1. Audit evidence is gathered during risk assessment procedures and substantive procedures to support the financial statements.
2. Audit working papers provide evidence of the audit work performed and support the auditor's conclusions and compliance with standards.
3. The amount of audit evidence needed varies inversely with the acceptable risk of material misstatement and directly with inherent risk.
1. Audit evidence is gathered during risk assessment procedures and substantive procedures to support the financial statements.
2. Audit working papers provide evidence of the audit work performed and support the auditor's conclusions and compliance with standards.
3. The amount of audit evidence needed varies inversely with the acceptable risk of material misstatement and directly with inherent risk.
1. Audit evidence is gathered during risk assessment procedures and substantive procedures to support the financial statements.
2. Audit working papers provide evidence of the audit work performed and support the auditor's conclusions and compliance with standards.
3. The amount of audit evidence needed varies inversely with the acceptable risk of material misstatement and directly with inherent risk.
1multiple choice12The most reliable form of documentary evidence generally is considered to be
documents created by the client. A. true B. false1. a
2. b 2 179_423160_ CORRECT12multiple choice12Analytical procedures are required at the risk assessment stage and as: A. Tests of internal control. B. Substantive procedures. C. Procedures near the end of the audit. D. Computer generated procedures.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_402522_ CORRECT13multiple choice12Which of the following statements is generally correct about audit evidence? A. The auditor's direct personal knowledge, obtained through observation and inspection, is more persuasive than information obtained indirectly from independent outside sources. B. To be appropriate, audit evidence must be sufficient. C. Accounting data alone may be considered sufficient appropriate audit evidence to issue an unqualified opinion on financial statements. D. Appropriateness of audit evidence refers to the amount of corroborative evidence to be obtained.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_692421_ CORRECT14multiple choice12The components of the risk of misstatement are: Inherent Risk Control Risk Detection Risk A. Yes Yes Yes B. Yes Yes No C. Yes No No D. No Yes Yes1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 2 179_257063_ CORRECT15multiple choice12What type of transactions ordinarily have high inherent risk because they involve management judgments or assumptions in formulating accounting balances? A. Estimation. B. Nonroutine. C. Qualified. D. Routine.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_465242_ CORRECT16multiple choice12Which of the following is generally true about the sufficiency of audit evidence? A. The amount of evidence that is sufficient varies directly with the acceptable risk of material misstatement. B. The amount of evidence concerning a particular account varies inversely with the materiality of the account. C. The amount of evidence concerning a particular account varies inversely with the inherent risk of the account. D. When evidence is appropriate with respect to an account it is also sufficient.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_549258_ CORRECT17multiple choice12Of the following, which is the least persuasive type of audit evidence? A. Documents mailed by outsiders to the auditor. B. Correspondence between auditor and vendors. C. Copies of sales invoices inspected by the auditor. D. Computations made by the auditor1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_650937_ CORRECT18multiple choice12Which of the following statements relating to audit evidence is the most accurate statement? A. Audit evidence gathered by an auditor from outside an enterprise is reliable. B. Accounting data developed under satisfactory conditions of internal control are more relevant than data developed under unsatisfactory internal control conditions. C. Oral representations made by management are not valid evidence. D. The auditor must obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_84900_ CORRECT19multiple choice12During an audit engagement pertinent data are prepared and included in the audit working papers. The working papers primarily are considered to be: A. A client-owned record of conclusions reached by the auditors who performed the engagement. B. Evidence supporting financial statements. C. Support for the auditors' representations as to compliance with generally accepted auditing standards. D. A record to be used as a basis for the following year's engagement1. a 2. b 3. c 3 179_437705_ CORRECT110multiple choice12If planned detection risk is reduced, the amount of evidence the auditor accumulates will: A. increase. B. decrease. C. remain unchanged. D. be indeterminate.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_621319_ CORRECT111multiple choice12What is the primary means of dealing with risk in planning decisions related to audit evidence? A. Selection of more effective tests of details of balances. B. Application of the audit risk model. C. Establishing a lower preliminary judgment about materiality. D. Allocating materiality judgment to segments.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 2 179_875244_ CORRECT112multiple choice12During financial statement audits, auditors seek to restrict which type of risk? A. Control risk. B. Detection risk. C. Inherent risk. D. Account risk.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 2 179_515142_ CORRECT113multiple choice12Which of the following statements is not true? A. Inherent risk is inversely related to detection risk. B. Inherent risk is inversely related to evidence. C. Inherent risk is the susceptibility of the financial statements to material error, assuming no internal controls. D. Inherent risk is the auditor’s assessment of the likelihood that errors exceeding a tolerable amount exist in a segment before considering the effectiveness of internal controls.