Important cases for characteristics of information Case (1); Match the description in the right column with the information characteristic in the left column. 1. Relevant a, The report was carefully designed so that the data contained on the report became information to the reader. B, The manager was working one weekend and needed to find some information about production requests for a certain customer. He was able to find the report on the company's network 2. Reliable 3. Complete c. The data on a report was checked by two clerks working independently d. An accounts receivable aging report that included all customer accounts 4. Timely 5. Understandable e. A report checked by 3 different people for accuracy — 6. Verifiable ~|f. An accounts receivable aging report used in credit granting decisions — 7. Accessible @. An accounts receivable aging report was received before the credit | manager had to make a decision whether to extend customer creditAccounting Information Systems 3. ans (2: Match tholoroblemin he rant column with the Information characteristic inthe Relevant ‘@ the production manager often reports stock ouis of components that the system indicates are in stock Reliable b. The new employee has been unable to reproduce financial reports that were prepared by old one. Complete 6. Employee resistance to highly complicated system enforce company to use consultants to simplify it Timely d_@ report was collected five days ago and it takes aweektomake adjustments Understandable | ©. Calling hot lines of restaurant and receiving message as follow “all of our lings are currently in use Please try again later" Verifiable {_ When employee in charge of the mail room deletes the report without — reading it Accessible 9 sage left on an ai 9 Machine: “Hil Just got into town. about dinner this evening if you're available. Call me!” a) Relevant ©) Sufficient €) understandable 9) accessible b) Reliable d) timely £) verifiable Inventory information is provided in real time by a firm's accounting information system. The ‘accuracy of this information is questionable, however, since the production manager often reports J stock outs of components that the system nolsates ae in stock. hit al the elena characteristics of useful information is absentin the situat , Joe Marzetti has been the controller of Fairview Tires for 25 years. Ownership of the firm recently changed hands and the new owners are conducting an audit of the financial records, The audit has been unable to reproduce financial reports that were prepared by Marzetti While there is no ‘evidence of wrongdoing, the auditors are concerned that the discrepancies might contribute to poor decisions. Which of the following characteristics of useful information is absent? Message left on an answering machine: "Hi Bob! Jus! got into town. How about dinner this ‘evening if you're aval Call me!” Which of the following chi teristics of useful information is absent in the situation described above