Chapter 4 The Revenue Cycle
M u l t i p l e - C h o i c e Q u e s t i o n s
1. Which document is NOT prepared by the sales
department?
- packing slip
- shipping notice
- bill of lading
- stock release
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Sales department
- •Customer Copy
- •Stock Release
- •File Copy
- •Packing Slip
- •Shipping Notice
- •Invoice
- •Ledger Copy
- •File Copy
2. Which document triggers the update of the
inventory subsidiary ledger?
- bill of lading
- stock release
- sales order
- shipping notice
3. Which function should the billing department
NOT perform?
- record the sales in the sales journal
- send the ledger copy of the sales order to accounts receivable.
- send the stock release document and the shipping notice to the billing department as proof of shipment.
- send the stock release document to inventory Control.
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The Billing Department
The billing clerk then enters
the transaction into the sales journal and distributes documents to the AR and inventory control departments.
4. When will a credit check approval most likely
require specific authorization by the credit
department?
- when verifying that the current transaction does not exceed the customer’s credit limit
- when verifying that the current transaction is with a valid customer
- when a valid customer places a materially large order
- when a valid customer returns goods
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Authorization
In POS systems, the authorization process involves validating credit card charges and establishing that the customer is the valid user of the card.
5. Which type of control is considered a compensating control?
- a. segregation of duties
- b. access control
- c. supervision
- d. accounting records
6. Which of the following is NOT an independent
verification control?
- The shipping department verifies that the goods sent from the warehouse are correct in type and quantity.
- General ledger clerks reconcile journal vouchers that were independently prepared in various departments.
- The use of prenumbered sales orders.
- The billing department reconciles the shipping notice with the sales invoice to ensure that customers are billed for only the quantities shipped.
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