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#### Q1. Which statement is not an advantage of robotic process automation (RPA)?

- [ ] Bots are more creative than humans
- [* ] Bots are more creative than humans
- [ ] Bots do no need to take time off
- [ ] Bots improve efficiency
- [ ] Bots can eliminate human errors

#### Q2. What effect does a contra asset account have on a balance sheet?

- [ ] A contra asset is not an accounting term
- [ ] A contra asset has a credit balance and therefore a negative effect on total assets
- [* ] A contra asset has a credit balance and therefore a negative effect on total assets
- [ ] A contra asset with a positive balance will increase overall liabilities
- [ ] A contra asset has a debit balance and therefore a positive effect on total assets

#### Q3. Internal controls may be preventative, detective, corrective, or directive. Which is a detective control?

- [ ] data backups
- [ ] physical inventory check
- [* ] physical inventory check
- [ ] employee background checks
- [ ] physical locks on inventory warehouse

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- [ ] April
- [ ] March
- [ ] no record required
- [ ] February
- [* ] February

#### Q5. Which choice is a general guideline for adequate separation of duties to prevent both fraud and error?

- [ ] A person who has control over an asset should not safeguard that asset.
- [ ] A person who has temporary or permanent custody of an asset should not account for that asset.
- [ ] A person who has record-keeping responsibility should not make journal entries.
- [* ] A person who has record-keeping responsibility should not make journal entries.
- [ ] A person who has operational responsibility should not authorize transactions for the area.

#### Q6. What does the cost of a unit of product under absorption costing method consist of?

- [ ] direct materials, direct and indirect labor, and fixed overhead
- [ ] direct materials, indirect labor, and variable and fixed overhead
- [ ] direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead
- [* ] direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead
- [ ] direct materials, direct and indirect labor, and variable overhead

#### Q7. Which answer best describes accruals and deferrals?

- [ ] Accruals are past cash receipts and payments, while deferrals are expected future cash receipts and payments.
- [ ] Both accruals and deferrals are both expected future cash receipts and payments.
- [ ] Accruals are expected future cash receipts and payments, while deferrals are past cash receipts and payments.
- [* ] Accruals are expected future cash receipts and payments, while deferrals are past cash receipts and payments.
- [ ] Both accruals and deferrals are not expected past cash receipts and payments.

#### Q8. What do you call a situation where more than one person collaborates to circumvent existing internal controls?

- [ ] assigned responsibility
- [ ] segregation of duties
- [ ] fraud prevention
- [ ] collusion
- [* ] collusion

#### Q9. Which is not an example of an internal control activity?

- [ ] review of manufacturing plan
- [ ] segregation of duties
- [ ] bank reconciliations
- [* ] bank reconciliations
- [ ] approval process

#### Q10. Which budgeting approach request justification of all expenditures?

- [ ] zero-based budgeting
- [* ] zero-based budgeting
- [ ] master budgeting
- [ ] rolling budgets
- [ ] bottom-up budgeting

#### Q11. What does the discontinued operations section of the income statement refer to?

- [ ] disposal of a major product line or major geographical area of operations
- [* ] disposal of a major product line or major geographical area of operations
- [ ] sale of unused or obsolete equipment and discontinued inventory
- [ ] a plant shutdown or decommissioning of a facility
- [ ] net income or loss for products completed and sold

#### Q12. How are the three financial statements (income, statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement) linked?

- [ ] Only the assets are reflected in the cash flow statement, and the net income expenses correlate with the liabilities.
- [ ] The net income goes to retained earnings, but the cash flow remains independent.
- [* ] The net income goes to retained earnings, but the cash flow remains independent.
- [ ] The gross profit goes to retained earning, and the shareholder equity total is added to the cash flow statement
- [ ] The net income goes to the retained earning and to the cash flow statement

#### Q13. Which is not one of the four perspectives of the balanced scorecard?

- [ ] internal business
- [ ] learning and growth
- [ ] quantitative
- [* ] quantitative
- [ ] customer

#### Q14. What would be deducted from the balance per books when doing a bank reconciliation?

- [ ] deposits in transit
- [ ] bank service fees
- [ ] outstating checks
- [* ] outstating checks
- [ ] electronic fund transfers/payments

#### Q15. What situation could be the results of the three retails store employees sharing the same cash register?

- [ ] a thorough internal control activity
- [ ] a violation of assignment of responsibility
- [* ] a violation of assignment of responsibility
- [ ] a violation of segregation of duties
- [ ] a support process to avoid fraud

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