A Payroll Clerk Accidently Entered an Employee's Hours Worked for the Week

question 28

Multiple Choice

A payroll clerk accidently entered an employee's hours worked for the week as 380 instead of 38.The data entry control that would best prevent this error would be

• A) a limit check.
• B) a check digit.
• C) batch total reconciliation.
• D) a field check.

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