Requiring All Packing Slips Be Reconciled to Purchase Orders Before

question 77

Multiple Choice

Requiring all packing slips be reconciled to purchase orders before accepting a delivery of inventory would be most likely to prevent which of the following situations?

• A)A supplier delivers more inventory than ordered at the end of the year and sends an invoice for the total quantity delivered.
• B)An employee mails a fake invoice to the company,which is then paid.
• C)The inventory records are incorrectly updated when a receiving department employee enters the wrong product number on the receiving report.
• D)Receiving department employees steal inventory and then claim the inventory was received and delivered to the warehouse.

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