Company B uses dangerous acid made by Company A in its production. B fails to warn a new employee of the risks in using the acid and the employee is injured. If Company B is sued by the employee, its defense will be that A and the employee are:
a. accomplices
b. in violation of federal safety regulations c. in privity of contract
d. not covered due to lack of warranty e. none of the other choices
e
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Marcie works at a public library and she is responsible for purchasing all audiobooks for the library. Marcie reads reviews of the titles from the available monthly circulars, choosing the titles she would like to add to the collection. Marcie then sends the order to the technical services department where Linda places the order. In this case Marcie is playing the customer role of ________.
A. decision maker B. end user C. influencer D. purchaser
When a client's accounts payable computer system was relocated, the administrator provided support through an Internet connection to a server. Subsequently, the administrator left the company. No changes were made to the accounts payable system at that time. Which of the following situations represents the greatest security risk?
A. Security logs are not periodically reviewed for violations. B. User passwords are not required to be in alphanumeric format. C. Management procedures for user accounts are not documented. D. User accounts are not removed upon termination of employees.
Which set of assertions is tested when, during completion of the audit, the audit partner conducts a final review of the format of the entity's balance sheet?
A. Assertions about classes of transactions and events. B. Assertions about account balances at the period end. C. Assertions about presentation and disclosure. D. None of these.
A ________ organization is an overlay of one type of organization on another so that two chains of command are directing individual employees.
A. bureaucratic B. matrix C. functional D. divisional