Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
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Chapter 7, Problem 77.2C
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Internal control means an inward control is a methodology or strategy set up by the executives to shield resources, advance responsibility, increment effectiveness, and stop fake conduct. As it were, an interior control is a procedure set up to keep representatives from taking resources or submitting extortion.
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Describe internal control procedure that would be effective in discouraging and detecting this kind of behavior.
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