Question

Krandolph Metals, Inc., is a manufacturer of aluminum cans for the beverage industry. Krandolph

purchases aluminum and other raw materials from several vendors. The purchasing process at

Krandolph occurs as follows:

When inventory of any raw material seems low, a purchasing agent examines the records to

determine the vendor who supplied the last purchase of that raw material. The purchasing agent

prepares a three

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copy PO and mails the top copy to the vendor. One copy is filed in the purchasing

department, and one copy is forwarded to the inventory control department (inventory record

keeping). Inventory control personnel update the inventory subsidiary ledger and file the PO by

number in the inventory control files.

When the goods arrive at the receiving dock, a receiving report is prepared from information on

the packing slip. One copy of the receiving report is filed in the receiving department, and one

copy is forwarded to purchasing so that the purchasing department is informed of the receipt of

goods.

The vendor mails an invoice for the raw materials directly to the accounts payable department.

When the invoice is received, accounts payable personnel prepare a cash disbursement voucher to

approve payment. The voucher is forwarded to the cash disbursements department. The accounts

payable department also updates the accounts payable subsidiary ledger and files the invoice by

invoice number.

Upon receiving the cash disbursement voucher, an employee in the cash disbursements department

prepares a two

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copy check. The top copy of the check is mailed to the vendor, and the second copy

is forwarded to the general ledger department. The cash disbursement voucher is stamped “paid”

and returned to the accounts payable department. The voucher is filed with the invoice in the

accounts payable department.

The general ledger department records the check in the general ledger and returns the check copy

to the cash disbursements department, where it is filed.

1.Draw two document flowcharts to reflect the records and reports used by these processes at

Krandolph. One flowchart should depict the purchasing processes, and the second flowchart

should depict the cash disbursements processes

Answer 1

Purchase Flowchart

Cash Disbursement Flowchart