Desktop Solutions, Inc.

Case Summary:

The case illustrates the roles internal audits can play in a management control system. Desktop Solutions is a disguised name for a company that is proud of its internal audit department.

Case Questions:

1. Identify and evaluate the major choices Desktop Solutions' managers have made regarding the company's internal audit organization.
2. Evaluate the audit of the St. Louis branch. Was this audit worth the cost? Should more such audits be done? Or fewer?