Someone at your company likely switched the titles of those two columns in the PO because you often issue lump sum POs or buy special order items but then the product ships separately.  In this example the price is usually $1, and the qty is the total amount of the PO so that you can issue partial receipts that match the partial invoices.  I would not typically just switch the actual price and qty.

Someone at your company likely switched the titles of those two columns in the PO because you often issue lump sum POs or buy special order items but then the product ships separately.  In this example the price is usually $1, and the qty is the total amount of the PO so that you can issue partial receipts that match the partial invoices.  I would not typically just switch the actual price and qty.