Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 23.3MCQ
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Identify the audit test that would help to test the completeness assertion for sales.
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he auditor of Kent Ltd selects a sample from the file of shipping documents in order to confirm that all sales shipped are invoiced and recorded in accounting records. This test will confirm:Select one:a. Valuation and allocation assertion for sales.b. Cut-off assertion for sales.c. Occurrence assertion for sales.d. Completeness assertion for sales.
Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded liabilities? *A. Scan the cash disbursements entries recorded just before year end for indications of unusual transactions.B. Compare a sample of purchase orders issued just after year end with the year-end accounts payable trial balance.C. Obtain a copy of the receiving report until year end and its related sales invoice and trace them to the purchases journal.D. Compare the entries recorded in the purchases journal and the cash disbursements journal just before year end.
Which of the following audit procedures will
best uncover an understatement of sales
and accounts receivables?
Select one:
O 1. Test a sample of sales transactions,
selecting the sample from pre
numbered shipping documents
O 2. Test a sample of sales transactions,
selecting the sample from sales
invoices recorded in the sales
journal
O 3. Confirm accounts receivable
4. Review the aged receivable trial
balance
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- Before expressing an opinion concerning the audit of income and expenses, theauditor will best proceed with the audit of the income statement by(1) applying a rigid measurement standard designed to test for understatement ofnet income.(2) analyzing the beginning and ending balance sheet inventory amounts.(3) making net income comparisons to published industry trends and ratios.(4) auditing income statement accounts concurrently with the related balance sheetaccountsarrow_forwardWhich of the following test controls most likely would help assure an auditor that goods shipped are properly billed? A. Scan the sales journal for sequential and unusual entries. B. Examine shipping documents for matching sales invoice. C. Compare the accounts receivalbe ledger to daily sales summaries. D. inspect unused sales invoices for consecutive prenumbering.arrow_forwardImagine that you were auditing accounts receivable balances to confirm sales and found significant discrepancies between the recorded account balances and returned confirmations from customers. Recommend an alternative approach to confirming sales revenue. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.arrow_forward
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