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In class test practice sample for Advanced Auditing Principles and Practice
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Question 1

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Evidence is used by which of the following professionals?
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  • Auditors
  • Scientists
  • Lawyers
  • All of the above

Question 2

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An _________ programme is a list of audit procedures for an audit area or an entire audit.
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  • Control
  • Evidence
  • Data
  • Audit

Question 3

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Characteristics that effect the reliability of evidence include:
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  • Independence of provider
  • Timeliness of evidence
  • Auditors direct knowledge
  • All of the above

Question 4

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The following are all types of audit evidence except:
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  • Analytical procedures
  • Physical examination
  • Organization
  • Confirmation

Question 5

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An insurance policy is an example of:
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  • External documents
  • Other
  • Internal documents
  • Both external and internal documents

Question 6

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires auditors of public companies to retain audit files for no less than:
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  • Ten years
  • Twenty years
  • Three years
  • Seven years

Question 7

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Which of the following is an example of a supporting schedule which is support of specific amounts on the client's financial statements?
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  • A. Reconciliation
  • B. Scanning
  • C. Trial balances
  • All of the above
  • A and B only
  • C and B only
  • A and C only

Question 8

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If an auditor believes the financial statements of a client are not fairly presented then the auditor should:
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  • Notify users through an auditor report
  • Report the findings to the government
  • Notify the external users by advertising its findings
  • All of the above

Question 9

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Fair representation in the financial statements:
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  • Rest with the creditors
  • Rests with the shareholder
  • Rests with the auditors
  • Rests with the management

Question 10

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When an auditor believes a client is involved in illegal acts, the auditor should:
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  • Help the client destroy all evidence of the illegal act
  • Go to management at a level above those likely to be involved in the potential illegal act
  • Withdraw from the engagement immediately
  • Go to the press

Question 11

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Audit objectives should be estimated for each of the following except:
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  • Management Reports
  • Balances
  • Transactions
  • Presentations and Disclosures

Question 12

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_____________ uses comparison and relationship to assess whether account balances or other data appear reasonable.
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  • Test of details
  • Internal details
  • Analytical procedures
  • Walk through tests

Question 13

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___________ judgment should be used when setting and applying materiality guidelines.
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  • Professional
  • Minimum
  • Amateur
  • Maximum

Question 14

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Materiality is allocated to accounts on the balance sheet while keeping the following items in mind:
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  • Certain accounts
  • Audit costs of the allocation
  • Overstatements and understatements
  • All the above

Question 15

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The risk that the portion of the population selected for review does not accurately represent the population, is what type of risk?
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  • Sampling
  • Audit
  • Detection
  • Inherent

Question 16

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As inherent risk increases, planned detection risk
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  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Decreases
  • Becomes negative

Question 17

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If the level of audit assurance is 97%, the level of acceptable audit risks is
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  • 7%
  • 3%
  • 5%
  • 10%

Question 18

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In evaluating engagement risks, the auditor should be aware of items such as:
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  • The clients previous year's profits
  • The clients method of financing growth
  • The client liquidity position
  • All of the above

Question 19

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Factors affecting inherent risks include:
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  • A. Non routine transaction
  • B. Internal controls
  • C. Initial audit
  • All of the above
  • A and B only
  • A and C only
  • B and C only

Question 20

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The major limitation of using the audit risk model is the:
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  • Objective nature of its components
  • There is no limitation to the model
  • Application of the model
  • Subjective nature of its components

Question 21

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Because of legal liability and loss of professional reputation most auditors are concerned about:
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  • A. Status- quo auditing
  • B. Over-auditing
  • C. Under-auditing
  • All of the above
  • A and B only
  • A and C only
  • B and C only

Question 22

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Materiality and risk are_________ related.
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  • Inversely
  • Directly
  • Equally
  • None of the above

Question 23

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_________ smoothing is a form of earning management in which revenues and expenses are shifted between periods to reduce fluctuations in earnings.
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  • Expense
  • Equity
  • Revenue
  • Income

Question 24

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Fraudulent financial reporting may be contributed to:
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  • External Performance Pressures
  • Lack of Segregation of Duties
  • Internal Performance Pressures
  • All of the above

Question 25

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If an auditor discovers fraud, an auditor should:
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  • Conduct further investigations
  • Approach the appropriate level of management
  • Consider withdrawing from the audit if the fraud is significant
  • All of the above
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