He keeps finding transactions that have not been processed as Ed Yates, the accounts payable manager said they should be. Purchase requisitions are missing for several items that had been person- ally authorized by Bill Springer, te purchasing vice president. Some vendor invoices have been paid without supporting documents, such as purchase orders and receiving reports. Prices charged for some items seem unusually high. and there are a few discrepancies in item prices between the vendor invoice and the corre- sponding purchase order Yates seemed to have a logical answer for every question J raised. Yates ended discussion by advising Jason that the real world is not always as tidy as the the world portrayed in college textbooks. When Jason discussed his findings with Maria, he learned that she also has some concerns.