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Accounting Information System

Quiz – Week 5

Multiple choice questions

1. The traditional approach to inventory management to ensure sufficient quantity maintain production
is known as

a. Safety stock
b. Just-in-time production
c. Economic order quantity
d. Optimal inventory quantity

2. The ______ specifies the point at which inventory is needed

a. Company inventory policies


b. Reorder point
c. Economic order quantity
d. Stockout point

3. What is a key feature of materials requirements planning (MRP)?

a. minimize or entirely eliminate carrying and stockout costs


b. reduce required inventory levels by scheduling production rather than estimating needs
c. determine the optimal reorder point
d. determine the optimal order size

4. Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory is best characterized by

a. frequent deliveries of large quantities to be held at the work centers.


b. frequent deliveries of smaller quantities of items to the work centers.
c. less frequent deliveries of large quantities of goods to central receiving.
d. infrequent bulk deliveries of items directly to work centers.

5. A receiving clerk notes that a delivery of 10 units has been received, but the purchase order specified
12 units. A debit memo will need to be prepared to adjust for the difference between the quantity
ordered and received. Who should prepare this document?

a. the receiving clerk


b. the controller
c. the vendor
d. the purchasing department manager
6. Identify in which of the following scenarios a company could adjust the balance due the vendor by
issuing a debit memo.

a. quantity different from that ordered


b. damage to the goods
c. goods that fail inspection for quality
d. All of the above are possible scenarios.

7. Materials requirements planning (MRP)

a. reduces the uncertainty about when materials are needed, thereby reducing the need to carry
large levels of inventory.
b. is able to compute exactly the cost of purchasing by taking into account all costs associated with
inventory carrying.
c. requires vendors to deliver inventory to the production site exactly when needed and in the
correct quantities.
d. None of the above is correct

8. ________ attempts to minimize or eliminate carrying and stockout costs.

a. Just-in-time inventory
b. Materials requirements planning
c. Economic order quantity
d. Evaluated receipt settlement

9. Identify in which of the following scenarios a company could adjust the balance due the vendor by
issuing a debit memo.

a. quantity different from that ordered


b. damage to the goods
c. goods that fail inspection for quality
d. All of the above are possible scenarios.

10. Which of the following is least likely to be a major criterion in vendor selection?

a. prices of goods
b. credit rating of the vendor
c. quality of goods
d. ability to deliver on time

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