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40) Robinson Crusoe has formed a business that sells carved gourmet coconuts. He has hired five
employees. The most senior is Friday, who manages the carving process. Monday is the newest
employee. She collects the coconuts. Tuesday, as you might expect, takes calls from curstomers, oops, I
mean customers, who are unhappy with their coconuts. Wednesday tosses finished coconuts into the sea,
whereupon they drift to the wholesaler. Thursday sends smoke signals to the wholesaler extolling the
virtues of the latest production run of nuts that are drifting across the bay.Which of the following
functions in the value chain is Thursday performing?
A) Inbound logistics
B) Operations
C) Outbound logistics
D) Marketing and sales
E) Service
41) Robinson Crusoe has formed a business that sells carved gourmet coconuts. He has hired five
employees. The most senior is Friday, who manages the carving process. Monday is the newest
employee. She collects the coconuts. Tuesday, as you might expect, takes calls from curstomers, oops, I
mean customers, who are unhappy with their coconuts. Wednesday tosses finished coconuts into the sea,
whereupon they drift to the wholesaler. Thursday sends smoke signals to the wholesaler extolling the
virtues of the latest production run of nuts that are drifting across the bay.Which of the following
functions in the value chain is Tuesday performing?
A) Inbound logistics
B) Operations
C) Outbound logistics
D) Marketing and sales
E) Service
42)
Refer to the chart above. At what point, measured in terms of the net cost of information, does
information overload begin?
A) 0
B) 5
C) 10
D) 12
43) Tri-Anything, Limited, is a British company operating in New York state. It offers stylized, boutique
public relations services to upscale retailers in quaint New England towns. A major source of revenue is
a weekly newsletter that reports on current and projected tourist travel and spending patterns.
Preparation of the newsletter requires study and analysis of weather conditions, economic activity, and
travel costs. It is available at an annual subscription rate of $299.99. There are currently 190 subscribers.
Preparation and distribution of the newsletter costs $12,000 annually. The value of information to
subscribers is:
A) $236.83
B) $44,998.10
C) Less than $63.16
D) At least $300.00
44) Many modern accounting software packages offer separate transaction cycle modules. What is the
reason for this?
A) Every organization does not need to implement all of the available transaction cycle modules.
B) Most businesses do not need the revenue cycle module as part of their AIS.
C) The nature of a given transaction cycle is the same irrespective of the type of organization.
D) A properly designed AIS does not use the concept of separate business transaction cycles to process
transactions.
45) The business owners obtain financing from outside investors, which results in an inflow of cash into
the company. This transaction is considered to be part of which cycle?
A) the revenue cycle
B) the payroll cycle
C) the production cycle
D) the financing cycle
46) Which of the following is not a transaction cycle?
A) revenue
B) expenditure
C) human resources
D) general ledger and reporting
47) Which of the following statements is false?
A) Retail stores do not have a production cycle.
B) Financial institutions have installment-loan cycles.
C) A service company does not have an inventory system.
D) Every organization should implement every transaction cycle module.
48) Transaction cycles can be summarized on a high level as "give-get" transactions. An example of
"give-get" in the expenditure cycle would be
A) give cash, get cash.
B) give cash, get goods.
C) give cash, get labor.
D) give goods, get cash.
49) Transaction cycles can be summarized on a high level as "give-get" transactions. An example of
"give-get" in the revenue cycle would be
A) give cash, get goods.
B) give goods, get cash.
C) give cash, get labor.
D) give cash, get cash.
50) Groups of related business activities such as the acquisition of merchandise and payment of vendors
are called
A) transaction cycles.
B) economic cycles.
C) business events.
D) transactions.
51) Which of the following is a true statement?
A) Business strategy directly influences AIS, but not information technology.
B) Information technology directly influences organizational culture, but not business strategy.
C) Organizational culture directly influences business strategy, but not AIS.
D) AIS directly influences information technology, but not business strategy.
52) The transaction cycle that includes the events of hiring employees and paying them is known as the
A) revenue cycle.
B) expenditure cycle.
C) human resources cycle.
D) financing cycle.
53) The transaction cycle approach leads to efficient processing of a large number of transactions
because
A) transaction cycles are easier to computerize.
B) a large number of transactions within a given cycle can be categorized into a relatively small number
of distinct types.
C) the transaction cycle approach represents the natural order of business.
D) transaction cycles are easy to understand.
54) Which of the following is not an example of how an AIS adds value to an organization?
A) All employees at a hospital can access and update patient records from any computer terminal in the
hospital.
B) A customer service representative can find a customer's account data, purchase history, payment
history, and salesperson's name while on the phone with the customer, to resolve issues quickly.
C) Suppliers are able to access sales data directly from the point-of-sale system of a retailer and deliver
inventory automatically when needed.
D) Client tax files are encrypted and made available on the CPA firm's network to any employee with an
access code.
55) Rolleigh Corp. identifies growth by new product development and product improvement as the
number one corporate goal. An employee at Wrigley's, one of Rolleigh's wholly-owned subsidiaries,
developed an innovation to an existing product that would directly address a shortcoming in the similar
product offered by Rolleigh's closest competitor. Wrigley's current Return on Investment (ROI) is 15%,
but the product innovation is expected to generate ROI of only 12%. Awarding bonuses to subsidiary
managers based on ROI could result in:
A) goal conflict
B) information overload
C) goal congruence
D) decreased value of information
56) Which of the following tradeoffs between characteristics of useful information is least
objectionable?
A) Incomplete information received on a timely basis
B) Irrelevant information received in an understandable format
C) Unreliable information easily accessible
D) Verifiable information received in unreadable format
58) Which of the following is not a key decision to be made when starting a business?
A) How to estimate the allowance for uncollectible accounts
B) Whether to advertise on TV, radio, or newspaper
C) How to raise capital
D) Whether to accept American Express
59) Paying federal payroll taxes is part of which transaction cycle?
A) Human resources/payroll
B) Expenditure
C) Financing
D) Revenue
60) Who of the following would not be involved in the revenue cycle?
A) Accounts payable clerk
B) Customer
C) Cashier
D) Credit manager
61) Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of data about a specific sales transaction
that should be captured by an Accounting Information System?
A) Name of the employee who completed the sale
B) Daily sales quota
C) Product sold
D) Date
62) Who of the following is not a stakeholder with whom an accounting information system typically
communicates directly?
A) Wall Street industry analyst
B) Venture capitalist
C) Company that supplies raw materials
D) Company that purchases finished goods for resale to consumers
63) Define the concept of a system.
64) Define data, information, and how the value of information is determined.
65) Define an accounting information system.
66) Identify the components of an accounting information system.
67) What is the CITP designation and why is it important to AIS?
68) Differentiate between an AIS course and other accounting courses.
69) What is the purpose behind the five primary activities in the value chain?
70) How can an AIS add value to the organization?
71) How can a well-designed AIS improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a company's value chain?
72) Discuss the concept of a system and the issues of goal conflict and goal congruence.
73) Discuss the seven characteristics of useful information.
74) Explain what an AIS is, describe the basic tasks it performs in an organization, and give some
examples of the types of accounting transactions it processes.
75) Discuss the components of a supply chain.
76) How can an AIS become part of the firm's value chain and add value to the business?
77) How can the value of the information produced by an accounting information system be
determined? What would a measurement and verification expert think about quantification and
verification of such information?
78) Why have accounting software packages been designed with separate transaction modules?
79) How are "Give and Take" transactions classified in business today and what impact does this have
on AIS?
