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Auditing Chapter 6 homework
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Sufficiency of evidence
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Quantity of evidence
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Meaning of evidence
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Quality of evidence
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Two determinants of the persuasiveness of evidence include which of the following?
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Appropriateness and sufficiency.
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Competence and sufficiency.
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Independence and effectiveness.
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Relevance and reliability.
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Directional testing involves testing transactions or balances for which type of error?
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Which one of the following would be considered the most reliable type of audit evidence?
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Customer accounts receivable files.
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Confirmations from banks.
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Purchase orders from vendors
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Computerized general ledger.
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Which one of the following would be the most reliable type of evidence?
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Which one of the following would be the least reliable type of evidence?
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Confirmations returned by bank directly to the auditor.
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Evidence from an easily overridden information system.
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Letters of communication from the Securities Exchange Commission.
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Physical examination of perpetual inventory
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An example of an external document would include which of the following?
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The process of vouching helps establish which of the following regarding recorded transactions?
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Transactions are presented properly.
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Transactions have been recorded
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Transactions are complete
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Transactions are valid
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Footing, cross-footing, and tests of extensions are examples of which approach to gathering evidence?
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An audit program provides an effective means for which of the following?
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Reviewing the completeness and persuasiveness of procedures performed
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Recording the audit work performed and those responsible for performing the work
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Organizing and distributing the work
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All of the above
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When may audit procedures be performed?
I - on the balance sheet date.
II - prior to the balance sheet date.
III - subsequent to the balance sheet date.
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I only
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I and III only
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II only
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I, II, and III
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An auditor selects a sample of items recorded and traces them back to the supporting documentation. This is an example of which of the following?
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Direct testing for rights
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Directional testing for completeness
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Directional testing for existence
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Direct testing for valuation
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Which of the following assertions is the primary assertion that is satisfied by physically observing the client's count of inventory?
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Valuation
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Completeness
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Rights
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Existence
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When using the audit procedure vouching, the auditor is primarily concerned with which of the following assertions?
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Existence
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Completeness
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Classification
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Authorization
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The extent of procedures is affected mostly by which of the following factors?
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The availability of the client's staff at or near the balance sheet date
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The auditors judgement that misstatements are probable in certain balances
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The sheer volume of procedures to be applied by the auditor
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The time of year in which the client takes a physical inventory in the warehouse
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An audit program is created to specify which of the following?
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The type of audit opinion to be rendered based upon procedures performed
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The audit procedures that will be performed every year for the client
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How an auditor should think while performing audit procedures
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Audit objectives and procedures to be followed during the audit process
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Which one of the following is the primary reason for documenting audit work?
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To provide a stand-alone medium that gives audit conclusions and supports the opinion
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To prevent litigation by other parties that question the audit performance
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To give the client a full reporting of all work performed on their behalf
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To supply a point of reference for all auditors performing the work subsequently
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To be considered reliable evidence, confirmations must be controlled by which of the following parties?
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A client employee responsible for accounts receivable
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A client's controller or CFO
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A client's internal audit department
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An external auditor
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Conclusions are typically documented by auditors in which type of work paper?
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Audit program
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Representation letter
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Audit planning memo
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Audit memoranda
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The processes used by management in developing estimates include which of the following?
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Controls over the process
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The reliability of underlying data in developing the estimate
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Use of outside experts by management (for example, how they were used and their expertise)
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All of the above
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Which of the following is the primary source for evidence to corroborate the existence of pending litigation?
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Performance of audit procedures at an interim date causes the risk of material misstatement occurring between the interim date and the end of the year to do which of the following?
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What is determined to be appropriate and sufficient will be affected by which of the following?
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Audit documentation should contain which of the following?
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A heading that includes the name of the audit client, an explanatory title, and the balance sheet date
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The initials or electronic signature of the auditor performing the audit test and the date the test was completed
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The initials or electronic signature of the manager or partner who reviewed the documentation and the date the review was completed
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All of the above
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Which of the following is not an estimate that requires significant auditor judgment and skepticism?
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When using confirmations with outside parties, the auditor must assure which of the following about the outside party?
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Which of the following characteristics are not normally included in quality audit documentation?
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A cross-reference
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An assessment of whether the test indicates the possibility of material misstatement in an account
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Initials of the person preparing and reviewing the document
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All are included in quality audit documentation
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A date at which audit evidence is collected earlier than the balance sheet date is referred to as what?
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Subsequent date
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Cutoff period
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Significant date
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Interim date
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The written record that forms the basis for the auditor’s conclusions is referred to as what?
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Audit adjustment
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Audit documentation
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Accounting records
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Footing
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The auditor may use analytical procedures during which phase of the audit?
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Planning the audit
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Substantive testing
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Completing the audit
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All of the above