Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 1 January 2026

The following describes the processes which make up the sales system in operation at Big Staffie and Co.

For the process described below, select whether it represents a strength, a deficiency, a minor change or no change of the sales system.

The order automatically generates a message to the distribution centre (which dispatches the goods). It simultaneously informs the accounts department, which immediately raises an invoice and sends it to the customer.

Select ONE answer:

1. Minor Change
2. No Change
3. Strength
4. Deficiency

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct => Applies as there is no link between dispatch and invoice (goods could be invoiced without being dispatched), and there is no link between order and dispatch (orders may not be fulfilled).

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