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_225581_ INCORRECT014multiple choice12Failure to detect material dollar errors in the financial statements is a risk which the auditors primarily mitigate by: A. Performing substantive procedures. B. Performing tests of controls. C. Assessing control risk. D. Obtaining a client representation letter1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_776887_ CORRECT115multiple choice12Audit documentation should be sufficient to allow which individual to understand the audit work performed, the evidence obtained, and the significant conclusions? A. A certified public accountant. B. A partner in a CPA firm. C. An experienced auditor. D. The controller at the company being audited.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_295247_ CORRECT116multiple choice12When the risk of material misstatement for an account is high, the auditors may perform additional substantive procedures to restrict detection risk to a lower level. A. true B. false1. a 2. b 1 179_703011_ CORRECT117multiple choice12Working papers of continuing audit interest usually are filed with the administrative working papers. A. true B. false1. a 2. b 2 179_621056_ CORRECT118multiple choice12Which of the following is not a primary consideration when assessing inherent risk? A. Nature of client’s business. B. Existence of related parties. C. Frequency and intensity of management’s review of accounting transactions and records. D. Susceptibility to defalcation.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_618054_ CORRECT119multiple choice12Further audit procedures include: Risk assessment procedures Tests of controls A. Yes Yes B. Yes No C. No Yes D. No No1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_666432_ CORRECT120multiple choice12Which of the following statements relating to the competence of evidential matter is always true? A. Evidential matter gathered by an auditor from outside an enterprise is reliable. B. Accounting data developed under satisfactory conditions of internal control are more relevant than data developed under unsatisfactory conditions. C. Oral representations made by management are not valid. D. Evidence gathered by auditors must be both valid and relevant to be considered competent.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_640527_ CORRECT121multiple choice12Which of the following is not a primary purpose of audit working papers? A. To coordinate the examination. B. To assist in preparation of the audit report. C. To support the financial statements. D. To provide evidence of the audit work performed.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_574049_ CORRECT122multiple choice12An auditor plans to apply substantive tests to the details of asset and liability accounts as of an interim date rather than as of the balance sheet date. The auditor should be aware that this practice A. Eliminates the use of certain statistical sampling methods that would otherwise be available. B. Presumes that the auditor will reperform the tests as of the balance sheet date. C. Should be especially considered when there are rapidly changing economic conditions. D. Potentially increases the risk that errors which exist at the balance sheet date will not be detected.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_728598_ CORRECT123multiple choice12In evaluating an entity's accounting estimates, one of the auditor's objectives is to determine whether the estimates are A. Prepared in a satisfactory control environment. B. Consistent with industry guidelines. C. Based on verifiable objective assumptions. D. Reasonable in the circumstances1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_754381_ CORRECT124multiple choice12Working papers that record the procedures used by the auditor to gather evidence should be: A. Considered the primary support for the financial statements being examined. B. Viewed as the connecting link between the books of account and the financial statements. C. Designed to meet the circumstances of the particular engagement. D. Destroyed when the audited entity ceases to be a client.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_650205_ CORRECT125multiple choice12In the context of an audit of financial statements, substantive tests are audit procedures that A. May be eliminated under certain conditions. B. Are designed to discover significant subsequent events. C. May be either tests of transactions, direct tests of financial balances, or analytical tests. D. Will increase proportionately with the auditor's assessment of control risk1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 3 179_915720_ CORRECT126multiple choice12The auditor typically does not assess control risk and inherent risk for: A. each audit objective. B. each cycle. C. each account. D. the overall audit.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_679907_ CORRECT127multiple choice12Which of the following is not a basic procedure used in an audit? A. Risk assessment procedures. B. Substantive procedures. C. Tests of controls. D. Tests of direct evidence.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_117401_ CORRECT128multiple choice12Although the quantity, type, and content of working papers will vary with the circumstances, the working papers generally would include the: A. Copies of those client records examined by the auditor during the course of the engagement. B. Evaluation of the efficiency and competence of the audit staff assistants by the partner responsible for the audit. C. Auditor's comments concerning the efficiency and competence of client management personnel. D. Auditing procedures followed and the testing performed in obtaining audit evidence.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_23838_ CORRECT129multiple choice12Inherent risk is _______ related to detection risk and _______ related to the amount of audit evidence. A. directly, inversely B. directly, directly C. inversely, inversely D. inversely, directly1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 1 179_542121_ INCORRECT030multiple choice12Inherent risk is often low for an account such as: A. inventory. B. marketable securities. C. cash. D. accounts receivable.1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 4 179_216563_ CORRECT1TOTAL POINTS GAINED28