Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
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Which of the following would not be considered an analytical procedure?
a. Projecting an error rate by comparing the results of a statistical sample with the actual population
characteristics.
b. Developing the expected current year sales based on the sales trend of the prior five years.
O c. Computing accounts receivable turnover by dividing credit sales by the average net receivables.
d. Estimating payroll expense by multiplying the number of employees by the average hourly wage rate and the
total hours worked.
Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded liabilities?
A. Vouch a sample of cash disbursements recorded just after year end to receiving reports and vendor invoices.
B. Compare a sample of purchase orders issued just after year-end with the year-end accounts payable balance.
C. Scan the cash disbursement entries recorded just before year end for indications of unusual transactions.
D. Vouch a sample of accounts payable entries recorded just before year end to the unmatched receiving report file.
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.
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Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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- Auditors try to identify predictable relationships when using analytical procedures. Relationships involving transactions from which of the following accounts would most likely yield the highest level of evidence? a. Accounts receivable. O b. Interest expense. O c. Travel and entertainment expense. O d. Accounts payable.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is the best audit procedure for determining the existence of unrecorded liabilities?a. Examine confirmation requests returned by creditors whose accounts are on a subsidiary trial balance of accounts payable.b. Examine a sample of cash disbursements in the period subsequent to year-end.c. Examine a sample of invoices a few days prior to and subsequent to the year-end to ascertain whether they have been properly recorded.d. Examine unusual relationships between monthly accounts payable and recorded purchases.arrow_forwardIn order to determine whether accounts payable are understated, auditors wish to obtain a sample of purchase transactions from suppliers and how they were recorded in the accounting books. � , sampling is the best mechanism to obtain this type of samples. a . discovery b . attributes c . random digits d . variablesarrow_forward
- Auditors try to identify predictable relationships when using analytical procedures. Relationshiipss involvingtransactions fromwhich of the following accounts most likely would yield the highest level of evidence? a. accounts receivable b. interest expense c. accounts payable d. Travel and entertainment expensearrow_forwardWhich of the following audit procedures is aimed most directly at testing the completeness assertion for accounts payable? Footing the list of accounts payable. Tracing shipping reports after year-end to related customer purchase orders and invoices. Examining underlying documentation for cash disbursements in the period after year-end. Tracing shipping reports issued on or before year-end to related customer purchase orders and invoices.arrow_forwardAn auditor is required to confirm accounts receivable if the accounts receivable balances area. Older than the prior year.b. Material to the financial statements.c. Smaller than expected.d. Subject to valuation estimates.arrow_forward
- 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 balancearrow_forwardAn example of an analytical procedure is the comparison of Results of a statistical sample with the expected characteristics of the actual population. O Computer generated data with similar data generated by a manual accounting system. Recorded amounts of major disbursements with appropriate invoices. O Financial information with similar information regarding the industry in which the entity operates.arrow_forwardof stion For a sample of sales transactions selected from the sales journal, verify that the amount of the transaction has been recorded in the correct customer account in the accounts receivable subledger. Choose the Audit Objective: Choose the specific audit objective →arrow_forward
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