The Order Entry System Will Allow a 10 Percent Variation

question 74

Short Answer

The order entry system will allow a 10 percent variation in list price. For example, an item with a list price of $1 could be sold for 90 cents or $1.10 without any system interference. The cost of the item is $3, but the cashier entered $2. Which control would detect this error?

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Hire

The action of providing employment to someone; the act of engaging an individual for a job.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost resulting from the production of one more unit of a product or service.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available for everyone to consume, regardless of who pays for them.

Production

The process of creating goods and services from various inputs like labor, land, and capital.