You are reviewing the results of the Firestone audit. These are the details of the summay of identified misstatements: • Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: $60,000 misstatement (over) • Sales Revenue: $10,000 misstatement (under) • Total identified misstatements: $50,000 (impact on Assets, pre-tax income, and equity) • Performance materiality was set at $60,000 REQUIRED: a) If overall materaility for the audit was set at $30,000, what type of audit report would be issued? Why? b) If overall materiality for the audit was set at $75,000, what type of audit report would be issued? Why?

You are reviewing the results of the Firestone audit. These are the details of the summay of identified misstatements: • Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: $60,000 misstatement (over) • Sales Revenue: $10,000 misstatement (under) • Total identified misstatements: $50,000 (impact on Assets, pre-tax income, and equity) • Performance materiality was set at $60,000 REQUIRED: a) If overall materaility for the audit was set at $30,000, what type of audit report would be issued? Why? b) If overall materiality for the audit was set at $75,000, what type of audit report would be issued? Why?

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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337619455

Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Publisher:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Chapter14: Completing A Quality Audit

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