As enhancements directly for a vendor-supplied software program, a quality assurance step includes:

A. Executing a test of the new enhancements in parallel with the current processing

B. Applying the enhancements directly into production as soon as they are received

C. Waiting until several vendor releases or enhancements are received and installing all at the same time

D. Conducting telephone interviews with other users of the vendor's software

Which of the following represents the best way of addressing an issue of an employee's poor task performance?

A. Relocating physical work space near the supervisor

B. Reassignment to another department

C. Targeting training

D. Assigning to an autocratic leader

What is the purpose of the payroll accrual entry?

A. to reverse an entry from a previous period

B. to recognize expenses in the period in which they were incurred

C. to reverse an entry made in error

D. to recognize expenses in the period in which they were paid

Assume that an independent contractor is a foreign person. What form is he most likely to complete?

A. Form W-9

B. Form W-8BEN

C. Form W-4

D. Form W-7

Which of the following employees is most likely to be an exempt professional under FLSA?

A. Labor Relations Director

B. Accounts payable clerk

C. Payroll specialist

D. Human resources receptionist

Which of the following is the most logical order of events in a system implementation?

A. Training, development, testing evaluation

B. Feasibility, evaluation, development, testing

C. Conversation, training, testing, evaluation

D. Testing, evaluation, training, documentation

Which of the following would not be included in the planning stage of a system implementation?

A. Creating a task list

B. Determining resources needed for the project

C. Documenting the new software

D. Defining the project's goals and objective

An example of a policy is:

A. Employees receive paid sick leave after the second day of absence.

B. Time cards are filed by cost center in the records room

C. the PC's of the payroll employees are connected to the same printer

D. Payroll receives changes of status documents from human resources after data entry has occurred

The entry to recorded an employee's repayment of a salary advance is (employee repays advance by personal check):

A. Debit accounts receivable, credit cash

B. Debit salary expense, credit accounts receivable

C. Debit accounts receivable, credit cash

D. Debit cash, credit accounts receivable

The effective minimum hourly rate that tipped employees must receive is which of the following?

A. No particular rate is required

B. 100% of the federal minimum wage

C. 50% of the federal minimum wage

D. 20% of the federal minimum wage