Question 9 To what does the following relate: As the business has grown and the number of transactions per day has multiplied, the financial accountant is very busy and constantly making errors 1. Control activities – Independent checks and reconciliations 2. Inherent limitations – cost vs benefit 3. Inherent limitations – human error, time constraints 4. Monitoring of controls
Question 9
To what does the following relate: As the business has grown and the number of transactions per day has multiplied, the financial accountant is very busy and constantly making errors
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Control activities – Independent checks and reconciliations |
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Inherent limitations – cost vs benefit |
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Inherent limitations – human error, time constraints |
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Monitoring of controls |
Question 10
To what does the following relate: Entry to and exit from the warehouse are monitored 24 hours a day by surveillance cameras
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Control environment |
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Monitoring of controls |
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Validity of transactions |
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Control activities – Access controls |
Question 11
To what does the following relate: Regular stock counts are performed, and the actual count compared to the inventory on the system
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Control activities – documentation and records |
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Validity of transactions |
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Control activities – independent checks and reconciliations |
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Inherent limitations – cost vs benefit |
Question 12
Which type of risk relates to the exposure of the business to factors that threaten its ability to achieve its goals and objectives?
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Inherent risk |
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Business risk |
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Audit risk |
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Detection risk |
Question 13
Which one of the following is incorrect? Internal control is a process that is designed, implemented, and maintained by those charged with governance, management, and other personnel in the entity, to provide reasonable assurance about the achievement of the objectives with regards to:
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Reliability of financial reporting |
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Effectiveness and efficiency of operations |
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Validity of transactions |
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Compliance with laws and regulations |
Question 14
The audit risk is made up of three components: inherent risk; control risk; and detection risk. Which one of these risks is influenced by factors such as complexity of transactions, information systems, management incentives etc?
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Inherent risk |
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Detection risk |
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Control risk |
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Audit risk |
Question 15
Incompetence of management and poor oversite by the board of directors can increase the risk of material misstatement at which level?
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Financial statement level |
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Assertion level |
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Control activity level |
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Detection level |
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