In "Retread Tires", J. Lock stole money by selling the company's new tires and replacing them with retread tires. The key weakness in the control system that failed to prevent or detect this scheme to continue was that ________.

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The key weakness in the control system that failed to prevent or detect this scheme was that the president of the company signed cheques without reviewing any supporting documentation. As the president was not reviewing any supporting documentation, Lock was easily able to get away with selling new tires and replacing them with retread tires, without anyone noticing or raising an alarm. Therefore, option C is the best choice.