Tag: Topic 18

Select whether each of the following statements has no impact, is true, is unimportant or is false.

In the sales system, the following duties should be segregated:

• Credit control and invoicing

Select ONE answer:

1. No impact
2. Unimportant
3. True
4. False

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 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct => The duties of authorisation, recording and custody of assets should be segregated
4. Not correct

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Select whether each of the following statements has no impact, is true, is unimportant or is false.

In the sales system, the following duties should be segregated:

• Recording sales and access to remittances from customers

Select ONE answer:

1. No impact
2. True
3. Unimportant
4. False

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

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct => The duties of authorisation, recording and custody of assets should be segregated
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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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.

• Customer queries are dealt with by reception staff.

Select ONE answer:

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

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 1

1. Correct => This option is correct as the reception staff are unconnected with any of the departments with whom customers might have a query – ordering, warehouse or accounts.
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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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:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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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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.

– Orders are placed by telephone. When a call is received, the person receiving the order checks the customer’s credit status and that the customer’s current balance is below the maximum level, checks that the item is in inventory, and then immediately inputs the order into the system.

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:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct => This process is a strength of the sales system
4. Not correct

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