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1.8 Crazy Eddie, Inc. Essay

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1) The following table provides key financial ratios for Crazy Eddie during the period 1984-1987:

| |1987 |1986 |1985 |1984 |
|Current Ratio |2.41 |1.4 |1.56 |0.93 |
|Quick Ratio |1.4 |0.6 |0.77 |0.15 |
|Debt Ratio |0.68 |0.66 |0.64 |0.83 |
|Debt-to-Equity |2.16 |1.98 |1.75 |4.88 |
|Inventory Turnover |3.23 |4.38 |5.14 |5.88 |
|Asset Turnover |1.2 |2.07 |2.08 |3.75 |
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(Dictionary, 2011) 2) Much of Crazy Eddie’s fraud can be attributed to the overstatement of inventory and the understatement on accounts payable, not to mention the vast number of executives who were involved in the scheme. Specific audit procedures, if performed, could have led to the detection of the following accounting irregularities: a. The falsification of inventory count sheets. – Auditors should have observed a physical count of the inventory to check for accuracy. The case had mentioned that Eddie Antar would ship inventory to his retail stores before auditors arrived to conceal any shortages. (Knapp, 2011) These sites should have been audited unannounced in order to hinder any attempt by the client to conceal fraud. b. The bogus debit memos for accounts payable. – The most reliable form of evidence that the auditors could have obtained in this situation would be confirmations. The auditors should have sent confirmations to vendors, suppliers, and creditors confirming the amount that Crazy Eddie owed them. The amounts reportedly owed could then be matched with the amounts recorded in the company’s accounting records. Auditors should question any discrepancies. c. The recording of transshipping transactions as retail sales. – The auditor should obtain documentation of the transshipping transaction. The auditor should then trace the

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