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Solution_Manual Accounting_Information_Syst
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ems_14th_Edition
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1.1 TheVvalueVofVinformationVisVtheVdifferenceVbetweenVtheVbenefitsVrealizedVfromVusing
VthatVinformationVandVtheVcostsVofVproducingVit.VWouldVyou,VorVanyVorganization,Vev
erVproduceVinformationVifVitsVexpectedVcostsVexceededVitsVbenefits?VIfVso,VprovideVs
omeVexamples.VIfVnot,VwhyVnot?
MostVorganizationsVproduceVinformationVonlyVifVitsVvalueVexceedsVitsVcost.VHowever,Vt
hereVareVtwoVsituationsVwhereVinformationVmayVbeVproducedVevenVifVitsVcostVexceed
sVitsVvalue.
a. ItVisVoftenVdifficultVtoVestimateVaccuratelyVtheVvalueVofVinformationVandVtheVcostV
ofVproducingVit.VTherefore,VorganizationsVmayVproduceVinformationVthatVtheyVexp
ectVwillVproduceVbenefitsVinVexcessVofVitsVcosts,VonlyVtoVbeVdisappointedVafterVth
eVfact.
b. ProductionVofVtheVinformationVmayVbeVmandatedVbyVeitherVaVgovernmentVagency
VorVaVprivateVorganization.VExamplesVincludeVtheVtaxVreportsVrequiredVbyVtheVIRSV
and
disclosureVrequirementsVforVfinancialVreporting.
1.2 CanVtheVcharacteristicsVofVusefulVinformationVlistedVinVTableV1-
1VbeVmetVsimultaneously?VOrVdoesVachievingVoneVmeanVsacrificingVanother?
SeveralVofVtheVcriteriaVinVTableV1.1VcanVbeVmetVsimultaneously.VForVexample,VmoreVti
melyVinformationVisValsoVlikelyVtoVbeVmoreVrelevant.VVerifiableVinformationVisVlikelyVt
oVbeVmoreVreliable.
However,VachievingVoneVobjectiveVmayVrequireVsacrificingVanother.VForVexample,Vensu
ringVthatVinformationVisVmoreVcompleteVmayVreduceVitsVtimeliness.VSimilarly,Vincreas
ed
verifiabilityVandVreliabilityVmayVreduceVitsVtimeliness.
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TheVdecisionVmakerVmustVdecideVwhichVtrade-offsVareVwarrantedVinVaVgivenVsituation.
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1.3 YouVandVaVfewVofVyourVclassmatesVdecidedVtoVbecomeVentrepreneurs.VYouVcameVupV
withVaVgreatVideaVforVaVnewVmobileVphoneVapplicationVthatVyouVthinkVwillVmakeVlots
VofVmoney.VYourVbusinessVplanVwonVsecondVplaceVinVaVlocalVcompetition,VandVyouVa
reVusingVthe
$10,000VprizeVtoVsupportVyourselvesVasVyouVstartVyourVcompany.
a. IdentifyVtheVkeyVdecisionsVyouVneedVtoVmakeVtoVbeVsuccessfulVentrepreneurs
,VtheVinformationVyouVneedVtoVmakeVthem,VandVtheVbusinessVprocessesVyou
VwillVneedVtoVengageVin.
b. YourVcompanyVwillVneedVtoVexchangeVinformationVwithVvariousVexternalVparties
.VIdentifyVtheVexternalVparties,VandVspecifyVtheVinformationVreceivedVfromVandVs
entVtoVeachVofVthem.
TheVauthorVturnsVthisVquestionVintoVanVin-
classVgroupVactivity.VStudentsVareVdividedVupVinVgroups,VtoldVtoVcloseVtheirVbooks,VandV
givenV15VminutesVto:
a. ThinkVthroughVtheVbusinessVprocesses,VkeyVdecisions,VandVinformationVneedsVissue
sVinVtheirVgroup.
b. IdentifyVtheVexternalVusersVofVinformationVandVspecifyVtheVinformationVreceivedVf
romVandVsentVtoVeachVofVthem.
OneVgroupVisVselectedVtoVpresentVtheirVanswersVtoVtheVclass.VTheVotherVgroupsVareVtol
dVtoVchallengeVtheVgroup’sVanswers,VprovideValternativeVanswers,VandVchipVinVwithVad
ditionalVanswersVnotVprovidedVbyVtheVselectedVgroup.VSinceVtheVgroupVthatVpresentsVisV
notVselectedVuntilVafterVtheVtimeVhasVexpired,VstudentsVareVmotivatedVtoVdoVaVgoodVjo
b,VasVtheyVwillVbeVpresentingVtoVtheirVpeers.
TheVvalueVofVthisVactivityVisVnotVinVarrivingVatVaV“rightVanswer”VasVthereVareVmanyVright
Vanswers
andVstudentVanswersVwillVvary.VInstead,VitVisVinVthinkingVthroughVtheVissuesVpresentedVi
nVTableV1-2V(businessVprocesses,VkeyVdecisions,VandVinformationVneeds)VandVFigureV1-1
(interactionsVwithVexternalVparties).VStudentVanswersVshouldVcontainVmanyVofVtheVthin
gsVinVTableV1-2VandVFigureV1-
1VasVwellVasVothersVnotVshown,VasVaVretailVoperationVdiffersVfromVanVapplicationVdevel
opmentVenterprise.
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TheVauthorVconcludesVtheVexerciseVbyVhavingVtheVstudentsVturnVtoVTableV1-
2VandVFigureV1-1Vwhile
heVemphasizesVtheVneedVforVowners,Vmanagers,VandVemployeesVofVorganizationsVtoVide
ntifyVtheVinformationVneededVtoVmakeVkeyVdecisionsVinVtheVcompany’sVbusinessVproce
ssesVandVtheVkeyVinformationVinterchangesVwithVexternalVparties.VAllVofVtheVdataVneed
edVtoVproduceVthisVinformationVmustVbeVenteredVintoVtheVAIS,Vprocessed,Vstored,Vprot
ected,VandVmadeVavailableVtoVtheVappropriateVusers.
WhileVthisVactiveVlearningVactivityVtakesVmoreVtimeVthanVaVlectureVdoes,VitVdrivesVtheV
pointVhomeVmuchVbetterVthanVaVlectureVwould.VItValsoVkeepsVtheVstudentsVmoreVeng
agedVinVtheVmaterial.