MODULE 4

1. Which document is NOT prepared by the sales department?

a. packing slip
b. shipping notice
c. bill of lading
d. stock release

2. Which document triggers the update of the inventory subsidiary ledger?

a. bill of lading
b. stock release
c. sales order
d. shipping notice

3. Which function should the billing department NOT perform?

a. record the sales in the sales journal
b. send the ledger copy of the sales order to accounts receivable
c. send the stock release document and the shipping notice to the billing department as proof
of shipment
d. send the stock release document to inventory
Control

4. When will a credit check approval most likely require specific authorization by the credit
department?
a. when verifying that the current transaction does not exceed the customer’s credit limit
b. when verifying that the current transaction is with a valid customer
c. when a valid customer places a materially large order
d. when a valid customer returns goods

5. Which type of control is considered a compensating control?

a. segregation of duties
b. access control
c. supervision
d. accounting records

6. Which of the following is NOT an independent verification control?

a. The shipping department verifies that the goods sent from the warehouse are correct in type
and quantity.
b. General ledger clerks reconcile journal vouchers that were independently prepared in
various departments.
c. The use of prenumbered sales orders.
d. The billing department reconciles the shipping notice with the sales invoice to ensure that
customers are billed for only the quantities shipped.

7. Which function or department below records the decrease in inventory due to a sale?
a. warehouse
b. sales department
c. billing department
d. inventory control
8. Which situation indicates a weak internal control structure?
a. the AR clerk authorizes the write off of bad debts
b. the record-keeping clerk maintains both AR and AP subsidiary ledgers
c. the inventory control clerk authorizes inventory purchases
d. the AR clerk prepares customer statements every month

9. The bill of lading is prepared by the

a. sales clerk.
b. warehouse clerk.
c. shipping clerk.
d. billing clerk.
10. Which of following functions should be segregated?
a. opening the mail and recording cash receipts in the journal
b. authorizing credit and determining reorder quantities
c. shipping goods and preparing the bill of lading
d. providing information on inventory levels and reconciling the bank statement

MODULE 5

1. Which document helps to ensure that the receiving clerks actually count the number of
goods received?
a. packing list
b. blind copy of purchase order
c. shipping notice
d. invoice

2. When the goods are received and the receiving report has been prepared, which ledger
may be updated?
a. standard cost inventory ledger
b. inventory subsidiary ledger
c. general ledger
d. accounts payable subsidiary ledger

3. Which statement is NOT correct for an expenditure system with proper internal controls?
a. Cash disbursements maintain the check register.
b. Accounts payable maintains the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.
c. Accounts payable is responsible for paying invoices.
d. Accounts payable is responsible for authorizing invoices.

4. Which duties should be segregated?

a. matching purchase requisitions, receiving reports, and invoices and authorizing payment
b. authorizing payment and maintaining the check register
c. writing checks and maintaining the check register
d. authorizing payment and maintaining the accounts payable subsidiary ledger

5. Which documents would an auditor most likely choose to examine closely to ascertain
that all expenditures incurred during the accounting period have been recorded as a liability?
a. invoices
b. purchase orders
c. purchase requisitions
d. receiving reports

6. Which task must still require human intervention in an automated purchases/cash

disbursements system?
a. determination of inventory requirements
b. preparation of a purchase order
c. preparation of a receiving report
d. preparation of a check register

7. Which one of the following departments does not have a copy of the purchase order?
a. the purchasing department
b. the receiving department
c. accounts payable
d. general ledger

8. Which document typically triggers the process of recording a liability?

a. purchase requisition
b. purchase order
c. receiving report
d. supplier’s invoice
9. Which of the following tasks should the cash disbursement clerk NOT perform?
a. review the supporting documents for completeness and accuracy
b. prepare checks
c. approve the liability
d. mark the supporting documents paid

10. Which of the following is true?

a. The cash disbursement function is part of accounts payable.
b. Cash disbursements is an independent accounting function.
c. Cash disbursements is a treasury function.
d. The cash disbursement function is part of the general ledger department.

MODULE 6

1. The document that captures the total amount of time that individual workers spend on each
production job is called a
a. time card.
b. job ticket.
c. personnel action form.
d. labor distribution form.

2. An important reconciliation in the payroll system is when

a. the general ledger department compares the labor distribution summary from cost
accounting to the disbursement voucher from accounts payable.
b. the personnel department compares the number of employees authorized to receive a pay
check to the number of paychecks prepared.
c. the production department compares the number of hours reported on job tickets to the
number of hours reported on time cards.
d. the payroll department compares the labor distribution summary to the hours reported on
time cards.

