An online virus-scan service provider, Whispering, is expanding its offerings to include an optimizing service to users-it can scan the consumer's hard drive for duplicate files, suggest more efficient ways to save or archive photos and movies, and much more. The problem is that the company's own cost information has been lost-not due to a virus but due to human error. Charlee, the office manager, is trying to recreate some of the information to use in pricing Whispering's newest optimizing service. Here is what she was able to dig up: Known Information for Virus-ScanService Selling price $30 per scan Gross margin % 50 % Costs of Optimizing Service Labor cost $5 per scan MOH cost (includes software, utilities, etc.) $25 per scan (a) For Whispering's virus-scan service, calculate the current cost-plus markup percentage (based on service cost rather than full cost, since the selling and administrative expense information has been lost). (Round answer to O decimal places, e.g. 15%.) Markup percentage on service cost %

3. Which of the following is not a computer facility control? (a) Place the data processing center where unauthorized individuals cannot gain entry to the facility. (b) Limit access to the data processing center all employees of the company. (c) Buy insurance to protect against loss of equipment in the computer facility. (d) Use advanced technology to identify individuals who are authorized access to the data processing center. 4.For internal control over computer program changes, a policy should be established requiring that: (a) All proposed changes be approved by a responsible individual and logged. (b) The programmer designing the change should be responsible for ensuring that the revised program is adequately tested. (c) All program changes be supervised by the information system control group. (d) To facilitate operational performance, superseded portions of programs should not be deleted from the program run manual. 5. Auditing "around the computer": (a) Assumes that accurate…

Is it an entity inherent risk for the information below?  A computer network and personal computers support Marco Inc's accounting and inventory management systems. Personal computers are located in the offices and warehouse and a central server handles all accounting and inventory files. Printers are located in areas where employees need printed documents and other records routinely. The computer is used to control and process most transactions, to print documents, prepare accounting records, and prepare periodic financial statements. Marco uses commercial software recommended by their auditor. To date, they have had only the usual startup problems. They have used it for two years and have upgraded it once. If it is an inherent risk, what is the feature of the firm that will possibly affect inherent risk and explain how and why; that is whether it increases or decreases inherent risk. Please address a specific risk to the accuracy of the financial statements with the "how" and whether…

A group of IT experts disclosed the “internet cookies” vulnerability of your organisation in a recent online security test. Describe to your management the security concerns that “internet cookies” portend?

Questionnaires can be administered both onpaper and via the Internet. Online questionnaires allow for the use of complex analysis tools and real-time results. However, online questionnaires have idiosyncratic challenges. Three such challengescan be computer access concerns, gettingusers to participate, and employee concerns for privacy of results. Discuss when each concern is likely to impact the onlinequestionnaire and how you would addresseach challenge

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