularly update vendor master data as new sources of supply become known, Rush orders can be placed with a vendor by telephone but must be followed by a written purchase order before delivery can be accepted, and Vendor invoice payment requests must be accompanied by a purchase order and receiving report. One possible fault of this system is that:

Which of the following is not an example of master data?

What is a benefit of an electronic AIS in terms of the SEC requirements around XBRL?