Abbe Co. is a small merchandising company with a manual accounting system. An investigation revealed that in spite of a sufficient bank balance, a significant amount of available cash discounts had been lost because of failure to make timely payments. In addition, it was discovered that the invoices for several purchases had been paid twice. Indicate whether the procedures listed below for the payment of vendors' invoices would reduce the possibility of losing available cash discounts and of paying an invoice a second time. 1. Each voucher should be approved for payment by a designated official before verifying price, quantities, and terms.