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- August 5, 2015 at 9:43 am #265607
i am reproducing part of a kaplan question, with answer given by text and what i wrote. i wd like to know if what i wrote was any good.
“Ordering: goods/services are obtained by placing purchase requisitions with the centralized purchasing dept. reguisitions are sequentially prenumbered and the purchasing dept performs a weekly sequence check. all requisitions must be authorized by an appropriate manager”
what i wrote:
control:————————————————————–test of control
1. weekly check of seq # of purch.req——————————-inspect the purch. req sequence check file to obtain evidence of missing sequence numbers and look for signature as evidence of review2. Authorization of P.Reqs ———————————-take a sample of P.reqs and see if they have been authorized by appropriate manager
what kaplan wrote:
control —————————————————————– test of control
centralized purch dept: ensures
purchasing is cost effective and only necessary
goods are procured ——————————————–inspect organizational chart to verify that the dept exists
———————————————————————-enquire of the purchasing director whether all purchases go thru his dept or if some purchases are made directly within some depts, to assess the effectiveness of the control
——————————————————————— inspect a sample of purchase orders to ensure that all POs are generated by the purchasing dept
——————————————————————— enquire of the staff responsible for the sequence check what they do to evidence the control, ie a log in the file with a signature to confirm that the seq check was done
———————————————————————– inspect the log to check if the seq check is performed weeklyis my response a fail or a pass?
how important is the “central” thing?thanks in advance
August 6, 2015 at 8:26 am #265807You have raised only two points whereas Kaplan has got four. It is gard to jusge your answer without knowing how any marks were available in total.
However, you are certainly on the right lines.
August 6, 2015 at 8:52 am #265826thank u
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