<span>Define what is meant by the phrase "planning materiality threshold".
Planning materiality threshold is defined as the complete materiality level for the financial statements in internal control. The auditor will establish a materiality level that is best based on the situation regarding the nature, extent and timing of the audit procedures. </span>
Answer:
an increase in the price of both
Explanation:
A decrease in the supply of paprika would cause an increase in the price of both substitute goods. When the supply of paprika falls, the demand will be greater than what is available for sale and this would cause the sellers to raise it's price afterall it is now scarce.
Also as a substitute good, more people would begin to switch to buying cummin which would raise the demand for cummin. This increase in demand for cummin would then cause the price of cummin to go up.
Answer: Options A and C are strengths while options B and D are weaknesses. See explanation below.
Explanation:
a. All employees must take at least five consecutive days off each year.
This is a strength in internal control. This would help to maintain stability in operational process and ensure leave days are effectively utilized. It also prevents staff from taking the leave days in piecemeal and sporadic manner thereby disrupting the operational process and causing team instability. It is also used to ensure leave days are promptly utilised and well accounted for.
b. The accounting department orders merchandise and approves invoices for payment.
This is a weakness in internal control. There should be a check and balance in this regard. In some organizations, proper scrutiny of the vendor and invoice is done by the Procurement Unit and the Expense Control Unit respectively. Even within the accounting department, there is approval hierarchy. Also, the unit within accounting department that is making the order should not be the one to approve the transaction.
c. Cash received over the counter is controlled by the sales clerk, who rings up the sale and places the cash in the register. The daily sales are recorded in the accounting records by the accounting department.
This is a strength in internal control as it ensures checks and balances. Fraud and error can be detected through this means. The accounting department should verify the transactions to the relevant supporting document before recording the transaction in the system.
d. The officer who signs checks need not examine the payment packet because he is confident the amounts are correct.
This is a weakness in internal control in the sense that checks signed by the officer is binding in the court of law. The officer cannot claim ignorance if anything goes wrong. There is therefore a need for proper scrutiny and relevant questions asked before checks are signed.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
On September 1
Cash $520
Sales $520
(Being the sale is recorded)
On September 1
Cost of goods sold $220
To Merchandise inventory $220
(Being the cost is recorded)
On September 1
Warranty expense $41.6 ($520 × 8%)
To Estimated warranty liability $41.60
(Being the warranty expense is recorded)
On July 24
Estimated warranty liability $36
To Repair parts inventory $36
(Being the estimated warranty liability is recorded)
Stock market is the market where buyers and sellers come together to make deals with stocks of companies.
E-commerce is a market that is present in the cyberspace or in the internet
Physical place of business are businesses that have physical store fronts or offices such a supermarket.
The answer is
4. taxation
