A good environmental control over purchases and payables would be to have:
A)The accounting department independent of the sales department.
B)The purchasing department independent of the receiving department.
C)The information systems department independent of the accounting department.
D)The sales department independent of the shipping department.

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Separating the purchasing department from the receiving department helps prevent fraud and errors by ensuring that the person ordering goods is not the same person receiving them, thus providing a check and balance system.

A Good Environmental Control Over Purchases and Payables Would Be