If your organization does not permit you to approve your own transactions, how might transactions become approved?

The correct answer indicates that transactions might become approved through autoapproval during order and transaction matching. In many organizations, the procurement and payment process is streamlined by using automated systems that match purchase orders with invoices and receipts. When these systems recognize that orders and transactions align correctly, they can automatically approve the transaction without the need for manual intervention by an approver. This automation speeds up the processing time, reduces the workload on managers or supervisors, and minimizes errors that can occur in manual handling.

In contrast, manual approval from a supervisor may be a typical method, but it contradicts the premise of being unable to approve one’s own transactions. The other options—systematic denial of all transactions and immediate rejection of all pending transactions—would not allow for any transactions to proceed, which would not solve the issue of needing approvals in a controlled manner. Thus, autoapproval represents a practical and efficient solution within organizations that restrict individuals from approving their own transactions.