Internal Control Case Study

Harper Theater is located in Midtown Mall. The cashier’s booth is near the entrance to the theater. Two cashiers are employed. Once works from 1-5 pm, the other from 5-9 pm.   Each cashier is bonded. The cashiers receive cash from customers and operate a machine that ejects serially numbered tickets. The rolls of tickets are inserted and locked into the machine by the theater manager at the beginning of each cashier’s shift.

After purchasing a ticket, the customer takes the ticket to an usher stationed at the entrance to the theater lobby some 60 feet from the cashier’s booth. The usher tears the ticket in half, admits the customer, and returns the ticket stub to the customer. The other half of the ticket is dropped into a locked box by the usher.

At the end of each cashier’s shift, the theater manager removes the ticket roll from the machine and makes a cash count. The cash count sheet is initialed by the cashier. At the end of the day, the manager deposits the receipts in total in a bank night deposit vault located in the mall. The manager also sends copies of the deposit slip and the initialed cash count sheets to the theater company treasurer for verification and to the company’s accounting department. Receipts from the first shift are stored in a safe located in the manager’s office.

Required: using Microsoft Word, answer the following questions and attach the document to this assignment:

1. Identify the internal control procedures and their application to the cash receipts transactions of the Harper Theater. You will find the Internal Control Procedures. The Internal Control procedures are establishment of clear responsibilities, proper documentation, adequate insurance, separation of assets from custody, separation of duties, and use of technology.  For each Internal Control Procedure, identify any Internal Control Procedures that Harper Theater has in place and/or is missing. Be specific and use at least 300 words for your answer.
2. If the usher and cashier decide to collaborate to misappropriate cash, what actions might they take? For each action, what internal control might be employed to stop the misappropriation of cash? Be specific and use at least 200 words for your answer.
3. Use complete sentences and good grammar.  

DO NOT COPY PREVIOUS ANSWERS THEY ARE INCORRECT

To conduct an experiment, a movie theater increased movie ticket prices from $9 to $10 and measured the change in ticket sales. The theater then gathered data over the following month to determine whether the price increase was profitable. Assume total costs to the theater are the same, whether the price of a ticket is $9 or $10.

In order for the ticket price to have been profitable over the month, the elasticity of demand for movie tickets must be (INELASTIC OR ELASTIC) .

Demand curves become (MORE OR LESS) elastic in the long run. This means that the ticket price increase will likely be (MORE OR LESS) profitable in the long run.

5. The Gardner Theater, a community playhouse, needs to determine the lowest-cost production budget for an upcoming show. Specifically, they have to determine which set pieces to construct and which, if any, set pieces to rent from another local theater at a predetermined fee. However, the organization has only two weeks to fully construct the set before the play goes into technical rehearsals. The theater has two part-time carpenters who work up to 12 hours a week, each at $10 an hour. Additionally, the theater has a part-time scenic artist who can work 15 hours per week to paint the set and props as needed at a rate of $15 per hour. The set design requires 20 flats (walls), two hanging drops with painted scenery, and three large wooden tables (props). The number of hours required for each piece for carpentry and painting is shown below:

Flats, hanging drops, and props can also be rented at a cost of $75, $500, and $350 each, respectively. How many of each unit should be built by the theater and how many should be rented to minimize total costs?

This program is broken down into phases for your convenience only. Please turn in only the final phase. Before turning in your program, please make sure that it does something reasonable if the user enters a negative number the first time.

Phase I: Write a program for a theater that will keep track of how many people in each of 5 age categories attended a particular movie. Use the 5 age categories listed below in the sample screen output. The user will enter a number of ages, entering a negative number when there are no more ages to enter. Your program will then report on how many people in each age group attended. Sample screen output:

    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34    
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

    age 0  to 18: 1
    age 19 to 30: 2
    age 31 to 40: 2
    age 41 to 60: 1
    over 60: 1

Phase II: Modify your program so that, in addition to the report that the program currently produces, it also gives the average age of the people in attendance, the age of the oldest person in attendance, and the age of the youngest person in attendance. Sample screen output:

 
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34    
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

    age 0  to 18: 1
    age 19 to 30: 2
    age 31 to 40: 2
    age 41 to 60: 1
    over 60: 1

    The average age was 36.
    The youngest person in attendance was 16.
    The oldest person in attendance was 68.

Phase III: Modify your program so that it also asks each attendee for a theater concession stand purchase. The attendee must make a selection based on the following choices …

1 - Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc...)

2 - Popcorn

3 - Nachos       

4 - Soft drink & Popcorn

5 - Soft drink & Nachos

6 - Organic and Gluten-free snacks       

7 – None

The program output should now also provide a theater concession stand sales summary with a count of each category purchased.

Note: Include a validation routine to ensure that a correct choice is input for each attendee.

Check the sample screen output below for the final formatted display of theater statistics.

 
  ==========================
  THEATER STATS PROGRAM
  ==========================

Movie theater snacks available for purchase
==========================================
1 - Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc...)
2 - Popcorn
3 - Nachos
4 - Soft drink & Popcorn
5 - Soft drink & Nachos
6 - Organic and Gluten-free snacks
7 - None
==========================================

Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):4
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):5
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):12
Invalid selection, please choose from 1 - 7
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):6
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):6
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):1
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):2
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):3
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):4
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

==================================
  THEATER STATS PROGRAM RESULTS
==================================

age 0  to 18:    1
age 19 to 30:    3
age 31 to 40:    2
age 41 to 60:    1
over 60:         1

The average age was 34
The youngest person in attendance was 16
The oldest person in attendance was 68

Theater Concession Stand sales
==================================
Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc.): 1
Popcorn: 1
Nachos: 1
Soft drink & Popcorn: 2
Soft drink & Nachos: 1
Organic and Gluten-free snacks: 2

Process returned 0 (0x0)   execution time : 169.589 s
Press any key to continue. 

