Part 59

18. Why should a plan which is highly satisfactory in a small concern prove to be an absolute failure in a large one?

19. What is meant by split orders?

20. Describe the different forms of punched holes of loose-leaf sheets and why the closed-hole punching is not adapted for use with records which are to be removed and replaced in binders from time to time.

21. Describe the different forms of binders with which you are familiar.

22. In printing invoices what is the best plan of designing the headings in order to facilitate the execution of the invoice on billing machines? Would you pay any attention to the space between the lines of the heading and to the distance between the last line to be typewritten on the heading and the first line to be typewritten on the invoice?

23. Explain the mistakes made in using carbon paper, and under what conditions you would use the various weights of carbon paper.

24. Explain what is meant by a blind.

25. Explain what is meant by credit memoranda, and tell how to use them in connection with a sales book instead of having to use a separate credit sheet.

26. Explain the use of special characters on the billing machine, and what is meant by aligning them in order to prevent one abbreviation being printed over the top of another.

27. Explain the difference between a single-stop tabulator and a decimal-stop tabulator.

28. What is the advantage of having a billing operator on a platform on wheels in a wholesale dry goods house?

29. Under what conditions would you recommend the use of the separate billing machine and separate computing machine for the same work?

30. Explain the benefits to be derived from the use of the color scheme.

31. What is meant by compound forms, and under what conditions can they be used?

32. In what general way does retail dry goods billing differ from condensed billing and what is the difference in the general style of stationery used?

33. What is the best plan of filing the duplicate monthly retail dry goods bill?

34. What is the plan used in retail dry goods billing to prevent goods from being shipped out of the store without a charge being made?

35. What is the advantage of a subtracting device on the billing machine with adding attachment?

INDEX

The page numbers of this volume will be found at the bottom of the pages; the numbers at the top refer only to the section.

Abstract of sales 1

Accounting forms, special 146-161

cash books 155

ledgers 147

balance 152

card 148

loose-leaf 147

tabular 152