Which of the Following Is an Example of Output Fraud

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of output fraud?

• A)A man used desktop publishing to prepare bills for office supplies that were never ordered or delivered and mailed them to local companies. The invoices were for less than $300, an amount that often does not require purchase orders or approvals. A high percentage of the companies paid the bills.
• B)Two accountants without the appropriate access rights hacked into Cisco''s stock option system, transferred over $6.3 million of Cisco stock to their brokerage accounts, and sold the stock. They used part of the funds to support an extravagant lifestyle, including a $52,000 Mercedes-Benz, a $44,000 diamond ring, and a $20,000 Rolex watch.
• C)The office manager of a Wall Street law firm sold information to friends and relatives about prospective mergers and acquisitions found in Word files. They made several million dollars trading the securities.
• D)A fraud perpetrator scanned a company paycheck, used desktop publishing software to erase the payee and amount, and printed fictitious paychecks.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The direct costs associated with workforce expenses related to manufacturing products or delivering services.

Raw Materials Inventory

The total cost of all the materials not yet used in production but kept in stock, essential for manufacturing companies to manage production and supply chain efficiently.

Days' Sales

A financial ratio that indicates the average time in days that a company takes to sell its inventory, often referred to as days' sales in inventory or inventory turnover days.

Completed Products

Goods that have finished the manufacturing process and are ready to be sold to customers.