Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259565403
Author: William N. Lanen Professor, Shannon Anderson Associate Professor, Michael W Maher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 41E
Internal Controls
Commonly in many organizations, including corporations, universities, and government agencies, when more than one employee from the organization is having a business meal paid by the organization, the most senior person (in terms of authority, not age) pays the bill and submits it for reimbursement.
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- a. What type of internal control is provided in this example? Why is some form of internal control needed in this case?
- b. Is there an alternative internal control that might be effective?
- c. Could the employees get around this internal control?
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