The Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of your company (retail business) is planning to hire a consultant for a week for $6,000.00 to review the company's integrated accounting and human resources system and make recommendations on improving the operating efficiency of the company.As the accountant, the CEO asks you for a cost/benefit analysis of hiring this consultant.

Review the material in your textbook and search online for a peer-reviewed scholarly article on "Accounting Information Systems" for information on the value of these systems. Please search via the CC Stafford Library site, Google Scholar, or other Internet sites such as finance.brint.com that contain links to major accounting and financial online resources.

Provide a cost/benefit analysis of hiring a consultant to review the company's accounting and human resource system. Include evidence that supports your claims as well as the web address (URL) to the source document.