Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 3SP
Figure 9.10 lists 10 control plans from this chapter and three control goals for the information process. Fill in the table cells, as appropriate, to indicate which control plans can accomplish which control goals. Number your entries, and describe the reason for your entry (i.e., why the control can accomplish the goal). Some rows (controls) will have more than one entry. We have completed two entries for you as an example.
FIGURE 9.10 Table to Accompany Problem SP 9-3
Example answers:
1. A well-designed document can be filled in completely and legibly and be input to the computer with fewer errors.
2. Approvals indicate authorization for a document or business event, thus reducing the possibility of processing invalid events.
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Match the two lists, below, by placing the capital letter from List 1 in each of the cells
preceding the five descriptions in List 2 to which they best relate.
One description in List 2 can be answered with 2 matches from List 1. Therefore, you should
have 2 letters left over from List 1.
List 1: Concepts
A. Application (i.e., automated) control.
B. Corrective control.
C. Control environment.
D. Input validity.
E. Input completeness.
F. Input accuracy
G. Update completeness.
H. Efficient use of resources.
List 1: Capital letter
List 2: Definitions/Descriptions
1. Insurance policy reimburses a company for losses due to
a fire in a warehouse.
2. Shipping notices have a serial number that is tracked to
ensure that they are all input.
3.
Computer reviews each input to ensure that all the
required data are included.
4. Inventory movements are tracked with a scanner to
reduce manual counting.
5. Purchase orders are signed to approve the purchase.
Which of the following is a component of general controls? a. processing controls b. output controls c. back-up and contingency planning d. input controls
Required: choose the correct answer and Justify your answers in at least 6 sentences.
Please note: You can draw your trees either by hand on paper or in Excel. If you do it on a
paper, please take a picture of the tree and insert it in your solution file. You can submit
your solution as an Excel file or Word document. In either case, your solution should
contain your decision trees and all necessary calculations (not just the results of
calculations).
Problem 1. The WHN Company
Problem.
The WHN Company is going to introduce one of the three new products: a widget, a hummer, or a nimnot. The market
condition could be favorable, stable, or unfavorable with the probabilities 0.2, 0.5, and 0.3 respectively. The monetary
outcomes for each product under each condition are described in the following table:
Unfavorable
$120,000 $70,000 -875,000
$40,000 $20,000
$30,000 $30,000
Favorable
Stable
Widget
Hummer $60,000
Nimnot $35,000
Create a decision tree to identify which new product should be introduced in order to maximize the company's profit?
Chapter 9 Solutions
Accounting Information Systems
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Ch. 9 - Prob. 1DQCh. 9 - Explain why input controls are so important....Ch. 9 - Describe the similarities and differences between...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4DQCh. 9 - Prob. 5DQCh. 9 - Prob. 6DQCh. 9 - Prob. 7DQCh. 9 - Prob. 8DQCh. 9 - Prob. 9DQCh. 9 - Prob. 10DQCh. 9 - Prob. 11DQCh. 9 - The following is a list of six control plans from...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2SPCh. 9 - Figure 9.10 lists 10 control plans from this...Ch. 9 - Prob. 1PCh. 9 - Prob. 2PCh. 9 - Prob. 3PCh. 9 - Prob. 4PCh. 9 - Prob. 5PCh. 9 - Prob. 6P
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