Why should the responsibility for a sequence of related operations be divided among different persons? Explain.

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  1. Why should the responsibility for a sequence of related operations be divided among different persons? Explain.
  2. The ticket seller at a movie theater doubles as a ticket taker for a few minutes each day while the ticket taker is on a break. Which control procedure of a business’s system of internal control is violated in this situation?
  3. Do items reported as a credit memorandum on the bank statement represent (a) additions made by the bank to the company’s balance or (b) deductions made by the bank from the company’s balance? Explain.
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