To provide an image processing apparatus and the like capable of determining the continuance or discontinuance of a job execution operation according to the set state of a recording medium, in which department information and user information are written, in accordance with conditions.

A management device 2 notifies a system controller 6 of a digital copier 1 of the department information or user information written on a magnetic card when that magnetic card is inserted, the system controller 6 which starts image processing of a relevant job upon the notification notifies the management device 2 of the resource use situation of the image processing under execution in accordance with the department information or user information each time a unit amount is used, the notified management device 2 updates a cumulative use situation corresponding to the department information or user information based on the notification and when the inserted magnetic card is unloaded from the apparatus, the system controller 6 determines the continuance or discontinuance of the operation under execution corresponding to the magnetic card in accordance with conditions.