At Morris Mart, Inc., all sales are on account. Mary
Morris-Manning is responsible for mailing invoices to customers, recording the
amt billed, opening mail, and recording the payment. Mary is very devote and
never takes off more than 1 or 2 days for a long weekend. Mary sometimes
receive personal notes with payments from customers. Another clerk handles all
a/p. Mary’s brothers, president of the company, has hired an accountant to help
with the expansion.1. List some problems with the current accounts receivable
system.2. What suggestions would you make to improve internal
control?
3. How would you explain to Mary that she personally is not
the problem?