Your firm is the external auditor of Downe Ltd (Downe). It has accepted a non-audit engagement to review and report on the internal controls over sales, purchases and cash at Downe. Downe operates a chain of sandwich shops and has a head office. The following internal control deficiencies were identified during the engagement: (1) Managers at the shops regularly used cash from the cash register to pay local suppliers for ad hoc purchases. On several occasions the managers did not adhere to company policy to record the purchase on an expense form and then put the form in the cash register.

Ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located in the village of gianyar on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $850. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 250 units sold 225 units in ending inventory

You have just received notification that you have won the $2.0 million first prize in the centennial lottery. however, the prize will be awarded on your 100th birthday (assuming you're around to collect), 66 years from now. what is the present value of your windfall if the appropriate discount rate is 8 percent?

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i. e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”