Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: Which of the following controls is most likely to help ensure that

Which of the following controls is most likely to help ensure that all credit revenue transactions of an entity are recorded? a. The billing department supervisor sends a copy of each approved sales o...

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Q: Which of the following internal controls would be most likely to deter

Which of the following internal controls would be most likely to deter the lapping of collections from customers? a. Independent internal verification of dates of entry in the cash receipts journal wi...

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Q: Smith Corporation has numerous customers. A customer file is maintained and

Smith Corporation has numerous customers. A customer file is maintained and includes a customer record with a name, an address, a credit limit, and an account balance. The auditor wishes to test this...

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Q: Cash receipts from sales on account have been misappropriated. Which of

Cash receipts from sales on account have been misappropriated. Which of the following acts would conceal this defalcation and be least likely to be detected by an auditor? a. Understating the sales jo...

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Q: If accounts receivable turnover (credit sales/receivables) was 7

If accounts receivable turnover (credit sales/receivables) was 7.1 times last year compared to only 5.6 times in the current year, it is possible that there were a. Unrecorded credit sales in the curr...

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Q: If the number of days’ sales in accounts receivable (365 days

If the number of days’ sales in accounts receivable (365 days/receivables turnover) decreases significantly, which of the following assertions for accounts receivable most likely is violated? a. Exist...

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Q: Which of the following is most likely to be detected by an

Which of the following is most likely to be detected by an auditor’s review of an entity’s sales cutoff? a. Unrecorded sales for the year. b. Lapping of year-end accounts receivable. c. Excessive sale...

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Q: Negative confirmation of accounts receivable is less effective than positive confirmation of

Negative confirmation of accounts receivable is less effective than positive confirmation of accounts receivable because a. A majority of recipients usually lack the willingness to respond objectively...

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Q: The negative request form of accounts receivable confirmation is useful particularly when

The negative request form of accounts receivable confirmation is useful particularly when

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Q: On February 14, 2013, former city comptroller and treasurer of

On February 14, 2013, former city comptroller and treasurer of Dixon, IL, Rita Crundwell was sentenced to 191̸2 years in prison for diverting $53 million from city funds for her own benefit. It appear...

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