4. DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING CONTROVERSY The relevance of a disaster recovery plan (DRP) to a financial statement audit is a matter of debate. Some argue that the existence of a DRP is irrelevant to the audit. Others argue that it is an important control that needs to be considered in the assessment of internal control. Required: Address both sides of this debate. a. Provide a logical argument why a DRP should not be considered in the audit. b. Argue why a DRP is an important control and should be reviewed within the conduct of a financial audit.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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