Which of the following is not an example of an applications control?
A) An equipment failure causes system downtime.
B) There is a preprocessing authorization of the sales transactions.
C) There are reasonableness tests for the unit selling price of a sale.
D) After processing, all sales transactions are reviewed by the sales department.

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Applications controls are designed to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and authorization of transactions and data during application processing. An equipment failure causing system downtime is not an applications control but rather a systems or hardware issue. Choices B, C, and D are examples of applications controls aimed at ensuring data integrity and authorization before and after processing.

Which of the Following Is Not an Example of an Applications