The presence of an audit trail is critical to the integrity of the accounting information system. Discuss three of the techniques used to preserve the audit trail
Transaction logs list all transactions successfully processed by the system and serve as journals, permanent records. Transactions that were not processed successfully should be recorded in an error file.
Logs and listings of automatic transactions should be produced for transactions received or initiated internally by the system.
Unique transaction identifiers should be attached to each transaction processed.
Error listing should document all errors and be sent to appropriate users to support error correction.
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A. Customers always know how to explain their problem well. B. Customers often feel ownership for the solution when a problem is solved jointly. C. Customers rarely have a solution in mind to offer when they seek to redress their grievances. D. Customers never want someone to be responsible.
A company should use process costing rather than job order costing if
A) production is only partially completed during the accounting period. B) the product is produced in batches only as orders are received. C) the product is composed of mass-produced homogeneous units. D) the product goes through a single stage of production.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Dyer Furniture is expected to pay a dividend of D1 = $1.25 per share at the end of the year, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% per year in the future. The company's beta is 1.15, the market risk premium is 5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 4.00%. What is Dyer's current stock price?
A. $28.90 B. $29.62 C. $30.36 D. $31.12 E. $31.90