Questions from General Auditing


Q: Ron McLellan established his business, McLellan’s Shoes, in 1980.

Ron McLellan established his business, McLellan’s Shoes, in 1980. Ron keeps records and his wife helps him prepare basic accounting records. As McLellan’s Shoes has no outside owners, Ron has never se...

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Q: Answer the following question based on the information presented for Cloud 9

Answer the following question based on the information presented for Cloud 9 in Appendix A and in the current and earlier chapters. You should also consider your answers to the case study questions in...

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Q: Rahim, a first-year auditor, is asked to select

Rahim, a first-year auditor, is asked to select a sample of invoices to audit the utility expense account. Below is the account detail. The audit program asks to select a sample of four...

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Q: Your friend, Alexei Antropov, has recently began working for an

Your friend, Alexei Antropov, has recently began working for an auditing fi rm and he wants your advice regarding some tests of sales transactions that he is currently undertaking with respect to one o...

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Q: Fred Saros is auditing cash payments for OGA, a large supermarket

Fred Saros is auditing cash payments for OGA, a large supermarket. OGA deals with several very large corporate suppliers who expect payment by electronic funds transfer within three business days of d...

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Q: Alice Pang is planning the control testing of the accounts payable function

Alice Pang is planning the control testing of the accounts payable function in the hardware retailer Bunns and Major. Alice is attempting to determine the appropriate sample size for her tests and is...

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Q: The results of substantive testing of sales invoices at City Electronics are

The results of substantive testing of sales invoices at City Electronics are shown in table 6.8. The three strata correspond to different departments and the overall tolerable error is...

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Q: Powersys is an electricity distribution company based in a large capital city

Powersys is an electricity distribution company based in a large capital city. Its business is to manage the electricity assets, including poles, wires, and other equipment, that are used to deliver e...

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Q: The audit senior on the audit of Frankel Factors is preparing the

The audit senior on the audit of Frankel Factors is preparing the audit plan for the year ended December 31, 2020. The following notes relate to the payroll application system that went live on June 1...

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Q: Assess the internal controls at Featherbed. What changes would you recommend

Assess the internal controls at Featherbed. What changes would you recommend?

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