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Part 1For good internal​ control, which of the following duties can be performed by the same​ individual? Explain your answer. Part 1Can the following duties be performed by the same​ individual? Explain. ​(An explanation may be used more than​ once.) [table] | Save Accounting Table... | | + | Copy to Clipboard... | | + [/table] [table] Duties | Explanation Approve changes to customer credit limits and sales order entry | Sales order entry and checking inventory availability | Shipping merchandise and maintaining accounts receivable | Shipping merchandise and billing customers | Depositing customer payments and maintaining accounts receivable | Maintaining accounts receivable and issuing credit memos | Depositing customer payments and issuing credit memos | Depositing customer payments and reconciling the organization’s bank accounts | [/table] Save Accounting Table...+Copy to Clipboard...+[Account][Account][Account][Account][Account][Account][Account][Account] [IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION] When returning answers, provide an array for [Fill in the blank] positions ONLY. Skip [Account] cells (these are dropdowns). If a [Fill in the blank] should be empty, return an empty string "" as a placeholder. The array length should equal the number of [Fill in the blank] cells, not total cells.

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The question asks which of the listed duties can be performed by the same individual, focusing on internal control and segregation of duties. I will evaluate each option in turn, explaining why it could be acceptable or problematic. Option 1: 'Yes. Both involve processing orders and do not conflict with segregation of duties.' This justification suggests that approving changes to customer credit limits and entering sales orders are both parts of the order processing flow and do not inherently violate separation of duties. The reasoning relies on the idea that these tasks, if performed by the same person, would not create opportunities to both authorize and conceal a fraudulent act without any independent review. In many control frameworks, however, authorization (credit limit changes) and execution (o......Login to view full explanation

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