Management Has Centralized Purchasing and Uses a Model Based Upon

question 26

Multiple Choice

Management has centralized purchasing and uses a model based upon previous year's sales with adjustments for trends in the market place (e.g. ,the trend to more casual shoes) .A staff auditor has suggested that the centralized purchasing may be one of the reasons for the lower level of profitability in the Mid-Central Region.Which of the following would be the best single audit procedure to address the staff auditor's assertion?

• A)Take a sample of receiving documents at stores and trace to purchase orders to determine the length of time between the purchase and delivery of the goods.
• B)Interview store managers in the Mid-Central Region to determine their attitude toward centralized purchasing.
• C)Perform an inventory count at selected stores in the Mid-Central Region and determine if adjustments are needed to the perpetual records.
• D)Perform a product-line analysis of sales and purchases in the Mid-Central Region and compare with other regions.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Pleasant Consequence

A positive outcome or reward that follows a desired behavior, often used in reinforcing such behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

in behavioral psychology, it is the introduction of a rewarding stimulus following a desired behavior, encouraging its repetition.

Punish Openly

The act of enforcing a penalty or discipline in a public or transparent manner, often as a deterrent to others.