The Following Set of Items Describes Activities Completed by a Company

question 198

Multiple Choice

The following set of items describes activities completed by a company in purchasing and paying for merchandise.For each activity, identify whether or not the activity adheres to or violates sound internal control procedures. Checks are signed by designated officers in the finance department.

• A) Adheres to sound internal control procedures
• B) Violates sound internal control procedures
• C) Neither strengthens nor violates internal control

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Definitions:

Product Development

The creation of new products or improvements to existing products to meet customer needs or market opportunities.

Activity Rate

The predetermined overhead rate used in activity-based costing to allocate overhead costs to cost objects based on their usage of activities.

Engineering Change

A modification to a product’s design, production process, or materials, usually made to improve functionality or to reduce costs.

Allocation Base

A criterion or standard used to distribute overhead costs among various cost objects.