Exercise 7-6

Listed below are five procedures followed by Gilmore Company.

1.		Employees are required to take vacations.
2.		Any member of the sales department can approve credit sales.
3.		Paul Jaggard ships goods to customers, bills customers, and receives payment from customers.
4.		Total cash receipts are compared to bank deposits daily by someone who has no other cash responsibilities.
5.		Time clocks are used for recording time worked by employees.

Indicate whether each procedure is an example of good internal control or of weak internal control. If it is an example of good internal control, indicate which internal control principle is being followed. If it is an example of weak internal control, indicate which internal control principle is violated.

Procedure		IC Good or Weak?		Related internal control principle
1.		WeakGood		Segregation of DutiesIndependent Internal VerificationDocumentation ProceduresPhysical ControlsHuman Resource ControlsEstablishment of Responsibility
2.		WeakGood		Segregation of DutiesIndependent Internal VerificationDocumentation ProceduresPhysical ControlsHuman Resource ControlsEstablishment of Responsibility
3.		WeakGood		Segregation of DutiesIndependent Internal VerificationDocumentation ProceduresPhysical ControlsHuman Resource ControlsEstablishment of Responsibility
4.		WeakGood		Segregation of DutiesIndependent Internal VerificationDocumentation ProceduresPhysical ControlsHuman Resource ControlsEstablishment of Responsibility
5.		WeakGood		Segregation of DutiesIndependent Internal VerificationDocumentation ProceduresPhysical ControlsHuman Resource ControlsEstablishment of Responsibility