Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.15MCQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Internal controls are policies and procedures defined by the management to ensure the smooth functioning of the business processes. Internal controls ensure the complete and correct accounting and safeguards to the assets.
To choose: the correct option.
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Internal control is strengthened when the quality of merchandise orderd is omitted from the copy of the purchase order sent to which depertement?
a. Department that initited the requisition
b. Receiving department
c. purchasing agent
d. account payable department
Each of the below describes a procedure consistent with a strong system of internal control except…
Question 7 options:
The customer order department determines when a sale has occurred and should be recorded.
The accounts payable department agrees purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving reports, and invoices prior to payment.
Quantities ordered are excluded from the receiving department copy of a purchase order so receiving personnel count and inspect merchandise received.
The use of remittance advices for customers' payments on accounts receivable received in the mail.
Upon reciept of requisition, the stores manager initiates a three part purchase order. To copies go to the vendor and one copy stays in the stores file. Upon reciept of the goods, the stores manager matches the purchase order with the invoice and forwards them to accounts payable for payments. which of the following statement best describe the internal control over purchasing? a. adequate the internal control exists. b. Inadequate separation of duties exists. c. Inadequate control over accounts payable exists. d. Inadequate control over the requisition pricess exists.
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Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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