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Auditing Theory Part 1

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Question 1

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As an auditor which of the following would be classified as an error?
Answer
  • Intentional omission of the recording of a transaction to benefit a third party.
  • Misappropriation of assets for the benefit of management.
  • Misinterpretation by management of the facts that existed when the financial statements were prepared.
  • Preparation of records by employee to cover a fraudulent transactions.

Question 2

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Which of the following circumstances least likely indicate the possibility of fraud or error?
Answer
  • Unrealistic time deadlines for audit completion imposed by management.
  • Limitation in audit scope imposed by management.
  • Conservative application of accounting principles.
  • Significant difficult-to-audit figures in the accounts

Question 3

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Which of management’s concerns with respect to implementing internal controls is the auditor primarily concerned?
Answer
  • Efficiency of operations.
  • Reliability of financial reporting.
  • Effectiveness of operations.
  • Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Question 4

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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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  • The principal purpose in conducting a study and evaluation of the existing internal control system is for the independent auditor to maintain a state of independence in mental attitude in all matters related to the audit.
  • Working papers can be destroyed after corporate and statutory retention requirements are met.
  • The audit program contains the list of specific tasks to be performed and estimated time required.
  • An audit program would not contain the documentation of system being reviewed.

Question 5

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Which of the following conditions or events most likely would cause an auditor to have substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern?
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  • Cash flows from operating activities are negative.
  • Research and development projects are postponed.
  • Significant related party transactions are pervasive.
  • Stock dividends replace annual cash dividends.

Question 6

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Competence as an independent auditor includes all of the following except
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  • Having the technical qualifications to perform the engagement
  • Possessing the ability to supervise and evaluate the quality of staff work
  • Warranting the infallibility of the work performed
  • Consulting others if additional technical information is needed

Question 7

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Which of the following engagements do not require independence?
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  • Assurance
  • Compilation
  • Audit
  • Review

Question 8

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If permission from client to discuss its affairs with the proposed auditor is denied by the client, the predecessor auditor should:
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  • Keep silent of the denial.
  • Disclose the fact that the permission to disclose is denied by the client.
  • Disclose adequately to proposed auditor all noncompliance made by the client.
  • Seek legal advice before responding to the proposed auditor

Question 9

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Before accepting an audit engagement, a successor auditor should make specific inquiries of the predecessor auditor regarding
Answer
  • Disagreements the predecessor had with the client concerning auditing procedures and accounting principles.
  • The predecessor’s evaluation of matters of continuing accounting significance.
  • The degree of cooperation the predecessor received concerning the inquiry of the client’s lawyer.
  • The predecessor’s assessments of inherent risk and judgments about materiality.

Question 10

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Tracing shipping documents to prenumbered sales invoices provides evidence that
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  • No duplicate shipments or billings occurred.
  • Shipments to customers were properly invoiced.
  • All goods ordered by customers were shipped.
  • All prenumbered sales invoices were accounted for.

Question 11

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Which of the following is not a component of an entity’s internal control?
Answer
  • Control risk.
  • Control activities.
  • Monitoring.
  • Control environment.

Question 12

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The permanent file of an auditor’s working papers generally would not include
Answer
  • Bond indenture agreements.
  • Lease agreements.
  • Working trial balance.
  • Flowchart of internal control

Question 13

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The audit working paper that reflects the major components of an amount reported in the financial statements is the
Answer
  • Interbank transfer schedule.
  • Carry forward schedule.
  • Supporting schedule.
  • Lead schedule.

Question 14

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Cutoff tests designed to detect credit sales made before the end of the year that have been recorded in the subsequent year provide assurance about management’s assertion of
Answer
  • Presentation.
  • Completeness.
  • Rights.
  • Existence.

Question 15

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Which of the following is not an expert upon whose work an auditor may rely?
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  • Actuary.
  • Appraiser.
  • Internal auditor.
  • Engineer.

Question 16

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A purpose of a management representation letter is to reduce
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  • Audit risk to an aggregate level of misstatement that could be considered material.
  • An auditor’s responsibility to detect material misstatements only to the extent that the letter is relied on.
  • The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management’s responsibility for the financial statements.
  • The scope of an auditor’s procedures concerning related-party transactions and subsequent events.

Question 17

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The primary reason an auditor requests letters of inquiry be sent to a client’s attorneys is to provide the auditor with
Answer
  • The probable outcome of asserted claims and pending or threatened litigation.
  • Corroboration of the information furnished by management about litigation, claims, and assessments.
  • The attorneys’ opinions of the client’s historical experiences in recent similar litigation.
  • A description and evaluation of litigation, claims, and assessments that existed at the balance sheet date.

Question 18

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When an auditor has chosen a random sample and is using nonstatistical attributes sampling, that auditor
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  • Need not consider the risk of assessing control risk too low.
  • Has committed a nonsampling error.
  • Will have to use discovery sampling to evaluate the results.
  • Should compare the deviation rate of the sample to the tolerable deviation rate.

Question 19

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The accounts payable department receives the purchase order form to accomplish all of the following except to
Answer
  • Compare invoice price to purchase order price
  • Ensure that the purchase had been properly authorized
  • Ensure that the goods had been received by the party requesting the goods
  • Compare quantity ordered to quantity purchased

Question 20

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When comparative financial statements are presented, the fourth standard of reporting, which refers to financial statements "taken as a whole," should be considered to apply to the financial statements of the
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  • Periods presented plus the one preceding period
  • Current period only
  • Current period and those of the other periods presented
  • Current and immediately preceding period only
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