You have been hired by a catalog company to computerized its sales order entry forms. Approximately 60 percent of all orders are received over the telephone, with the remainder either mailed, emailed, or faxed in. The company wants the phone orders to be input as they are received. The orders can be batched together in groups of fifty and submitted for data entry as they become ready. The following information is collected for each order: ·Customer number (if a customer does not have one, one needs to be assigned)
·Customer name
·Address
·Payment method (credit card or money order)
·Credit card number and expiration date (if necessary)
·Items ordered and quantity
·Unit price

Required:
Determine control techniques to make sure that all orders are entered accurately into the system. Also, discuss any differences in control measures between the batch and the real-time processing.

Panera bread is a chain of cafes serving sandwiches, soups, and freshly baked breads. the company began in 1981 with stores primarily located along the east coast of the united states. since then, the firm has expanded to over 1,300 locations throughout the united states and canada. the firm has strong earnings and has been designated by business week as a "significant growth company." panera bread executives are considering the idea of expanding globally by opening cafes in asia through a franchising strategy. which of the following, if true, supports the argument that panera bread should expand into asia through franchising? a: the panera bread menu changes rapidly, and each cafe's artisan bread bakers receive regular training on new recipes. b: panera bread executives want fast access to the asian market without a significant investment of capital. c: panera bread executives want to test the asian market with a short-term commitment that allows them to make quick profits. d: the panera bread mission is to make excellent bread available to customers around the world.

Wallace company provides the following data for next year: month budgeted sales january $120,000 february 108,000 march 140,000 april 147,000 the gross profit rate is 35% of sales. inventory at the end of december is $29,600 and target ending inventory levels are 10% of next month's sales, stated at cost. what is the amount of purchases budgeted for january?

Acountry made education free in mandatory up to age 15. it is established 100 new schools to educate kids across the country. as a result, citizens acquired the _ required to work. the school's generated _ for teachers and other staff. in 20 years, to countryside rapid _ and its gdp.