Marport Company is a manufacturing company that uses forms and documents in its accounting information systems for record keeping and internal control.

The departments in Marport's organization structure and their primary responsibilities are:

Accounts Payable -- authorize payments and prepare vouchers.

Accounts Receivable -- maintain customer accounts.

Billing -- prepare invoices to customers for goods sold.

Cashier -- maintain a record of cash receipts and disbursements.

Credit Department -- verify the credit rating of customers.

Cost Accounting -- accumulate manufacturing costs for all goods produced.

Finished Goods Storeroom -- maintain the physical inventory and related stock records of finished goods.

General Accounting -- maintain all records for the company's general ledger.

Internal Audit -- appraise and monitor internal controls, as well as conduct operational and management audits.

Inventory Control -- maintain perpetual inventory records for all manufacturing materials and supplies.

Mailroom -- process incoming, outgoing, and interdepartmental mail.

Payroll -- compute and prepare the company payroll.

Personnel -- hire employees, as well as maintain records on job positions and employees.

Purchasing -- place orders for materials and supplies.

Production -- manufacture finished goods.

Production Planning -- decide the types and quantities of products to be produced.

Receiving -- receive all materials and supplies.

Sales -- accept orders from customers.

Shipping -- ship goods to customers.

Stores Control -- safeguard all materials and supplies until needed for production.

Timekeeping -- prepare and control time worked by hourly employees.

The document that is the authorization to initiate the manufacture of goods is referred to as a

A. Daily production schedule.

B. Raw materials requisition.

C. Production order.

D. Bill of materials.