The purchasing system:
- First by the inventory department : after deplete the inventories and drop to a predetermined reorder point the clerk prepared a purchased requisition .
- Second by purchasing Dep. : after receiving a purchasing requisition the clerk prepared purchasing order .
- Then the receiving Dep . Receive a blind copy of PO from the purchasing Dep. , when the inventories received the clerk check them and prepared the receiving report . When the supplier ’s invoice arrived the AP Dep. Record the liability .
- Finally ,post the accounts to General Ledger after receive a journal voucher from AP Dep . And the account summary from inventory control .
THE CASH DISBURSEMENT SYSTEM
- Each day , the AP function Reviews the open AP files for such items and sends payment approval in form of a voucher packet (authorizing invoice ) to cash disbursement .
- The cash disbursement clerk receives the voucher packet and reviews the documents for completeness and clerical accuracy ,then the clerk prepare a check register (include check no. , dollar amount , voucher no. ) .
- THEN update the AP record
- finally post to the general ledger . P.243
The purchasing dep. Prepare the PO when the purchase requisition come from the inventory dep. Copies of PO sent for
- vendor
- AP dep.
- blind copy sent for receiving dep.
- copy field in open PO file .
- Blind copy : is a copy of PO without any information about Quantity and price , to force the receiving clerk to count and inspect the received inventories before complete the receiving report .
1. Which document helps to ensure that the receiving clerks actually count the number of goods received?
- packing list
- blind copy of purchase order
- shipping notice
- invoice
- After completion the physical count and inspection the goods , the receiving clerk prepare the receiving report .
- One copy of Receiving Report sent to inventories dep. , to update the inventory record , depending on method of a standard cost system which carry inventories at a predetermined standard value regardless the actual price paid to the vendor ,the value posting to the standard cost inventory ledger .
To update the inventory ledger and AP ledger we need the supplies invoice .
update the general ledger when receives journal voucher from AP dep. And account summary from inventory control .