Carmela Department Stores Ltd Has a Fully Integrated IT Accounting

question 17

Multiple Choice

Carmela Department Stores Ltd has a fully integrated IT accounting system and is planning to issue credit cards to credit-worthy customers. To strengthen the internal control by making it difficult for one to create a valid customer account number, the company's independent auditor has suggested the inclusion of a check digit that should be placed:

• A) at the beginning of a valid account number, only.
• B) in the middle of a valid account number, only.
• C) at the end of a valid account number, only.
• D) consistently in any position.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods or services produced by the government; they can be jointly consumed by many individuals simultaneously at no additional cost and with no reduction in quality or quantity.

Purchasing Power

A currency's value determined by the volume of goods or services that can be bought with one monetary unit.

Federal Budget

The annual financial statement presenting the government's proposed revenues and spending for a fiscal year.

Tax Burden

The total amount of taxes that individuals, businesses, or other entities are required to pay, often expressed as a percentage of income or GDP.