Which Internal Control Activity Is Followed When Management Authorizes the Purchasing

question 154

Multiple Choice

Which internal control activity is followed when management authorizes the purchasing department to order goods and services for the company?

• A)Segregation of duties
• B)Safeguarding of assets and records
• C)Checks on recorded amounts
• D)Clearly defined authority and responsibility

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A method of increasing the probability of a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative condition or stimulus following the desired behavior.

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response, occurring when the reinforcement no longer follows the conditioned stimulus; in biology, the end or dying out of a species.

Emotional Reaction

The affective response an individual exhibits in reaction to an external or internal stimulus.

Punishment

A consequence designed to reduce or eliminate undesirable behavior by presenting an adverse outcome following that behavior.