Question

consider each situation separately. identify the missing internal - control procedure from these characteristics:

• assignment of responsibilities
• separation of duties
• audits
• electronic devices
• other controls (specify)

view the situations.
(leave the reason for other control column blank if other controls is not selected for the internal control procedure column)
a. while reviewing the records of vanderpoole pharmacy, you find that the same employee orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment
internal control procedure\treason for other control
a. separation of duties

Explanation:

Separation of duties is violated when one employee both orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment. This control aims to prevent fraud and errors by ensuring that different individuals are responsible for different aspects of a transaction. In this case, having one person handle both tasks creates a risk of unauthorized or incorrect payments.

Answer:

Separation of duties