Following are five separate cases involving internal control issues.

Required:

For each case, identify the principle$($s$)$ of internal control that is violated.

a$.$ Ben Shales prides himself on hiring quality workers who require little supervision. As office

manager, Ben gives his employees full discretion over their tasks and for years has seen no reason to

perform independent reviews of their wiork.

b$.$ Nori Nozumi posts all patient charges and payments at the. Hopeville Medical Clinic. Each night

Nori backs up the computerized accounting system but does not password lock her computer.

c$.$ Tywin company keeps very poor records of its equipment. Instead, the company asserts its

employees are honest and would never steal from the company.

d$.$ Marker Theater has a computerized order$-$taking system for its tickets. The system is backed up

once a year.

e$.$ The owner of Super Pharmacy uses a check software$/$printer to prepare checks, making it difficult

for anyone to alter the amount of a check. The check software$/$printer$,$ which is not password

protected, is on the owner's desk in an office that contains company checks and is normally

unlocked.