Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 10, Problem 38AOQ
Select the best answer for each of the following situations and give reasons for your choice.
- a. Which of the following controls would most likely reduce the risk of diversion of customer receipts by a client’s employees?
- (1) A bank lockbox system.
- (2) Prenumbered remittance advices.
- (3) Monthly bank reconciliations.
- (4) Daily deposit of cash receipts.
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