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AUD OCAMPO/OCAMPO/SOLIMAN/UY
FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION AUGUST 01, 2021
Multiple Choice. Select the letter that corresponds to the best answer. This examination
consists of 70 items (please ignore the extra answer options in the answer sheet
after number 70) and the exam is good for three (3) hours. Good luck!
3. Management philosophy and operating style most likely would have a significant
influence on an entity's control environment when:
a. the internal auditor reports directly to management.
b. management is dominated by one individual.
c. accurate management job descriptions delineate specific duties.
d. the audit committee actively oversees the financial reporting process.
6. Which of the following tasks could not be performed by generalized audit software?
a. Choosing a sample of accounts receivable for confirmation
b. Footing the bank reconciliation
c. Summarizing data
d. Reading the minutes of the board of directors' meeting
7. Uncertainties that still exist even if the auditor examines 100 percent of an account
balance is
a. Sampling risk
b. Non-sampling risk
c. Inherent risk
d. Control risk
8. If, when performing analytical procedures, an auditor observes that operating income
has declined significantly between the preceding year and the current year, the auditor
should next:
a. require that the decline be disclosed in the financial statements.
b. consider the possibility that the financial statements may be materially misstated.
c. inform management that a qualified opinion on the financial statements will be
necessary.
d. determine management's responsibility for the decline and discuss the issue with
the audit committee.
11. The auditor’s responsibility for the detection of client’s noncompliance with laws and
regulations is:
a. Greater than for errors or fraud.
b. Less than for errors or fraud.
c. Restricted to information that comes to his attention.
d. The same as it is for errors or fraud.
13. The decision as to how much evidence to be accumulated for a given set of
circumstances is.
a. provided by following the generally accepted accounting principles.
b. one requiring professional judgment
c. determined by statistical analysis
d. provided in the Philippines Standards on Auditing.
14. The Philippine Standards on Auditing issued by the Auditing and Assurance
Standards Council (AASC)
a. are interpretations of generally accepted auditing standards
b. are the equivalent of laws for audit practitioners.
c. must be followed in all situations.
d. are optional guidelines which an auditor may choose not to follow when conducting
an audit.
15. After studying and evaluating a client's existing internal control, an auditor has
concluded that the policies and procedures are well-designed and functioning as
intended. Under these circumstances, the auditor would most likely
a. perform further control tests to the extent outlined in the audit program.
b. determine the control policies and procedures that should prevent or detect errors
and fraud.
c. set acceptable detection risk at a higher level than would be set under conditions of
weak internal control.
d. set acceptable detection risk at a lower level than would be set under conditions of
weak internal control.
17. Which of the following controls prevent and detect errors while transaction data are
processed?
a. Software
b. Application
c. Processing
d. Transaction
19. Which of the following is an indicator of possible fraudulent financial reporting for
the purpose of inflating earnings?
a. A trend analysis discloses: (1) sales increases of 50 percent and (2) cost of goods
sold increases of 25 percent.
b. A ratio analysis discloses: (1) sales of P50 million and (2) cost of goods sold of P25
million.
c. A cross-sectional analysis of common size statements discloses: (1) the firm's ratio
of cost of goods sold to sales is 0.4 and (2) the industry average ratio of cost of
goods sold to sales is 0.5.
d. A cross-sectional analysis of common size statements discloses: (1) the firm's ratio
of cost of goods sold to sales is 0.5 and (2) the industry average ratio of cost of
goods sold to sales is 0.4.
a. The client has entered into numerous related party transactions during the year
under audit.
b. Internal control over shipping, billing, and recording of sales revenue is weak.
c. The client has lost a major customer accounting for approximately 30% of annual
revenue.
d. The board of directors approved a substantial bonus for the president and chief
executive officer, and also approved an attractive stock option plan for themselves.
21. Which of the following might be considered a "red flag" indicating possible fraud in
a large manufacturing company with several subsidiaries?
a. The existence of a financial subsidiary.
b. A consistent record of above average return on investment for all subsidiaries.
c. Complex sales transactions and transfers of funds between affiliated companies.
d. Use of separate bank accounts for payrolls by each subsidiary.
22. White Corporation has a few large accounts receivable that total P1,000,000. Black
Corporation has a great number of small accounts receivable that also total
P1,000,000. The importance of an error in any one account is, therefore, greater for
White than for Black. This is an example of the auditor's concept of
a. Account bias.
b. Audit risk.
c. Materiality.
d. Reasonable assurance.
