Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337619455
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 32RQSC
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Introduction: Total estimated misstatement is the defined as the balanced account. Tolerable limit is the border of the misstatement to control the risk in audit. Actions taken by the auditor when total misstatement is greater than tolerable misstatement.

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Which of the following would not result in exposure to nonsampling risk?a. Measuring the characteristic of interest in an inappropriate manner.b. Selecting items that are not representative of the population of interest.c. Making an unintentional mistake in measuring the characteristic of interest.d. All of the above would result in exposure to nonsampling risk.
Which one of the sentences below is FALSE? A. The risk of incorrect acceptance called beta risk has the consequence that the auditor may assume that the population is free of material misstatement. B. The risk of incorrect rejection is called alpha risk and has the consequence that the auditor may assume on the basis of sample results that a population is materially misstated when, in fact, it is not .  C. The risk of incorrect acceptance is called beta risk. D. The risk of incorrect rejection very common in audit sampling  is called beta risk.
What are the risks if the auditor concludes controls are operating effectively based on the sample and Control Risk is set too low?

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