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following errors or fraudulent acts? An inadvertent data entry error caused an e

ID: 2596405 • Letter: F

Question

following errors or fraudulent acts? An inadvertent data entry error caused an employee's wage rate to be overstated in the payroll master file. a. b. A fictitious employee payroll record was added to the payroll master file. c. During data entry, the hours worked on an employee's time card for onde day were accidentally entered as 80 hours, instead of 8 hours. d. A computer operator used an online terminal to increase her own salary. e. A factory supervisor failed to notify the HRM department that an employee had been fired. Consequently, paychecks continued to be issued for that employee. The supervisor pocketed and cashed those paychecks. f. A factory employee punched a friend's time card in at 1:00 P.M. and out at 5:00 P.M. while the friend played golf that afternoon.

Explanation / Answer

a. Error b. Fraudulent act c. Error d. Fraudulent act e. Fraudulent act f. Fraudulent act