Which of the Following Would Be the Best Example of a Monitoring

question 340

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the best example of a monitoring control for a chain of restaurants?

• A) Each restaurant manager reconciles the cash received with the food orders recorded on the computer.
• B) All food orders must be entered through the computer, and there is segregation of duties between the food servers and the cooks.
• C) Corporate management prepares a detailed analysis of gross margin per restaurant and investigates those showing a significantly lower gross margin.
• D) Proof of bank deposit is transmitted to corporate headquarters on a daily basis.

---

Definitions:

Time-Tested

Proven to be reliable or effective over a long period.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises, proceeding from the general to the specific.

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.

Critical Thinking

The deliberate process of judging the quality of information before accepting it.