Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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2. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Existence and valuation assertions related to long-lived assets are
usually the most relevant assertions.
b. A concern'regarding the existence of long-lived assets relates to
whether management has properly recorded depreciation.
c. Depletion expense is not an account that would be included when
auditing long-lived assets.
d. All of the above statements are true.
3. Which of the following is not an inherent risk related to long-lived asset.
accounts?
a. Failing to record asset disposals.
b. `Capitalizing repairs and maintenance expense.
c. Changing depreciation estimates to manage earnings.
d. All of the above.
Which statement about depreciation is false?a. A major objective of depreciation accounting is to allocate the cost of using an assetagainst the revenues it helps to generate.b. Depreciation should not be recorded in years in which the market value of the asset hasincreased.c. Obsolescence as well as physical wear and tear should be considered when determiningthe period over which an asset should be depreciated.d. Depreciation is a process of allocating the cost of an asset to expense over its usefullife.
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Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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