Identify and Briefly Describe the Four Main Risk Assessment Methods

question 21

Essay

Identify and briefly describe the four main risk assessment methods and explain one strength and one weakness associated with each method.

---

Definitions:

Gross Profit Method

An accounting technique used to estimate the amount of inventory a company has by using the gross margin percentage.

Control of Inventory

The process of overseeing and managing the ordering, storage, and use of components that a company will use in the production of the items it will sell as well as the management of quantities of finished products for sale.

Internal Control Steps

Procedures and mechanisms implemented by a firm to safeguard assets, enhance the reliability of financial reports, and comply with laws.

Reverse Order

A method of organizing or sequencing items so that the last becomes first and the first becomes last.