Mar-port Company is a manufacturing company that uses forms and documents in its accounting information systems for record keeping and internal control. The departments in Mar-port’s organizational structure and their primary responsibilities.

Required:
Using this information, answer the following questions.
• The initiation of the purchase of materials and supplies would be the responsibility of what department?
• The document generated by the department identified in

(a) to initiate the purchasing process would be what?
• Multiple copies of the purchase order are prepared for record keeping and distribution with one copy sent to the vendor and one retained by the purchasing department. In addition, for proper information flow and internal control purposes, a version of the purchase order would be distributed to what other departments?
• What documents must the accounts payable department review before it can properly authorize payment for the purchase of materials and supplies?
• Which document is used to transfer responsibility for goods between the seller of goods and a common carrier?

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