24. In a financial statement audit, audit risk represents the probability that
a. Internal control fails and the failure is not detected by the auditor's procedures.
b. The auditor unknowingly fails to modify an opinion on materially misstated financial
statements.
c. Inherent and control risk cause errors that could be material to the financial
statements.
d. The auditor is not retained to conduct a financial statement audit in the succeeding
year.
25. Under which of the following circumstances would an auditor not be required to depart
from the wording of the standard audit report form?
a. The client does not want to prepare a statement of changes in financial position.
b. The client did not allow the CPA to review the minutes of stockholders' meetings.
c. The client did not allow confirmation of receivables, the CPA applied alternative
auditing procedures and was satisfied as to the receivables.
d. The client does not want to disclose damage to enterprise property caused by fire
which took place after the balance sheet date.
27. A change in accounting principles which has no material effect on the current year's
financial statements but is expected to have a material effect in later years should be
disclosed in
a. A footnote to the financial statements in the first year in which the effect becomes
substantial.
b. The auditor's report for the current year.
c. A footnote to the current financial statements.
d. The auditor's report for the first year in which the effect becomes substantial.
28. Which of the following is the least function of the Board of Accountancy?
a. Determination of the minimum requirements leading to the admission of candidates
to the CPA examinations.
b. Preparation of the contents of the CPA licensure examinations and rating of the
examination papers.
c. Regulation of the practice of accountancy.
d. Supervision over the accredited professional organization of CPAs.
29. The steps that an audit firm should take prior to accepting an audit engagement
include all of the following except
a. Obtaining a thorough understanding of the client's business.
b. Evaluating independence.
c. Assessing the firm's competence to perform the audit.
d. Determining the firm's ability to use due professional care.
30. Before accepting an audit engagement, a successor auditor should make specific
inquiries of the predecessor auditor regarding the predecessor’s
a. Opinion of any subsequent events occurring since the predecessor’s audit report was
issued.
b. Understanding as to the reasons for the change of auditors.
c. Awareness of the consistency in the application of GAAP between periods.
d. Evaluation of all matters of continuing accounting significance.
31. An auditor is planning an audit engagement for a new client in a business unfamiliar
to the auditor. Which is the least useful source of information for the auditor during the
preliminary planning stage, when the auditor is trying to obtain a general
understanding of audit problems that might be encountered?
a. Textbooks and periodicals related to the industry.
b. Audit and Accounting Guides.
c. Financial statements of other entities in the industry.
d. Results of performing substantive tests.
32. A CPA may reduce the audit work on a first-time audit by reviewing the working
papers of the predecessor auditor. The predecessor should permit the successor to
review working papers relating to matters of continuing accounting significance such
as those that relate to
a. Extent of reliance on the work of specialists.
b. Fee arrangements and summaries of payments.
c. Analysis of contingencies.
d. Staff hours to complete the engagement.
34. Cruz, Santos, CPAs was hired by RFC, Inc. to prepare unaudited financial
statements. The statement that best describe this engagement is
a. The CPA is performing an accounting service rather than an examination of the
financial statements.
b. The financial statements are representations of both management and the CPA.
c. The CPA must perform the basic accepted auditing standards necessary to determine
that the statements are in conformity with GAAP.
d. The CPA may prepare the statements from the books, but may not assist in adjusting
and closing the books.
PROBLEM NO. 1
Diaz Corporation manufactures three models of gear shift components for bicycles that
are sold to bicycle manufacturers, retailers, and catalog outlets. Since beginning
operations in 1977, Diaz has used normal absorption costing and has assumed a first-in,
first-out cost flow in its perpetual inventory system. Except for overhead, manufacturing
costs are accumulated using actual costs. Overhead is applied to production using
predetermined overhead rates.
The balances of the inventory accounts at Dec. 31, 2021 are shown below. The inventories
are stated at cost before any year-end adjustments.
