The Golf Club Company Makes Custom Golf Clubs

question 59

Essay

The Golf Club Company makes custom golf clubs. The manufacturing supervisor interviews people who have specialized manufacturing skills, and he informs payroll when an employee is hired. The employees use a time clock to record the hours they work. The employees are also required to keep a record of the time they spend working on each order. The supervisor approves all time cards.
The accountant analyzes the job tickets and prepares a labor distribution summary. Payroll prepares the payroll register and paychecks. The supervisor distributes the paychecks to the employees. Payroll informs cash disbursement of the funds required to cover the entire payroll amount. The cash disbursements clerk ensures that there are adequate funds in the company's regular checking account to cover the payroll.
Describe at least three internal control weaknesses; for each weakness suggest an improvement to internal control.

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Definitions:

Plant Expansion

The process of increasing the capacity or capabilities of a manufacturing or production facility.

Sinking Fund Deposits

Money regularly set aside by a company to repay a debt or replace an asset in the future.

Compounded Annually

An investment or loan interest calculation method where interest is added to the principal sum at the end of each year, with future interest then earned on the new total.

Present Value

Today's value of future cash flows or a lump sum, calculated using an established return rate.