Which of the following is NOT an example of an application control?
A) There are reasonableness tests reviewing hours worked by employees.
B) There are reasonableness tests for the unit selling price of a sale.
C) After processing, all sales transactions are reviewed by the sales department.
D) An equipment failure causes an error message on the monitor.

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Option D is not an example of an application control because it is a system control that alerts the user to an equipment failure rather than a control designed to ensure the accuracy, completeness, or validity of transactions input into the system. Options A, B, and C are examples of application controls because they are designed to check and validate transactional data input into the system.

Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of an Application