Required:
a. Identify and discuss three areas where Lexsteel Corporation
may be exposed to fraud or embezzlement
due to weaknesses in the procedures described,
and recommend improvements to correct these
weaknesses.
b. Describe three areas where management information
could be distorted due to weaknesses in the procedures,
and recommend improvements to correct
these weaknesses.
c. Identify three strengths in the procedures described
and explain why they are strengths.
12. Human Resource Data Management
In a payroll system with real-time processing of human
resource management data, control issues become very
important. List some items in this system that could be
very sensitive or controversial. Also describe what types
of data must be carefully guarded to ensure that they are
not altered. Discuss some control procedures that might
be put into place to guard against unwanted changes to
employees’ records.
13. Unrecorded Liabilities
You are auditing the financial statements of a New York
City company that buys a product from a manufacturer
in Los Angeles. The buyer closes its books on June 30.
Assume the following details:
Terms of trade: FOB shipping point
June 10, buyer sends purchase order to seller