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ACC 3003 - Exam 1
Accounting Systems I
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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
10/02/2012

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Term
Warehouse
Definition
Department maintaining custody of the inventory
Term
1) Collect and process data about a business activities effectively and efficiently
2) Provide information useful for decision making
3) Establish adequate controls
Definition
Three Functions of AIS
Term
1) Expenditure
2) Production
3) HR/Payroll
4) Revenue
5) Financing
Definition
Five Transaction Cycles
Term
Nancy Ford
Definition
The employee with primarily recording responsibilities
(Warren Sports Supply)
Term
Controller
Definition
The person who reconciles the bank statement with company records
Term
Ray Kramer
Definition
The employee whose primary responsibility is authorization
(Warren Sports Supply)
Term
Seller
Definition
FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid
Term
Buyer
Definition
FOB Shipping Point - Freight Collect
Term
Credit Limit
Definition
Prevents selling too many good to customers
(In terms of money)
Term
Financing
Definition
_____ Cycle - Obtaining necessary funds, repay creditors, and distribute profits to investors
Term
1) Infrastructure
2) Procurement
3) Human Resource Management
4) Information Technology
Definition
Four support activities on Porter's Value Chain
Term
Buyer
Definition
FOB Shipping Point - Freight Prepaid
Term
Supply Chain
Definition
Links value chains of different firms
Term
Production
Definition
_____ Cycle - Converting raw materials and labor into final goods
Term
1) People
2) Procedures
3) Data
4) Software
5) IT Infrastructure
Definition
Five Components of AIS
Term
Initials/Signature
Definition
Shows authorization in a manual system
Term
Expenditure Cycle
Definition
Accounting cycle that includes monitoring vendor perfomance
Term
Acquire and pay for resources
Definition
Business process linked to expenditure cycle
Term
1) Data Collection
2) Data Processing
3) Data Management
4) Information Gathering
Definition
Four functions of transferring data into information
Term
Value Chain
Definition
Links all of an organizations business processes
Term
Revenue
Definition
_____ Cycle - Selling goods/services and collecting payment
Term
Expenditure
Definition
_____ Cycle - Buying/paying for goods/services used
Term
Periodic
Definition
The type of inventory system used by Warren Sports Supply
Term
Buyer
Definition
FOB Destination - Freight Collect
Term
Database Management System (DBMS)
Definition
Computer program that enables users to create, modify, and utilize database information efficicently
Term
HR/Payroll
Definition
____ Cycle - Hiring and paying employees
Term
Bill of Lading
Definition
Transfers custody to the shipper
Term
Database > File > Record > Field
Definition
Computer AIS: Data hierarchy (Largest to Smallest)
Term
A/R Department
Definition
Department updating A/R subsidiary ledger
Term
1) Convert resouces into good/services
*Production/Conversion
2) Acquire customers, deliver goods/services, and collect revenue
*Revenue
3) Acquire and pay for resources
*Expenditure, Financing, HR/Payroll
Definition
Three Business Process with the relationship between them and the transaction cycle
Term
Picking Ticket
Definition
Authorizes workers to release goods from the warehouse
Term
Inventory Control
Definition
Department maintaining inventory records
Term
1) Customer Order
2) Picking List
3) Packing List
4) Bill of Lading
5) Customer Invoice
6) Customer Check
7) Remittance Advice
8) Deposit Slip
Definition
Eight documents of the Revenue cycle
Term
A/R Subsidiary Ledger
Definition
Indicates the customer balance owed to the company
Term
1) Relevance
2) Timeliness
3) Accuracy
4) Completeness
5) Summarization
Definition
Five characteristics of useful information
Term
Segregation of duties
Definition
Recording, authorization, and custody
Term
Journal Voucher
Definition
Journal entry form
Term
Complete
Accurately recorded
Valid
Restricted access (Authorized)
Definition
The four objectives of the revenue cycle in respect to transactions
Term
Independent verification
Definition
Re-performing an employee's calculations
Term
Prenumbering
Definition
Used to uniquely identify each transaction
Term
Sales Journal
Definition
Where the sales transactions are recorded
Term
1) Ensure that the information is reliable
2) Ensure that business activities are performed efficiently and in accordance with management's objectives
3) Safeguard organizational assets
Definition
Three objectives of internal control
Term
Credit Memo
Definition
Prepared to update customer records when goods are returned
Term
General Ledger
Definition
Receives information from all cycles/business processes
Term
Cash Receipts Journal
Definition
Where cash sales are recorded
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