Questions Requiring Analysis 8-23 (Static) [LO 8-6, 8-7]

Assume the auditors of company with an IT system have determined that general controls are effective. They are currently auditing the application controls over sales and wish to test the following controls:

Authorization of sales transactions by sales personnel.

Authorization and enforcement of credit limits by credit personnel.

Describe how the auditors could test these controls in an efficient manner using data analytics.