Mill Company Uses a Batch Processing Method to Process Its

question 85

Multiple Choice

Mill Company uses a batch processing method to process its sales transactions. Data on Mill's sales transaction tapes are electronically sorted by customer number and are subjected to programmed edit checks in preparing its invoices, sales journals, and updated customer account balances. One of the direct outputs of the creation of these tapes most likely would be a

• A) Report showing exceptions and control totals.
• B) Printout of the updated inventory records.
• C) Report showing overdue accounts receivable.
• D) Printout of the sales price master file.

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

An accounting method that records the last items added to inventory as the first items sold.

Ending Inventory

Refers to the value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period.

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Inventory Turnover

A measure of how many times inventory is sold or used in a time period such as a year.