CHAP 7 MC

1. The principle of an efficient accounting system that states that an accounting system should accommodate a variety of users is

• cost effectiveness

• flexibility

• useful output

• implementation

Answer explanation

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33. Which of the following is not a basic principle of designing and developing an effective accounting information system

• Approval by the SEC

• Usefulness

• Flexibility

• Cost effectiveness

34. In developing an accounting system, cost-effectiveness does not imply that

• the benefits obtained from the system outweigh the cost

• an electronic system must be cheaper than the system it is replacing

• the system should be cost effective

• the value of an accounting report should be at least equal to the cost of producing it

36. To be useful, the information outputs of a system should be

• relevant, reliable, timely and accurate

• reliable, flexible, understandable and timeless

• such that one report meets all different users needs

• distributed only to management personnel

37. The accounting environment does not change as a result of

• technological advances

• government regulation

• the double entry systems

• organizational growth

38. The principle of developing an accounting information system do not include

• usefulness

• flexibility

• cost effectiveness

• elimination of human involvement

39. A student should organize a need to manual accounting systems because

• the structure of electronic systems differs greatly from manual systems

• all small companies only use manual accounting systems

• the software and hardware of electronic systems vary greatly, which makes manual procedures more practical to study

• company that use manual systems hire more accountants

40. Which of the following is a true statement about manual and electronic accounting systems

• Few small companies begin with manual systems

• The design and structure of manual and electronic systems are essentially the same

• Many companies convert from electronic to manual systems

• The design and structure of manual and electronic systems are fundamentally different

41. Posting to the control accounts in the general ledger are made

• annually

• daily

• monthly

• weekly

42. The balance of a control account in the general ledger

• must always be zero

• must equal the amount of total assets

• is always greater than the composite balance of individual accounts in a related subsidiary ledger

• must equal the composite balance of individual accounts in a related subsidiary ledger