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Report: Control Measures | February 14 2013 | Grade 12- Accounting | | Stock holding and security Brittany Fashions is an international company which supplies young women with modern clothing and accessories. In order to make sure this business will be successful in South Africa a criteria has to be met to ensure the businesses stability. Brittany Fashions will be importing their clothing and accessories from a supplier in China, this is due to the high costs involved when selecting a local supplier, since Brittany Fashions is an international company it will be easier for the clothing and accessories to come from one source. The mark-up percentage on garments will be 56% (cost×2.3) and on accessories it will be 60% …show more content…

Brittany Fashions sells clothing of all sizes and suites all types of women. Security cameras will be placed strategically around the shop and warehouse and will be watched by employee number 4, he will overlook all security cameras in the warehouse on the weekends when stock will be transferred from the warehouse to store. If any theft occurs during the week when employee 4 is not present, the alarm system installed in the warehouse will sound and 2 men from Sniper (the security service in use) will go to the warehouse to see whether the thieves are still there, they will then report to the owner (you). On weekdays employee 4 will watch the cameras at the store, if any theft does occur from either the employees or customers, employee 4 will detain the thief until the police arrive to take him/her away. A log book will be handled by the manager, when the driver or any employee (transfers stock from warehouse to store) chooses to use company vehicles they will record their check in times, destination and time brought back in the log book, any changes made to the vehicle i.e. Fill up with petrol, must also be recorded in the log book. When vehicle expenses are claimed, one method of substantiating is to maintain a log book. A log book is a written record of your business use of a vehicle over a period

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