Property acquisitions that are misclassified as maintenance expense would most likely be detected by an internal control system that provides for
- investigation of variances within a formal budgeting system
- review and approval of the monthly depreciation entry by the plant supervisor
- segregation of duties of employees in the accounts payable department
- examination by the internal auditor of vendor invoices and canceled checks for property acquisitions
A. investigation of variances within a formal budgeting system
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