Principles of Financial Accounting.
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Chapter 8, Problem 5BTN

Review the opening feature of this chapter that highlights Sheila Marcelo and her company Care-com. Her company plans to open a kiosk in the Ferry Building in San Francisco to sell Care.com shirts, hats, and other merchandise. Other retail outlets and expansion plans may be in the works.

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  1. 1. List the seven principles of internal control and explain how a retail outlet might implement each of the principles in its store.
  2. 2. Do you believe that a retail outlet will need to add controls to the business as it expands? Explain.
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