Cost NRV
Down tube P1,080,000 P1,056,000
shifter
Bar end 728,000 750,400
shifter
Head tube
shifter 780,000 787,800
Total P2,588,000 P2,594,200
b. One-half of the head tube shifter finished goods inventory is held by catalog outlets on
consignment.
c. Three-quarters of the bar end shifter finished goods inventory has been pledged as
collateral for a bank loan.
d. One-half of the raw materials balance was acquired at a contracted price 20 percent
above the current market price. The replacement cost of the rest of the raw materials
is P509,600.
f. Included in the cost of factory supplies are obsolete items with a historical cost of
P16,800. The replacement cost of the remaining factory supplies is P263,600.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the given information and the result of your audit, answer the following:
36. The finished goods inventory on Dec. 31, 2021 should be valued at
a. P2,174,000 c. P2,588,000
b. P2,564,000 d. P2,594,200
37. The raw materials inventory on Dec. 31, 2021 should be valued at
a. P880,000 c. P989,600
b. P909,600 d. P960,000
38. The factory supplies inventory on Dec. 31, 2021 should be valued at
a. P246,800 c. P263,600
b. P259,200 d. P276,000
40. An auditor most likely to inspect loan agreements under which an entity’s
inventories are pledged to support management’s financial statement assertion of
a. Existence or occurrence
b. Valuation or allocation.
c. Presentation and disclosure
d. Completeness
PROBLEM NO. 2
The property, plant and equipment section of Petecio Corporation’s statement of financial
position at Dec. 31, 2020 appears as follows:
Land P 800,000
Building P1,500,000
Less: Acc. depreciation 450,000 1,050,000
Equipment P 700,000
Less: Acc. depreciation 400,000 300,000
P2,150,000
Because of good business conditions, the company decided to move to a more strategic
location in 2021. Transactions on the transfer of location and other information for 2021
are described below:
a. The land and building on the old site were sold for a total of P1,700,000.
d. The land where the company moved to was a gift by the company President. It had
an appraised value of P1,000,000.
e. A new equipment with an invoice cost of P150,000 was purchased. The company
paid P103,000 in cash and was granted a trade-in allowance of P47,000 on a used
equipment which had a cost of P40,000 and accumulated depreciation of P15,000.
f. The entity constructed a new building at its new site and incurred the following costs:
g. Extraordinary repairs on the old equipment were made after it had been moved to
the new site. The entity paid P50,000 for the repairs.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
b. P3,550,000 d. P4,130,000
44. The total cost of property, plant and equipment as of Dec. 31, 2021 is
a. P5,258,000 c. P5,838,000
b. P5,758,000 d. P5,888,000
45. Which statement is incorrect regarding audit of property, plant and equipment?
a. An auditor most likely would inspect documents and physically examine assets to
obtain evidence about fixed asset addition.
b. The auditor may conclude that depreciation charges are insufficient by noting large
numbers of fully depreciated assets.
c. When few property and equipment transactions occur during the year the continuing
auditor usually obtains an understanding of internal control and performs extensive
tests of current year property and equipment transactions.
d. Property, plant and equipment is typically judged to be one of the accounts least
susceptible to fraud because the inherent risk is usually low.
PROBLEM NO. 3
In connection with your audit of the Marcial Corporation’s financial statements for the year
2021 you noted the following items relative to the company’s Intangible Assets.
• A patent was purchased from Eumir Company for P4,000,000 on Jan. 2, 2020. Marcial
estimated that the remaining useful life of the patent to be 10 years. The patent was
carried in Eumir’s accounting records at a carrying value of P4,000,000 when Eumir
sold it to Marcial.
• During 2021, a franchise was purchased from Magno Company for P960,000. In
addition, 5% of the revenue from the franchise must be paid to Magno. Revenue from
the franchise for 2021 was P5,000,000. Marcial estimates the useful life of the
franchise to be 10 years and takes full year’s amortization in the year of purchase.
• On Jan. 1, 2021, Marcial, because of the recent events in the industry, estimates that
the remaining life of the patent purchased on Jan. 2, 2020, is only 5 years from Jan.
1, 2021.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the given information and the result of your audit, determine the following:
PROBLEM NO. 4
Your audit of Saso Corporation disclosed that your client kept very limited records.
Purchases of merchandise were paid for by check, but most other items were out of cash
receipts. The company’s collections were deposited weekly. No record was kept of cash
in the bank, nor was a record kept of sales. Accounts receivable were recorded only by
keeping a copy of the ticket, and this copy was given to the customer when he paid his
account.
Additional information:
a. On Jan. 2, 2021 Saso Corporation started business and issued share capital, 72,000
shares with P100 par, for the following considerations:
Cash P 600,000
Building (useful life, 15 years) 5,400,000
Land 1,800,000
P7,800,000
b. An analysis of the bank statements showed total deposits, including the original cash
investment, of P4,200,000. The balance in the bank statement on Dec. 31, 2021, was
P300,000, but there were checks amounting to P60,000 dated in December but not
paid by the bank until January 2020. Cash on hand on Dec. 31, 2021 was P150,000
including customers’ deposit of P90,000.
c. During the year, Saso borrowed P600,000 from the bank and repaid P150,000 and
P30,000 interest.
