Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337619202
Author: Hall, James A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 4, Problem 12DQ
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Explain whether a sales clerk should be authorized to override the denial of customer credit, if such denial is concluded by an automated credit checking function. Also, explain the circumstances when override can take place.

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When will a credit check approval most likely require specific authorization by the credit department? a. when verifying that the current transaction does not exceed the customer’s credit limit b. when verifying that the current transaction is with a valid customer c. when a valid customer places a materially large order d. when a valid customer returns goods
Discuss the trade-off in choosing to update the customer credit, should the sales clerk ever be authorized to override the decision? If so when?
Provide an appropriate response based on the following scenarios. Assume that the accounting clerk posts a customer’s payment for the wrong amount, giving the customer credit for less than he or she actually paid. How will this error be detected? How might this error have been prevented?  Assume that the employee who opens the mail steals a customer payment. How will this theft be detected? How might this theft have been prevented?

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