Chapter 4 Pre Quiz

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Chapter 4 Pre Quiz
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which of the following factors is not a reason that audit firms experience litigation for business failures, rather than audit failures?
Respuesta
  • Contingent-fee compensation for audit firms
  • Joint and several liability statutes
  • Class action lawsuits
  • A misunderstanding by some users that an unqualified audit opinion represents an insurance policy against investment losses.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
The shareholders of a bank sue Karen Frank, CPA, for malpractice due to an audit failure that preceded the bank's financial failure. The jury determines that Frank is 60% at fault and that management is 40% at fault. The bank has no financial resources, nor does its management. Under joint and several liability, what is the likely percentage of damages that Frank will ensue?
Respuesta
  • 100%
  • 50%
  • 40%
  • None of these.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Which of the following statements is false?
Respuesta
  • Negligence is the failure to exercise reasonable care, thereby causing harm to another person or to property.
  • Gross negligence is operating with a reckless disregard for the truth, or the failure to use even minimal care.
  • Fraud is an intentional concealment or misrepresentation of a material fact with the intent to deceive another person, causing damage to the deceived person.
  • Breach of contract occurs when a person competently performs a contractual duty.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
The remedies for breach of contract include which of the following?
Respuesta
  • Requiring specific performance of the contract agreement.
  • Granting an injunction to prohibit the auditor from doing certain acts, such as disclosing confidential information.
  • Providing for recovery of amounts lost as a result of the breach.
  • All of these.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Litigation costs are the largest single cost faced by audit firms.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
The expectations gap includes a misperception by shareholders that they are entitled to recover losses on investments for which the auditor provided an unqualified opinion on the financial statements.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
The three laws most relevant to auditor liability include common law, contract law, and statutory law.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Negligence occurs when a person fails to perform a contractual duty.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Examples of breach of contract include violating client confidentiality, failing to provide the audit report on time, and failing to discover material error or material employee fraud.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
To win a claim against the auditor, third parties suing under common law must generally prove that they suffered a loss, that the loss was due to lack of reliance on misleading financial statements, and that the auditor knowingly participated in the financial misrepresentation.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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