Which of the Following Is an Example of an Independent

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an independent check on performance?

• A) Every year, Doug is required to take one full week of vacation time.
• B) Greg is in charge of recording receipt of payments made to accounts receivable, while Susan is in charge of making deposits to the bank.
• C) Every evening, Shellie makes a back-up file of all transactions recorded in the computer that day, burns the back-up file onto a CD and then locks the CD into a fire-proof vault for the night.
• D) John, a clerk, is authorized to perform transactions as large as $5,000 but must maintain authorization from Andrea to perform larger transactions.

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