Which of the Following Steps Helps to Protect Cash from Being

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following steps helps to protect cash from being stolen by employees?

• A) Running periodic credit checks on employees who have access to a business's finances
• B) Having internal and external audits and ignoring any variances in the budget
• C) Assigning only one person to authorize bill payments and to write the checks for payments
• D) Hiring an employee to examine every aspect of cash inflows of a business

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism by which individuals reduce anxiety by taking up the opposite feeling, impulse, or behavior.

Unconscious Impulses

Desires or motivations that reside outside conscious awareness but can influence behavior.

Acceptable

Deemed appropriate or satisfactory by societal or specific group standards.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.