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CHAPTER 6 CASH AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVERVIEW OF EXERCISES, PROBLEMS, AND CASES Estimated Time in Learning Outcomes Exercises Minutes Level 1. Identify and describe the various forms of cash reported 1 10 Easy on a balance sheet. 6* 15 Mod 2. Show that you understand various techniques that 2 10 Easy companies use to control cash. 3 10 Easy 6* 15 Mod 3. Explain the importance of internal control to a business and the significance of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 4. Describe the basic internal control procedures. 4 20 Mod 5 15 Mod 5. Describe the various documents used in recording purchases and their role in controlling cash disbursements. *Exercise, problem, or case covers two or…show more content…
Never leave drawer open. 2. Procedures to follow at end of day to close out: a. Count the coins and currency in the drawer. Record on daily cash and sales report. b. Remove the cash register tape. c. Reconcile the tape to the cash in the drawer, and investigate any differences. d. Remit the tape and the cash to central office. 3. The primary concern in this operation is control over cash, because all sales are cash. This concern was addressed by using a cash register, having the lead person check the cash, and depositing it intact daily. |LO 5 | |PROBLEM 6-3 THE DESIGN OF INTERNAL CONTROL DOCUMENTS | 1. The old system of allowing each motel to buy supplies from local distributors offered very little internal control. For example, the corporate office had no control over the amount paid by each individual operation for its supplies. The new system will allow the company to buy in larger quantities, hopefully at better prices. Also, with the old system, there was no physical control over the supplies. Dishonest employees at a particular motel could steal supplies much easier than under the new

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