Motion Picture Theater Management (1927)

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240 MOTION PICTURE THEATER MANAGEMENT sion. In employing such aides, it is perhaps needless to point out that he must engage people whose opinions deserve respect and confidence. Even though his conclusions are adverse to recommendations that are made by them, he must use tact, to preserve the best efforts of his advisors. The services of expert accountants and auditors are of course an accepted practice in most organizations. On many matters they may be referred to with benefit. Public accountants are equipped to do the following : a. Audit services at stated intervals (quarterly, semi-annually) depending on financial necessity. The extent of the audit depends on requirements. b. Render investigations in connection with organization mat ters, etc. c. Establish accounting methods. d. Render advice, or sit in consultation. Accountants may also be used in securing financial information in either the purchase or sale of the business, and of course may be used in connection with investigations of every character. There are advantages in having expert advice from accountants who have a clearer perspective than is found among bookkeeping department men, who probably are too close to their problems to have as detached a point of view as the outsider. This is particularly true in regard to tax matters, which should in most cases be studied by a specialist in fiscal affairs, so that the intricacies of the law and its practices may be thoroughly understood. The consulting accountant can also be used to advantage in installing new systems, in establishing the machinery to make available statistical information, in designing the forms for such information as the manager may require, and in organizing analytical service for the accounting department. Dealers in various lines have available experts who can advise them on many problems pertaining to their equipment, and such advice frequently is of great value. Again, organ manufacturers employ experts who not only advise on matters pertaining to their musical instruments, but also have available a list of organists, from among whom the management