Separating Duties for Related Operations

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What risk do you have in each of the following scenarios?

1. A salesman (paid on a commission basis) is responsible for granting credit.
2. A purchasing agent orders supplies, inspects supplies to verify that the correct items and quantity were received, and authorizes payment of the vendors invoice.
3. An employee in a donut shop takes a customers order, packs his or her donuts in a bag or box, rings the order on a cash register, and takes the customers money.

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