Fraud Examination
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337619677
Author: Albrecht, W. Steve, Chad O., Conan C., Zimbelman, Mark F.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1SC
To determine
Concept Introduction
Fraud is an intentional act done to deceive a person. Losses incurred from fraud reduces a firm’s income on a dollar-for-dollar basis. For every $1 of fraud, $1 of net income is reduced and it significantly takes more revenue to recover such loss.
The relationship can be written as
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To determine the value of additional revenue each company must generate to recover from fraud loss
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Fraud Examination
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