Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: Define the audit risk model and explain each term in the model

Define the audit risk model and explain each term in the model. Also describe which two factors of the model when combined reflect the risk of material misstatement.

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Q: Auditors have not been successful in measuring the components of the audit

Auditors have not been successful in measuring the components of the audit risk model. How is it possible to use the model in a meaningful way without a precise way of measuring the risk?

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Q: The following are parts of a typical audit for a company with

The following are parts of a typical audit for a company with a fiscal year-end of July 31. 1. Confirm accounts payable. 2. Do tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions for the acquisiti...

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Q: Distinguish between the TER and the CUER. How is each determined

Distinguish between the TER and the CUER. How is each determined?

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Q: Gale Brewer, CPA, has been the partner in charge of

Gale Brewer, CPA, has been the partner in charge of the audit of Merkle Manufacturing Company, a nonpublic company, for 13 years. Merkle has had excellent growth and profits in the past decade, primar...

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Q: State a test of control audit procedure to test the effectiveness of

State a test of control audit procedure to test the effectiveness of the following control: Approved wage rates are used in calculating employees' earnings. State a substantive test of transactions au...

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Q: The following are various changes in audit circumstances. Audit Circumstance

The following are various changes in audit circumstances. Audit Circumstance 1. Analytical procedures indicated a significant slowing in accounts receivable turnover. 2. The client entered into sales...

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Q: Describe which of the three categories of broad objectives for internal controls

Describe which of the three categories of broad objectives for internal controls are considered by the auditor in an audit of both the financial statements and internal control over financial reportin...

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Q: Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires

Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires management to issue a report on internal control over financial reporting. Identify the specific Section 404(a) reporting requirements for management....

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Q: What is meant by the control environment? What are the factors

What is meant by the control environment? What are the factors the auditor must evaluate to understand it?

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