Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486857
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter B, Problem 1TI

Match the benefit of an effective accounting information system with the definition.

Chapter B, Problem 1TI, Match the benefit of an effective accounting information system with the definition.

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Identify the suitable definition for the term “control” in accounting information system.

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c. Provides safeguards for a business’s assets and reduces the likelihood of fraud and errors.

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Accounting information system (AIS):  Accounting information system is an integrated system that gathers and store the records and further processes the accounting data to provide meaningful information which would aid the decision makers for making informed decisions.

Control: AIS is a safety measure for the assets of the business and minimizes the occurrences of fraud and errors.

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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)

Ch. B - Prob. 3QCCh. B - Prob. 4QCCh. B - Prob. 5QCCh. B - Prob. 6QCCh. B - Prob. 7QCCh. B - When using a manual accounting information system,...Ch. B - Prob. 9QCCh. B - Prob. 1RQCh. B - Prob. 2RQCh. B - Prob. 3RQCh. 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 - Prob. 9RQCh. B - What are the columns that are typically used in...Ch. B - Explain the posting process of the cash payments...Ch. B - When is the general journal used in a manual...Ch. B - Prob. 13RQCh. B - Prob. 14RQCh. B - Prob. 15RQCh. B - How is QuickBooks organized?Ch. B - How would a business record a sale of services on...Ch. B - How would a business record a bill received in...Ch. B - Prob. 1SECh. B - Prob. 2SECh. B - Identifying special journals Use the following...Ch. B - Prob. 4SECh. B - Prob. 5SECh. B - Prob. 6SECh. B - Prob. 7SECh. B - Prob. 8SECh. B - Prob. 9SECh. B - Prob. 10SECh. B - Prob. 11SECh. B - Prob. 12SECh. B - Prob. 13SECh. B - Prob. 14ECh. B - Prob. 15ECh. B - Prob. 16ECh. B - Prob. 17ECh. B - Identifying transactions in the accounts...Ch. B - Prob. 19ECh. B - Prob. 20ECh. B - Prob. 21ECh. B - Prob. 22ECh. B - Prob. 23ECh. B - Prob. 24APCh. B - Prob. 25APCh. B - Using all journals, posting, and balancing the...Ch. B - Prob. 27BPCh. B - Using the purchases, cash payments, and general...Ch. B - Using all journals, posting, and balancing the...Ch. B - Prob. 30PCh. B - Prob. 31PCh. B - Prob. 1COMPCh. B - Prob. 1TIATCCh. B - Prob. 1DCCh. B - Prob. 1FCCh. B - Prob. 1CA

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