A Company Should Check Inventory Quantities Before Accepting a Sales

question 19

Multiple Choice

A company should check inventory quantities before accepting a sales order for all the following reasons except to

• A) verify the accuracy of the perpetual inventory records.
• B) inform the customer about availability and delivery times.
• C) know which items may need to be back ordered.
• D) update inventory records to reduce the quantity available by the number of items ordered.

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Definitions:

Sexual Maturity

The stage in an organism's life cycle when it becomes capable of reproductive activity.

Secular Trend

Trend that can be seen only by observing several generations, such as the trend toward earlier attainment of adult height and sexual maturity, which began a century ago in some countries.

Primary Sex Characteristics

Organs directly related to reproduction, which enlarge and mature during adolescence.

Gonads

The primary reproductive organs that produce gametes (sperm in males, ova in females) and various sex hormones; the testes in males and ovaries in females.