Exam 11: The Billingaccounts Receivable Cash Receipts Barcr Process

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The stub attached to the customer statement is also known as a turnaround document.

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For the cash receipts process, the control plan turnaround documents helps to achieve which of the following pairs of control goals?

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In general, adjustments to customer balances in the accounts receivable master data will be necessary for all of the following except:

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In the billing function described in the text, the control plan that contributes to effective operations is:

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Which control plan for the cash receipts function has as its primary control goal to ensure security of resources?

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In a logical DFD for a B/AR/CR process, which of the following data stores would you expect to interact with a process called "manage customer accounts"?

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In a(n) ____________________ billing system, invoices are prepared after the goods have been shipped and the sales order notification has been matched to the shipping's billing notification.

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____________________, when applied to cash receipts, is the time between customer payment and the availability of funds on deposit and available.

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In a pre-billing system, invoices are prepared

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A ____________________ is a postal address, maintained by the firm's bank, which is used solely for the purpose of collecting checks.

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There should be a segregation of duties between the sales department and the ____________________ department.

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The accounts receivable master data is created as sales returns, bad debt write-offs, estimated doubtful accounts, or similar adjustments are processed.

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Below is the narrative of the "Manage customer accounts" portion of the B/AR/CR process.Narrative Description Processes 2.1 through 2.3 relate to sales returns adjustments.This process begins when there is notification from the receiving department that goods have been returned by a customer.Subprocess 2.1 obtains data from the accounts receivable master data to validate the return.If the sales return is not valid, it will be rejected (see Reject stub) and processed through a separate exception routine.If the sales return is valid, it is sent to subprocess 2.2 where a credit memo is prepared and sent to the customer, and the accounts receivable master data is updated to reflect the credit.At the same time, the validated sales return is sent to subprocess 2.3 where a journal voucher is prepared, which is used to create a record in the AR adjustments event data store (i.e., the journal), and the general ledger is notified that a credit memo has been issued.This results in updates to sales returns and allowances and to AR.Process 2.4 is triggered by a periodic review of aging details obtained from the accounts receivable master data.This report would be used to identify and follow up on late-paying customer accounts.One of two types of adjustments might result from this review: -The recurring adjusting entry for estimated bad debts.-The periodic write-off of "definitely worthless" customer accounts.Like process 2.4, bubble 2.5, "Prepare customer statements," also is triggered by a periodic event that recurs at specified intervals, often on a monthly basis in practice.Details of unpaid invoices are extracted from the accounts receivable master data and are summarized in a statement of account that is mailed (or sent electronically) to customers.Required: From the DFD in TB Figure 11.3 and the narrative description above, explode bubble 2.0 into a lower-level diagram showing the details of that process. Below is the narrative of the Manage customer accounts portion of the B/AR/CR process.Narrative Description Processes 2.1 through 2.3 relate to sales returns adjustments.This process begins when there is notification from the receiving department that goods have been returned by a customer.Subprocess 2.1 obtains data from the accounts receivable master data to validate the return.If the sales return is not valid, it will be rejected (see Reject stub) and processed through a separate exception routine.If the sales return is valid, it is sent to subprocess 2.2 where a credit memo is prepared and sent to the customer, and the accounts receivable master data is updated to reflect the credit.At the same time, the validated sales return is sent to subprocess 2.3 where a journal voucher is prepared, which is used to create a record in the AR adjustments event data store (i.e., the journal), and the general ledger is notified that a credit memo has been issued.This results in updates to sales returns and allowances and to AR.Process 2.4 is triggered by a periodic review of aging details obtained from the accounts receivable master data.This report would be used to identify and follow up on late-paying customer accounts.One of two types of adjustments might result from this review: -The recurring adjusting entry for estimated bad debts.-The periodic write-off of definitely worthless customer accounts.Like process 2.4, bubble 2.5, Prepare customer statements, also is triggered by a periodic event that recurs at specified intervals, often on a monthly basis in practice.Details of unpaid invoices are extracted from the accounts receivable master data and are summarized in a statement of account that is mailed (or sent electronically) to customers.Required: From the DFD in TB Figure 11.3 and the narrative description above, explode bubble 2.0 into a lower-level diagram showing the details of that process.

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The accounts receivable system typically used by utilities is the:

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The control plan ________________________________________ controls the billing and cash receipts functions by asking the customer to review open invoices to determine that they are valid and accurate.

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The objective of cash management is to free up funds so that they can either be invested to earn interest, or used to reduced debt, thus reducing interest charges.

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A remittance advice generally would be recorded in which of the following pairs of data stores?

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In a logical DFD for a B/AR/CR process, you would expect that a credit memo would be sent by the B/AR/CR process to the customer from which of the following processes?

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The technology that allows information on documents to be converted into machine-readable data through a scanner is called a(n):

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The following is a list of 10 control plans: The following is a list of 10 control plans:    Required: Listed below are ten statements describing either the achievement of a control goal (i.e., a system success) or a system deficiency (i.e., a system failure).On the answer line to the left of each description, insert the capital letter from the list above of the best control plan to achieve the desired goal or to address the system deficiency described.A letter should be used only once.  Required: Listed below are ten statements describing either the achievement of a control goal (i.e., a system success) or a system deficiency (i.e., a system failure).On the answer line to the left of each description, insert the capital letter from the list above of the best control plan to achieve the desired goal or to address the system deficiency described.A letter should be used only once. The following is a list of 10 control plans:    Required: Listed below are ten statements describing either the achievement of a control goal (i.e., a system success) or a system deficiency (i.e., a system failure).On the answer line to the left of each description, insert the capital letter from the list above of the best control plan to achieve the desired goal or to address the system deficiency described.A letter should be used only once.

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