Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 16DQP
a.
To determine
Indicate the purpose of internal control.
b.
To determine
Indicate a list of test of control to test its effectiveness.
c.
To determine
Indicate the nature of the potential financial misstatements if the control is not in effect.
d.
To determine
List a substantive
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When evaluating inventory controls, an auditor would be least likely toa. Inspect documents.b. Make inquiries.c. Observe procedures.d. Consider policy and procedure manuals
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4. The procedures involve in the attendance at physical inventory counting
A. May serve as test of controls or substantive procedures depending on the auditor’s risk assessment , planned approach and the specific procedures carried out
B. Serve as risk assessment procedures
C. Serve as tests of controls
D. Serve as substantive procedures
5. An auditor selected items for test counts while observing a client’s physical inventory. The auditor then traced the test counts to the client’s inventory listing. This procedure most likely obtained evidence concerning management’s assertion of :
A. Valuation
B. Completeness
C. Rights and obligations
D. Existence or occurrence
Assuming that the auditor properly documents receiving reportnumbers as a part of the physical inventory observation procedures, explain how theproper cutoff of purchases, including tests for the possibility of raw materials in transit,should be verified later in the audit
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- As the auditor of Sample Limited you note the following matters relating to the internal control of its sales system. i) The sales department accepts order without first checking the inventory level with the warehouse. ii) Goods are dispatched to customers without recording customer's signatures as proof of receipt of goods. iii) Orders of goods placed by customers are properly recorded but they are not forwarded timely to the dispatch department for fulfilling the order. a) For each of the above deficiencies, identify the possible impact on the company's operation and recommend a control to address it. b) Explain why an auditor cannot perform only test of control in an audit.arrow_forward1. When auditing a manufacturing concern, what major inquiries might be made by the auditor about the cost accounting system? 2. In the audit of inventory the auditor must perform important procedures prior to the actual observation. Identify the steps the auditor must take prior to the day the inventory is actually counted.arrow_forwardAs part of your audit of a client's inventory balance, you created an expectation of what should be the inventory balance by using the gross profit method. The difference between your expectation using the gross profit method of estimating inventory as against the client reported balance is above audit materiality level for audit of inventory. What should you do next? a. Discuss with the management the implication of the significant difference and propose an adjusting journal entry accordingly.b. Extend audit procedures by doing further analytical procedures on the inventory balance.c. Extend audit procedures by doing test of details of the account balance.d. Issue a qualified opinion on the basis of a material misstatement in the client's inventory.e. None of the abovearrow_forward
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