Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486840
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter B, Problem 1QC
To determine
To find: The benefits of effective accounting information system
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 1QC
Compatibility
Explanation of Solution
Explanation for incorrect answer:
- Option a is incorrect as flexibility is about where organization manages with unexpected changes in the business activities along the passage of time.
- Option b is incorrect as accounting information system provides relevant information towards effective decision making. This help to reduce the future uncertainties.
- Option d is incorrect as compatibility develops harmony between the employees and organizational structure.
Explanation for correct answer:
- Option a is correct as the
control system helps the accounting process towards preventing accounting data from frauds and errors.
Conclusion
Hence, the correct answer is option c.
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
Ch. B - Prob. 1QCCh. B - Prob. 2QCCh. B - Prob. 3QCCh. B - Prob. 4QCCh. B - Prob. 5QCCh. B - Centex Sound Systems purchased merchandise...Ch. B - Every transaction recorded in the cash payments...Ch. B - Prob. 8QCCh. B - Prob. 9QCCh. B - What is an accounting information system (AIS)?
Ch. B - Prob. 2RQCh. B - Explain the three basic components of an...Ch. B - Prob. 4RQCh. B - What is the purpose of a subsidiary ledger?Ch. B - Prob. 6RQCh. B - List the four special journals often used in a...Ch. B - Explain the posting process of the sales journal.Ch. B - Provide some examples of transactions that would...Ch. B - Explain the posting process of the cash payments...Ch. B - When is the general journal used in a manual...Ch. B - Prob. 14RQCh. B - Prob. 15RQCh. B - Prob. 16RQCh. B - How would a business record a sale of services on...Ch. B - Prob. 18RQCh. B - Evaluating features of an effective accounting...Ch. B - Prob. B.2SECh. B - Identifying special journals Use the following...Ch. B - Prob. B.4SECh. B - Prob. B.6SECh. B - Prob. B.8SECh. B - Prob. B.9SECh. B - Prob. B.10SECh. B - Prob. B.11SECh. B - Prob. B.12SECh. B - Prob. B.13SECh. B - Prob. B.14ECh. B - Prob. B.15ECh. B - Prob. B.16ECh. B - Prob. B.17ECh. B - Prob. B.18ECh. B - Prob. B.19ECh. B - Prob. B.20ECh. B - Prob. B.21ECh. B - Prob. B.22ECh. B - Prob. B.23ECh. B - Prob. B.24APCh. B - PC-25A Using the purchases, cash payments, and...Ch. B - Prob. B.26APCh. B - Prob. B.27BPCh. B - PB-28B Using the purchases, cash payments, and...Ch. B - Prob. B.29BPCh. B - Prob. B.30PCCh. B - Prob. B.31PSCh. B - Prob. B.1CPCh. B - Prob. B.1TICh. B - Prob. B.1DCCh. B - Didrikson Rubin, the auditor of Red Barn Farm...Ch. B - Communication Activity C-1 In 150 words or fewer,...
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