3. Which internal control is not an important part of the payroll system?

a. supervisors verify the accuracy of employee time cards
b. paychecks are distributed by an independent paymaster
c. the accounts payable department verifies the accuracy of the payroll register before
transfer ring payroll funds to the general checking account
d. the general ledger department reconciles the labor distribution summary and the payroll
disbursement voucher

4. The department responsible for approving pay rate changes is

a. payroll
b. treasurer
c. personnel
d. cash disbursements

5. Which function should distribute paychecks?

a. personnel
b. timekeeping
c. paymaster
d. payroll

6. Which transaction is not processed in the fixed asset system?

a. purchase of building
b. repair of equipment
c. purchase of raw materials
d. sale of company van

7. Depreciation
a. is calculated by the department that uses the
fixed asset.
b. allocates the cost of the asset over its useful life.
c. is recorded weekly.
d. results in book value approximating fair market value.

8. Depreciation records include all of the following information about fixed assets EXCEPT the
a. economic benefit of purchasing the asset.
b. cost of the asset.
c. depreciation method being used.
d. location of the asset.

9. Which control is not a part of the fixed asset system?

a. formal analysis of the purchase request
b. review of the assumptions used in the capital budgeting model
c. development of an economic order quantity model
d. estimates of anticipated cost savings

10. Objectives of the fixed asset system do NOT include

a. authorizing the acquisition of fixed assets.
b. recording depreciation expense.
c. computing gain and/or loss on the disposal of fixed assets.
d. maintaining a record of the fair market value of all fixed assets.

11. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the fixed asset system?
a. acquisitions are routine transactions requiring general authorization
b. retirements are reported on an authorized disposal report form
c. acquisition cost is allocated over the expected life of the asset
d. transfer of fixed assets among departments is recorded in the fixed asset subsidiary ledger

MODULE 7

1. Which of the following is not an advantageous reason to reduce inventories?

a. Inventories provide a competitive advantage.
b. Inventories can invite overproduction.
c. Inventories are expensive to maintain.
d. Inventories may conceal problems.
e. All of these are good reasons to reduce inventories.

2. The fundamental EOQ model

a. provides for fluctuating lead times during reorder cycles.
b. is relatively insensitive to errors in demand,procurement costs, and carrying costs.
c. focuses on the trade-off between production costs and carrying costs.
d. is stochastic in nature.
e. is best used in conjunction with a periodic inventory system.

3. Refer to the equation for the EOQ in the text. Car Country, a local Ford dealer, sells 1,280
small SUVs each year. Keeping a car on the lot costs Car Country $200 per month, so the
company prefers to order as few SUVs as is economically feasible. However, each time an
order is placed, the company incurs total costs of $300. Of this $300, $240 is fixed and $60 is
variable. Determine the company’s economic order quantity.
a. 8
b. 16
c. 18
d. 56
e. 62
Questions 4 through 6 are based on the diagram
below, which represents the EOQ model.

4. Which line segment represents the reorder lead

time?
a. AB
b. AE
c. AF
d. BC
e. AC
5. Which line segment identifies the quantity of safety stock maintained?
a. AB
b. AE
c. AC
d. BC
e. EF
6. Which line segment represents the length of time to consume the total quantity of materials
ordered?
a. DE
b. BC
c. AC
d. AE
e. AD

7. Which of the following is NOT a principle of lean manufacturing?

a. Products are pushed from the production end to the customer.
b. All activities that do not add value and maximize the use of scarce resources must be
eliminated.
c. Achieve high inventory turnover rate.
d. A lean manufacturing firm must have established and cooperative relationships with
vendors.
e. All of the above are lean manufacturing principles.

8. All of the following are problems with traditional accounting information EXCEPT:
a. Managers in a JIT setting require immediate information.
b. The measurement principle tends to ignore standards other than money.
c. Variance analysis may yield insignificant values.
d. The overhead component in a manufacturing company is usually very large.
e. All of these are problems associated with traditional accounting information.

9. Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with standard cost accounting?
a. Standard costing motivates management to produce large batches of products and build
inventory.
b. Applying standard costing leads to product cost distortions in a lean environment.
c. Standard costing data are associated with excessive time lags that reduce its usefulness.
d. The financial orientation of standard costing may promote bad decisions.
e. All of the above are problems with standard costing.

10. Which one of the following statements is true?

a. ERP evolved directly from MRP.
b. ERP evolved into MRP and MRP evolved into
MRP II.
c. MRP II evolved from MRP and MRP II evolved
into ERP.
d. None of the above is true.