An auditor confirms a representative number of open accounts receivable as of December 31 and investigates respondents' exceptions and comments.By this procedure,the auditor would be most likely to learn of which of the following?
A) One of the cashiers has been covering a personal embezzlement by lapping.
B) One of the sales clerks has not been preparing charge slips for credit sales to family and friends.
C) One of the EDP control clerks has been removing all sales invoices applicable to his account from the data file.
D) The credit manager has misappropriated remittances from customers whose accounts have been written-off.

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The confirmation of accounts receivable can reveal discrepancies such as lapping, where a cashier covers up embezzlement by using subsequent receipts to cover previous thefts.

An Auditor Confirms a Representative Number of Open Accounts Receivable