Utilities P120,000
Salaries 120,000
Supplies 240,000
Dividends
180,000
P660,000
f. Tickets for accounts receivable totaled P1,080,000 but P60,000 of that amount may
prove uncollectible.
h. Equipment with a cash price of P480,000 was purchased in early January on a one-
year installment basis. During the year, checks for the down payment and all maturing
installments totaled P534,000. The equipment has a useful life of 5 years.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following: (Disregard
income taxes)
53. Net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021
a. P 960,000 c. P1,620,000
b. P1,560,000 d. P1,770,000
PROBLEM NO. 5
Obiena Corporation made the following entries in relation to the sale of the equipment and
the related note receivable:
Jan. 1, 2020
Cash P 300,000
Notes receivable 1,705,900
Cost of goods sold 750,000
Sales P2,005,900
Inventory 750,000
Cash P341,180
Notes receivable P341,180
Cash P341,180
Notes receivable P341,180
Obiena Corporation reported the notes receivable in its statement of financial position at
Dec. 31, 2020 and 2021 as part of trade and other receivables.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
PROBLEM NO. 6
Yulo Corporation made investments equity and debt instruments classified as FA at FVTPL.
An analysis of these investments on Dec. 31, 2020 showed the following:
On July 1, 2021, the shares of Vault were sold for P70,000. On Dec. 31, 2021, Floor Textile
shares were quoted at P44 per share. Ring bonds were quoted at P950 per P1,000 bond.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
PROBLEM NO. 7
Debit Credit
Cash P 500,000
Accounts receivable 1,300,000
Debit Credit
Allow. for doubtful accounts 8,000
Sales, net P6,750,000
Accounts payable 600,000
Purchases, net 4,350,000
Cars and trucks 1,200,000
Machinery and equipment 950,000
Accumulated depreciation,
machinery and equipment 95,000
Additional information:
a) On Dec. 28, 2021, the company recorded and wrote check payments to creditors
amounting to P300,000. A number of checks amounting to P150,000 were mailed on
Jan. 3, 2022.
b) On Dec. 29, 2021, the company purchased and received goods amounting to P100,000
terms 2/10, n/30. As a policy, the company records purchases in accounts payable at
net amounts. This particular invoice was recorded and paid on Jan. 3, 2021.
c) On Dec. 26, 2021, a supplier authorized the company to return goods shipped and
billed at P80,000 on Dec. 3, 2021. The goods were returned on Dec. 28, 2021. The
supplier’s credit memo was received and recorded on Jan. 5, 2021.
d) Goods amounting to P50,000 were invoiced for the account of a customer and recorded
on Jan. 2, 2022 with terms of net 60 days, FOB shipping point. The goods were shipped
on Dec. 30, 2021.
e) The bank returned on Dec. 29, 2021 a customer check for P5,000 marked “DAIF” but
no entry was made.
f) The company estimates that allowance for uncollectible accounts should be one and
one-half percent (1 ½%) of the accounts receivable balance as of year-end. No
provision has yet been made for 2021.
g) All cars and trucks were acquired on May 1, 2021 at a total cost of P1,200,000. The
company estimates the useful life of the cars and trucks as five years and depreciates
these assets based on 150% of declining balance. As a policy, depreciation is computed
to the nearest month and rounded off to the nearest peso. No depreciation has been
recorded for cars and trucks as at Dec. 31, 2021.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
67. The net realizable value of accounts receivable as of Dec. 31, 2021 is
a. P1,280,500 c. P1,329,750
b. P1,326,675 d. P1,334,675
69. The adjusted carrying amount of property and equipment as of Dec. 31, 2021 is
a. P1,533,500 c. P1,695,000
b. P1,558,500 d. P1,815,000
70. For testing the completeness assertion for accounts payable, the auditor would
a. Gather purchase orders immediately previous to and subsequent to year-end.
b. Examine a sample of cash disbursements made after year end to determine whether
the disbursements were for goods applicable to the previous year.
c. Reconcile vendor's statements with the accounts receivable trial balance.
d. Examine production equipment for useful lives.
End of Examination
(Pleases ignore the extra answer options in the answer sheet after number 70)