Question

Select all that apply Describe data processing in accounting by selecting the correct statements below. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. Batch processing accumulates source documents for a period of time and then processes them all at once. Online processing enters and processes data as soon as source documents are available. A disadvantage of online processing is timeliness. An advantage of online processing is timeliness. Accounting systems differ with regard to how input is entered and processed. An advantage of batch processing is the lack of updated databases for management to use when making decisions.

Answer 1

Answer:

I. Batch processing accumulates source documents for a period of time and then processes them all at once.

II. Online processing enters and processes data as soon as source documents are available.

III. An advantage of online processing is timeliness.

IV. Accounting systems differ with regard to how input is entered and processed.

Explanation:

Financial accounting is an accounting technique used for analyzing, summarizing and reporting of financial transactions like sales costs, purchase costs, payables and receivables of an organization using standard financial guidelines such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial accounting standards board (FASB).

A financial statement is a written report that quantitatively describes a firm's financial health. Under the financial statements is a cash-flow statement, which is used to record the cash inflow and cash equivalents leaving a business firm.

Cash flow statement, also known as the statement of cash flows, contains financial information about operating, financial and investing activities.

Hence, activities that involve the production or purchase of merchandise and the sale of goods and services to customers, including expenditures related to administering the business, are classified as operating activities. All the net income or cash from all operational business activities of a company is recorded as operating activities.

The correct statements that best describes data processing in accounting includes;

I. Batch processing accumulates source documents for a period of time and then processes them all at once.

II. Online processing enters and processes data as soon as source documents are available.

III. An advantage of online processing is timeliness.

IV. Accounting systems differ with regard to how input is entered and processed.