1. Why do firms have separate departments for warehousing and shipping? What about warehousing and inventory control? Doesn't this just create more paperwork?
2. Distinguish between the sales order, billing, and AR departments. Why can't the sales order or AR departments prepare the bills?
3. Explain the purpose of having mail room procedures.
4. In a manual accounting system, what advantage does the journal voucher system have over the traditional general journal system?