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List the five basic principles of accounting information systems.

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Discuss how technology based information systems affect accounting

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The following information is available for some of Kalo's segments (all amounts are in millions)
a. Determine the segment return on assets for each geographic segment.
b. Comment on the results. How do the segments compare with respect to profitability?

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b. Latin America ...

Question 4

Explain the purposes, types, and uses of special journals

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Question 5

Accurate source documents are crucial to accounting systems to limit the possibility of entering faulty data into the system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Source documents:

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A)   Are input devices.
B)   Provide the basic information processed by an accounting system.
C)   Cannot be electronic files.
D)   Store processed information for future use.
E)   Cannot be paper documents.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

With advanced technology there is no need to trace information that has been entered into an accounting information system to its source.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The special journals of many accounting systems include the:

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A)   Sales journal.
B)   Purchases journal.
C)   Cash receipts journal.
D)   Cash disbursements journal.
E)   General Ledger.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

A __________________ is an all-purpose journal that can record any transaction.

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Question 10

Auditors rely on accounting system databases when they audit financial statements and a company's controls.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Enterprise resource planning software is primarily used for recording journal entries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The general journal is used for transactions not covered by special journals and for adjusting, closing, and correcting entries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A business segment:

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A)   Requires only internal reporting.
B)   Is a part of a company that is separately identified by its products, services, or geographic market.
C)   Requires special journals.
D)   Requires subsidiary ledgers.
E)   Cannot report its results separately.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Accounting information systems are designed to capture information about a company's transactions and events and to provide output including financial, managerial, and tax reports.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A company had average total assets of $982,450 and net income of $190,700, and reports various segment information. Segment A had average total assets of $437,800 and segment operating income of $98,230. Segment B had average assets of $151,200 and segment operating income of $16,190. Calculate the segment return on assets for Segment A

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A)   19.4%.
B)   22.4%.
C)   26.1%.
D)   10.7%.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A company borrowed $50,000 from a bank by signing a long-term note payable. Identify the journal the transaction would be recorded in.

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A)   Cash disbursements journal.
B)   Sales journal.
C)   Cash receipts journal.
D)   Purchases journal.
E)   General journal.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

All of the following statements regarding accounting information systems are except:

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A)   Accounting information systems collect and process data from transactions and events.
B)   Accounting information systems organize data in useful forms.
C)   Accounting information systems do not establish internal control procedures.
D)   Accounting information systems are crucial to effective decision making.
E)   Accounting information systems communicate information to business decision makers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

All of the following statements regarding input devices are except:

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A)   Input devices capture information from source documents and enable its transfer to the system's information processing component.
B)   Input devices convert data on source documents from written form to a form usable for the system.
C)   Input devices include keyboards, scanners, and modems.
D)   Input devices include journal entries.
E)   Input devices are always reliable and no controls are needed to verify accuracy of input.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Identify the accounting information system principle below that applies to each of these situations.

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Question 20

A company entered into the following transactions. Match each transaction with the appropriate journal.

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