Lecture 10 Group A

Which of these does not represent proper internal control of cash receipts?

• Daily banking of receipts.

• Two people opening the mail.

• Paying accounts directly out of the cash register.

• Balancing the cash register after each employees’ shift.

Which of these is not a characteristic of good internal control?

• Insurance of assets

• Joint of responsibility for assets

• Rotation of employees over a range of tasks

• Regular bank reconciliations

As a business grows and the owner must rely more on others to help in managing    operations, internal control becomes:

• more important.

• less important.

• unnecessary.

• growth has no effect on the importance of internal control.

Internal controls that apply to computerised accounting systems include which of the following?

1. 1. Programming controls

2. 2. Passwords

3. 3. Back ups

4. 4. Computer viruses

• 1, 2 and 3

• 1, 2 and 4

• 1, 3 and 4

• 2, 3 and 4

Which of these is not a measure of good internal control?

• Banking cash daily

• Reconciling a control account with its subsidiary ledger

• Combining authority to purchase goods and sign cheques

• Requiring all employees to take annual leave

Mechanical and electronic controls should be used, where possible, to protect assets and improve the accuracy of the accounting process. An example of such a device is:

i     A burglar alarm

ii    A virus scanner

iii   Electronic funds transfer

iv   Insurance

• i, ii and iii

• i, ii, iii and iv

• i, iii and iv

• ii, iii and iv

Which of these is a limitation of internal control?

I       The cost of the controls

II      The possibility of collusion between two or more employees

III     The accounting standards

• I and III

• II and III

• I and II

• I, II and III

Which of these is not an important principle for the control of cash payments?

• Employees who sign cheques should not accept delivery of goods.

• Only senior staff should have the authority to approve invoices for payment.

• Cheques should be written out promptly even if the invoice is not yet provided.

• Once the cheque is written the invoice should be stamped ‘paid’.

Which of these is not a principle of internal control?

• Separation of record keeping and custody of assets

• Division of responsibility for related transactions

• Establishing clear lines of responsibility

• Placing excess cash on fixed deposit to earn interest

When preparing a bank reconciliation what would cause the bank statement balance to be less than the adjusted cash balance in the general ledger? (Assume the bank is not in overdraft.)

• Bank service charges

• Dishonoured cheques

• Outstanding deposits

• Outstanding cheques