AND PAYMENTS BUSINESS PROCESS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Business activities related to buying inventory from suppliers and making payments to suppliers
is called the purchases and ____ process. - ANS payments
The accounting transaction that records the purchase of inventory involves a debit to inventory
and a credit to accounts ____. - ANS payable
List the basic activities in a BPMN activity diagram in sequence.
-Receive Items
-Send Payment
-Request Prices
-Place Orders - ANS 1. Request Prices
2. Place Orders
3. Receive Items
4. Send Payment
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, True or false: The purpose of swimlanes in a BPMN activity diagram of the purchase and
payments process is to show different organizational responsibilities. - ANS True.
Reason: Swimlanes show responsibility
Which of the following would be present in a BPMN collaboration model of the purchases and
payments process?
-Start events
-Sequence flows
-Two pools
-Message flows - ANS -Two pools
-Message flows
Which of the following is not a basic element of the purchases and payments process?
-Receiving inventory
-Paying employees
-Paying suppliers
-Ordering inventory - ANS Paying employees
In a BPMN activity diagram of the purchase and payments process, which of the following best
indicates why Place Order is modeled as a subprocess, but Receive Items, Assess Items, etc., are
modeled as activities?
-Place Order is more complex
-Receive Items is more complex
-Place Order occurs first
-Place Order is performed by the buying function - ANS Place Order is more complex
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