Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.14E
Evaluating internal control over cash payments
Gary’s Great Cars purchases high -performance auto parts from a Nebraska vendor. Dave Simon, the accountant for Gary’s, verifies receipt of merchandise and then prepares, signs, and mails the check to the vendor.
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1. Identify the internal control weakness over cash payments.
2. What could the business do to correct the weakness?
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Evaluating internal control over cash payments
Gary’s Great Cars purchases high-performance auto parts from a Nebraska vendor. Dave Simon, the accountant for Gary’s, verifies receipt of merchandise and then prepares, signs, and mails the check to the vendor.
Requirements
1. Identify the internal control weakness over cash payments.
2. What could the business do to correct the weakness?
Applying internal control over cash payments by check
A purchasing agent for Franklin Office Supplies receives the goods that he purchases and also approves payment for the goods.
Requirements
1. How could this purchasing agent cheat his company?
2. How could Franklin avoid this internal control weakness?
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters, Student Value Edition (5th Edition)
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