C++...This program is broken down into phases for your convenience only. Please turn in only the final phase. Before turning in your program, please make sure that it does something reasonable if the user enters a negative number the first time.

Phase I: Write a program for a theater that will keep track of how many people in each of 5 age categories attended a particular movie. Use the 5 age categories listed below in the sample screen output. The user will enter a number of ages, entering a negative number when there are no more ages to enter. Your program will then report on how many people in each age group attended. Sample screen output:

    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34    
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

    age 0  to 18: 1
    age 19 to 30: 2
    age 31 to 40: 2
    age 41 to 60: 1
    over 60: 1

Phase II: Modify your program so that, in addition to the report that the program currently produces, it also gives the average age of the people in attendance, the age of the oldest person in attendance, and the age of the youngest person in attendance. Sample screen output:

 
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34    
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
    Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

    age 0  to 18: 1
    age 19 to 30: 2
    age 31 to 40: 2
    age 41 to 60: 1
    over 60: 1

    The average age was 36.
    The youngest person in attendance was 16.
    The oldest person in attendance was 68.

Phase III: Modify your program so that it also asks each attendee for a theater concession stand purchase. The attendee must make a selection based on the following choices …

1 - Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc...)

2 - Popcorn

3 - Nachos       

4 - Soft drink & Popcorn

5 - Soft drink & Nachos

6 - Organic and Gluten-free snacks       

7 – None

The program output should now also provide a theater concession stand sales summary with a count of each category purchased.

Note: Include a validation routine to ensure that a correct choice is input for each attendee.

Check the sample screen output below for the final formatted display of theater statistics.

 
  ==========================
  THEATER STATS PROGRAM
  ==========================

Movie theater snacks available for purchase
==========================================
1 - Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc...)
2 - Popcorn
3 - Nachos
4 - Soft drink & Popcorn
5 - Soft drink & Nachos
6 - Organic and Gluten-free snacks
7 - None
==========================================

Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 34
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):4
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 16
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):5
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 68
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):12
Invalid selection, please choose from 1 - 7
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):6
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 53
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):6
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 39
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):1
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 23
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):2
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):3
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): 21
Movie theater snack purchased. (Select items 1 - 7):4
--------------------------
Enter age of attendee (-1 to quit): -1

==================================
  THEATER STATS PROGRAM RESULTS
==================================

age 0  to 18:    1
age 19 to 30:    3
age 31 to 40:    2
age 41 to 60:    1
over 60:         1

The average age was 34
The youngest person in attendance was 16
The oldest person in attendance was 68

Theater Concession Stand sales
==================================
Soft Drink (such as Coca Cola, ICCEE, Mineral Water etc.): 1
Popcorn: 1
Nachos: 1
Soft drink & Popcorn: 2
Soft drink & Nachos: 1
Organic and Gluten-free snacks: 2

Process returned 0 (0x0)   execution time : 169.589 s
Press any key to continue. 

Although there are a variety of definitions for this group, Baby Boomers are typically considered the generation that were born following World War II baby boom. It is generally agreed that the group consists of individuals born between the 1940s to the early 1960s.

With this in mind, do a little research and post statistics about the baby boomer generation. As always, please remember to post your sources.

You are ordering a new home theater system that consists of a TV, surround sound system, and a DVD player. You can choose from 6 different TV's, 23 different surround sound systems, and 22 types of DVD players. How many different home theater systems can you build?

Exploring a Hotel Franchise technology (Example Hotel 1,000 Seatle). Your job is to complete a very thorugh detailed report on a hotel that is known for thier use of technology. Imagine you are the consumer and detailed very well eberything the consumer needs to know about that hotel. Breakdown each individual technology that is being used and how its being used to better the performance of the hotel. Why should these consumer consider the hotel that was picked and what are some uses that hotel havn't used that you think would benefit the hotel. Does the hotel have any plans to implement these technology in the future if not how would implement these in the futre. Give a small history lesson on the hotel and why the hotel decided to have technology play such a huge role.

The Gardner Theater, a community playhouse, needs to determine the lowest-cost production budget for an upcoming show. Specifically, they have to determine which set pieces to construct and which, if any, set pieces to rent from another local theater at a predetermined fee. However, the organization has only two weeks to fully construct the set before the play goes into technical rehearsals. The theater has two part-time carpenters who work up to 12 hours a week, each at $10 an hour. Additionally, the theater has a part-time scenic artist who can work 15 hours per week to paint the set and props as needed at a rate of $15 per hour. The set design requires 20 flats (walls), two hanging drops with painted scenery, and three large wooden tables (props). The number of hours required for each piece for carpentry and painting is shown below:

The Gardner Theater, a community playhouse, needs to determine the lowest-cost production budget for an upcoming show. Specifically, they have to determine which set pieces to construct and which, if any, set pieces to rent from another local theater at a predetermined fee. However, the organization has only two weeks to fully construct the set before the play goes into technical rehearsals. The theater has two part-time carpenters who work up to 12 hours a week, each at $10 an hour. Additionally, the theater has a part-time scenic artist who can work 15 hours per week to paint the set and props as needed at a rate of $15 per hour. The set design requires 20 flats (walls), two hanging drops with painted scenery, and three large wooden tables (props). The number of hours required for each piece for carpentry and painting is shown below: