Customer Jimmy’s Toys placed an order for 50 kites from Fly…

Customer Jimmy’s Toys placed an order for 50 kites from Fly A Kite on 1/5/2020. On 1/7/2020, 30 kites were shipped and the other 20 were on backorder. Jimmy’s Toys were invoiced for 50 kites on 1/7/2020, rather than the 30 actually shipped. Of the below controls performed by Fly A Kite, which would have best prevented this situation?

A preliminary review of the purchasing function at a company…

A preliminary review of the purchasing function at a company indicates that: Department managers initiate purchase requests that must be approved by the warehouse manager, Purchase orders are typed by the purchasing department clerks using prenumbered and controlled forms, Purchasing clerks regularly update vendor master data as new sources of supply become known, Rush orders can be placed with a vendor by telephone but must be followed by a written purchase order before delivery can be accepted, and Vendor invoice payment requests must be accompanied by a purchase order and receiving report. One possible fault of this system is that: