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1. The framework for assurance engagements identifies engagement to which the following
standards apply, except,
a. Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSAs)
b. Philippine Standards on Review Engagements (PSREs)
c. Philippine Standards on Assurance Engagements (PSAEs)
d. Philippine Standards on Related Services (PSRSs)
2. Which is correct concerning the framework for assurance engagements?
a. It provides a frame of reference against which audit engagements are evaluated
b. It establishes specific guidelines and procedural requirements for the performance
of assurance engagements
c. It provides a frame of reference for accountants in public practice when performing
assurance engagements
d. It is intended for reference of public accountants only
5. Evaluate the following reasons why a perfect level of assurance is not possible:
• The use of selective testing
• Much of the evidence available to the practitioner is conclusive rather than persuasive.
a. Both are true
b. True, false
c. Both are false
d. False, true
6. Which of the following procedures ordinarily performed during an audit are also
performed in a review engagement?
a. Assessment of accounting and internal control systems.
b. As if doing something (AIDS)
c. Tests of records and responses to inquiries.
d. Inquiry and analytical procedures.
7. This is the risk that the practitioner expresses an inappropriate conclusion when the
subject matter information is materially misstated.
a. Audit risk
b. Detection risk
c. Assurance engagement risk
d. Practitioner’s risk
INTRODUCTION TO AUDITING
12. Which best describes the representations by management, explicit or otherwise, that are
embodied in the financial statements, as used by the auditor to consider the different types
of potential misstatements that may occur.
a. Financial statement assertions
b. Notes to the financial statements
c. Audit evidence
d. Disclosure requirements
13. Which is a type of audit is performed to determine whether an entity’s financial statements
are fairly presented in accordance with an identified financial reporting framework.
a. Financial statement audit
b. Compliance audit
c. Operational audit
d. Internal audit
e.
14. The results the auditor’s is communicated work through the medium of the:
a. Audit engagement letter.
b. Management letter.
c. Audit report.
d. Notes to the financial statements.
15. Financial statements need to be prepared in accordance with one, or a combination of:
a. PFRS
b. Other authoritative basis
c. IFRS
d. All of the answers.
16. To provide for the greatest degree of independence in performing internal auditing
functions, an internal auditor most likely should report to
a. Board of Directors.
b. Vice-President for Finance.
c. Corporate Controller
d. Corporate Stockholders.
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18. This type of activity is a subset of internal audit that attempts to measure the effectiveness
with which an organizational unit is administered.
a. Economy and efficiency audit
b. Management audit
c. Financial audit
d. Compliance audit
19. In government auditing, the three elements of expanded scope auditing are:
a. Goal analysis, audit of operations, audit of systems.
b. Financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, program results.
c. Pre-audit, post-audit, internal audit.
d. National government audit, local government audit, corporation audit.
20. An audit designed to determine the extent to which the desired results of an activity
established by the legislative or other authorizing body are being achieved.
a. Economy audit
b. Program results audit
c. Efficiency audit
d. Financial-related audit
21. The general principles for conducting financial statement audits include the following,
except:
a. Compliance with the Code of Ethics for CPAs.
b. Compliance with Philippine Standards on Auditing.
c. Planning and performing the audit with an attitude of professional skepticism.
d. Reporting on internal control weaknesses noted in the course of performing the
audit.
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22. Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSAs) should be looked upon practitioners as:
a. Ideals to strive for, but which are not achievable.
b. Maximum standards which denote excellent work.
c. Benchmark to be used on all audits, reviews, and compilations.
d. Minimum standards of performance which must be achieved on each audit
engagement.
23. Because an examination in accordance with PSAs is influenced by the possibility of material
errors, the auditor should conduct the examination with an attitude of:
a. Professional responsiveness.
b. Conservative advocacy.
c. Objective judgment.
d. Professional skepticism.
24. Identify the concept: “A client’s financial statements may be materially false and/or
misleading.”
a. Business risk.
b. Information risk.
c. Client risk.
d. Risk assessment.
25. An audit has inherent limitations that affect the auditor’s ability to detect material
misstatements. Which of the following is among the factors that result to these inherent
limitations?
a. Use of testing.
b. Inherent limitations of accounting and internal control system.
c. Evidence that is basically persuasive rather than conclusive.
d. All of the choices properly describe factors that result to inherent limitations of
audits.
26. Which of the following procedures would an Auditor least likely perform during the
planning stage of the audit?
a. Determine the timing of testing
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27. A person or firm possessing special skill, knowledge and experience in a particular field
excluding accounting and auditing.
a. Expert.
b. Quality control reviewer
c. Multiskilled personnel
d. Taxation specialist
30. Which of the following is not typically included in initial audit planning?
a. Client acceptance/continuation decisions.
b. Determination of the purpose of the audit.
c. Obtain an understanding with the client.
d. Perform analytical procedures as substantive tests.
Substantive Test Cash and Cash Equivalents
1. Which of the following is the focus of an audit of cash for most companies?
a. General cash account
b. Payroll cash account
c. Petty cash account
d. Money market account
2. The test of details of balances procedure that requires the auditor to foot the outstanding
check list and deposits in transit is an attempt to satisfy which audit objective?
a. Cut-off
b. Presentation and disclosure
c. Detail tie-in
d. Completeness
4. The audit objective of determining that cash in bank, as stated on the reconciliation, foots
correctly and agrees with the general ledger can be tested by which of the following
procedures?
a. Performing tests for kiting
b. Receiving and testing a cut-off bank statement
c. Footing the outstanding checks list and the list of deposits in transit
d. Examining the minutes of the board of directors for restrictions on the use of cash
8. Which of the following errors would be least likely to be discovered during the audit of the
acquisitions and payments cycle?
a. Duplicate payment of a vendor’s invoice
b. Improper payments of officers’ personal expenditures
c. Payment of interest to a related party for an amount in excess of the going rate
d. Payment for raw materials that were not received
10. Which of the following cycles does not affect cash in bank?
a. Capital acquisitions cycle
b. Inventory and warehousing
c. Payroll and personnel cycle
d. Acquisitions and disbursements
Basic Concepts of Financial Statement Audit
11. In financial statement audits , the audit process should conform with
a. The audit program
b. The auditor’s judgment
c. Philippine Standards on Auditing
d. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
12. Which of the following quality control objectives would be least important to the auditor?
a. Determination of audit fee
b. Hiring personnel
c. Professional advancement
d. Review and supervision
13. While performing services for their clients, professionals have a duty to provide a level of
care which is
a. Free from judgment errors
b. Greater than average
c. Reasonable
d. Superior
15. An extensive understanding of the client’s business and industry and knowledge about the
company’s operations are essential for doing an adequate audit. For a new client, most of
this information is obtained.
a. At the client’s premises
b. From the permanent file
c. From the predecessor auditors
d. From the Securities and Exchange Commission
16. Absence of reasonable care that can be expected of a person in a set of circumstances” is
the definition of
a. Constructive fraud
b. Fraud
c. Gross negligence
d. Ordinary negligence
17. The main purpose of implementing quality control policies and procedures is
a. To have a favorable peer review
b. To comply with regulatory agency
c. To standardize the policies and procedures of the audit firms
d. To provide reasonable assurance that audit will be conducted in accordance with
PSA
20. Which of the following is not one of the principal contents of an engagement letter?
a. Limitations of the engagement
b. Objectives of the financial statements
c. Unrestricted access to records and documents
d. Management’s responsibility for the financial statements
Corrections of Error
21. Failure to record the expired amount of prepaid rent expense would not
a. Understate expense
b. Overstate net income
c. Overstate owner’s equity
d. Understate liability
22. Failure to record accrued salaries at the end of an accounting period results in
a. Overstated retained earnings
b. Overstated assets
c. Overstated liabilities
d. Understated retained earnings
23. Failure to record depreciation expense at the end of an accounting period results in
a. Understated income
b. Understated assets
c. Overstated expenses
d. Overstated assets
24. Which of the following would cause income of the current period to be understated?
a. Capitalizing research and development cost
b. Failure to recognize unearned rent revenue
c. Changing from weighted average to FIFO for merchandise inventory
d. Understating estimate of residual value
26. Which of the following would cause oncome to be overstated in the period of occurrence?
a. Overestimating bad debt expense
b. Understating beginning inventory
c. Overstated purchases
d. Understated ending inventory
27. The responsibility for the detection and prevention of errors, fraud and noncompliance
with laws and regulations rests with
a. Auditor
b. Client’s legal counsel
c. Client management
d. Illegal acts
29. Which of the following if discovered in the accounting period subsequent to the period of
occurrence, should be reported as correction of an error?
a. The estimate of useful life of a depreciable asset should have been revised
b. A change from double declining to straight line depreciation
c. Capitalization of an expense
d. Change in percentage of sales
AUDITING
PROBLEM I
Mila Lim is the cashier of the Plaridel Glass Company. As representative of the Reyes,
Tan and Associates, CPA, you were assigned to verify her cash on hand in the morning
January 4, 20x7. You began to count at 9:00 A.M in the presence of Miss Lim. In the
course of your counting, you found currencies in paper bills and coins together with
checks, vouchers and other items, which are mentioned below:
Bills
2 fifties, 9 twenties, 13 tens
Coins
P 5.00 5 loose
1.00 74 loose
0.25 - 5 rolls and 32 loose (50 pieces to a roll)
0.10 - 10 rolls and 15 loose (50 pieces to a roll)
0.05 - 16 rolls and 9 loose (40 pieces to a roll)
I.O.Us
A. David, Janitor 12/20/X6 P 35.00
R. Tirao, Clerk 12/22/X6 25.00
Pedro Munar, Bookkeeper 12/24/X6 15.00
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N. Roy P33.25
G. Gloria 24.75
Required:
1. Prepare working papers showing your cash count.
2. Prepare necessary adjusting journal entries without explanation in the books of
the company.
PROBLEM II
On your examination of the financial statements of Heroes Group Company for the year
ended December 31, 20X7 you obtained the following information on the checking
account of the company:
The bank statement on November 30,20X7 showed a balance of P15,300. Among the
bank credits in November was customer’s note for P5,000 collected for the account of the
company which the company recognized in December among its receipts. Including in
the bank debits were cost of checkbooks amounting to P60 and a P2,000 check which
was charged by the bank in error against Heroes Group Co. account. Also, In November
you ascertained that there were deposits in transit amounting to P4,000 and outstanding
checks totaling P8,500.
The bank statement for the month of December showed total credits of P20,800 and total
charges of P10,200. Company books for December showed total receipts of P36,780 and
disbursements of P20,360. Bank debit memos for December were: No. 4418 for service
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charges, P80 and No.4 on a customer’s returned check marked “Refer to Drawer” to
P1,200.
The bank error of P2,000 in November was corrected by the bank in December.
On December 29, 20X7 the company placed with the bank a customer’s promissory note
with a face value of P6,000 for collection. The company treated this note as part of its
receipts although the bank was able to collect on the note only in January,20X8.
A check for P198 was recorded in the company cash payments book in December as
P1,980.
Required:
1. Prepare a four (4) column bank reconciliation statement for the month of
December,20X7 for Heroes Group Co. Develop your reconciliation statement by
starting with bank balances and providing these balances per book balances.
2. Present a computation:
a. Deposit in transit, December 31,20x7.
b. Outstanding checks, December 31, 20x7.
PROBLEM III
1.
July 31 August 31
Balance shown on a bank statement P 2,738 P 2,696
Balance shown in general ledger before
reconciling in the bank accounts 2,578 2,500
Outstanding Checks 863 1,015
Deposit in Transit 685 1,245
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2.
For August
Deposit shown on a bank statement P 5,588
Charges shown on a bank statement 5,630
Cash Receipts shown on company’s books 5,398
Cash payments shown on company’s books 5,476
3. The bank service charge was P18 in July (recorded by the company
during august) and P24 in August (not yet recorded by the company).
4. Included with the August bank statement was a check for P500 that had been
received on August 25 from a customer on account. The returned check, marked
“NSF” by the bank, has not yet been recorded on the company’s book.
5. During the August bank collected P750 of bonds interest for Rosal Company sand
credited the proceeds to the company’s account. The company earned the interest
during the current accounting period but has not yet recorded it.
6. During August, the company issued a check for P696 for equipment. The check,
which cleared the bank during August, was incorrectly recorded by the company
for P896.
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AUDITING THEORIES
AUDIT OF RECEIVABLES
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8. Which of the following most likely would give the most assurance
concerning the valuation assertion of accounts receivable?
a. Vouching amounts in the subsidiary ledger to details on
shipping documents
b. Comparing receivable turnover ratios with industry statistics
for reasonableness
c. Inquiring about receivables pledged under loan agreements
d. Assessing the allowance for uncollectible accounts for
reasonableness
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a. Billing
b. Shipping
c. Credit
d. Sales order
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AUDITING PROBLEMS
AUDIT OF RECEIVABLES
PROBLEM 1
Cash P 100,000
Credit 320,000
Total P 420,000
Account receivable
Age of Accounts
balance
Under 30 days P 40,000
30 - 60 days 20,000
61 -120 days 10,000
Over 120 days 5,000
Total P 75,000
Instructions:
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PROBLEM 2
Accounts Receivable
Jan. 1 balance after deducting Collection from customers,
credit balance of P 3,000 P 53,000 including overpayment of P5,000 P 620,000
Charge sales 625,000 Write offs 3,500
Charge for goods out on Merchandise returns 2,500
consignment 5,000 Allowance to customers for
Shareholders subscriptions 30,000 shipping damages 1,500
Accounts written off but recovered 1,000 Collections on carrier claims 1,000
Cash paid on customer for Collection on subscription 15,000
Jan. 1 credit balance 2,500
Deposit on contract 15,000
Claim against common carrier
for shipping damages 1,500
IOU's from employees 500
Cash advance to affiliate 10,000
Advance to supplier 5,000
Requirement:
Prepare adjusting journal entries and determine the correct accounts
receivable balance.
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PROBLEM 3
Instructions:
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AUDIT OF INVENTORIES THEORIES
1. An auditor has accounted for a sequence of inventory tags and will now trace
information on a representative number of tags to the physical inventory sheets.
The purpose of this procedure is to obtain assurance that
a. The final inventory is valued at cost.
b. All inventory represented by an inventory tag is listed on the inventory sheets.
c. All inventory represented by an inventory tag is bona fide.
d. Inventory sheets do not include untagged inventory items.
2. The audit of year-end physical inventories should include steps to verify that the
client's purchases and sales cutoffs were adequate. The audit steps should be
designed to detect whether merchandise included in the physical count at year-
end was not recorded as a
a. Sales in the subsequent period.
b. Purchase in the current period.
c. Sales in the current period.
d. Purchase return in the subsequent period.
3. Which of the following procedures would least likely lead the auditor to detect
unrecorded fixed asset disposals?
a. Examine insurance policies.
b. Review repairs and maintenance expenses.
c. Review property tax files.
d. Scan invoices for fixed asset additions.
6. The auditor may conclude that depreciation charges are insufficient by noting
a. Insured values greatly in excess of book values.
b. Large amounts of fully depreciated assets.
c. Continuous trade-ins of relatively new assets.
d. Excessive recurring losses on assets retired.
8. Purchase cutoff procedures should be designed to test whether or not all inventory
a. Purchased and received before the year-end was recorded.
b. Was carried at the lower of cost or market on the year-end balance sheet.
c. Was paid for by the company on the year-end balance sheet.
d. Owned by the company is in the possession of the company.
10. The controller of Excello Manufacturing, Inc., wants to use ratio analysis to
identify the possible existence of idle equipment or the possibility that equipment
has been disposed of without having been written off. Which of the following
ratios would best accomplish this objective?
a. Depreciation expense divided by book value of manufacturing equipment.
b. Accumulated depreciation divided by book value of manufacturing equipment.
c. Repairs and maintenance costs divided by direct labor costs.
d. Gross manufacturing equipment cost divided by units produced.
11. Which of the following explanations might satisfy an auditor who discovers
significant debits to an accumulated depreciation account?
a. Extraordinary repairs have lengthened the life of an asset.
b. Prior years' depreciation charges were erroneously understated.
c. A reserve for possible loss on retirement has been recorded.
d. An asset has been recorded at its fair value.
12. To strengthen control procedures over the custody of heavy mobile equipment,
the client would most likely institute a policy requiring a periodic
a. Increase in insurance coverage.
b. Inspection of equipment and reconciliation with accounting records.
c. Verification of liens, pledges, and collateralizations.
d. Accounting for work orders.
14. A client's physical count of inventories was higher than the inventory quantities
per the perpetual records. This situation could be the result of the failure to record
a. Sales. c. Purchases.
b. Sales discounts. d. Purchase returns.
15. For several years, a client's physical inventory count has been lower than what was
shown on the books at the time of the count so that downward adjustments to the
inventory account were required. Contributing to the inventory problem could be
deficiencies in internal control that led to the failure to record some
17. When an outside specialist has assumed full responsibility for taking the client's
physical inventory, reliance on the specialist's report is acceptable if
a. The auditor is satisfied with the specialist's reputation and competence.
b. Circumstances make it impracticable or impossible for the auditor either to do
the work personally or to observe the specialist's work.
c. The auditor performs the same tests and procedures as would have been
applicable if the client's employees took the physical inventory.
d. The auditor's report assumes full responsibility.
18. Apex Manufacturing Corporation mass produces eight different products. The
controller who is interested in strengthening control procedures over the
accounting for materials used in production would be most likely to implement
a. An economic order quantity (EOQ) system.
b. A job order cost accounting system
c. A perpetual inventory system.
d. A separation of duties among production personnel.
1. B 6. C 11. A 16. C
2. C 7. C 12. B 17. D
3. B 8. A 13. D 18. C
4. D 9. C 14. C 19. B
5. C 10. D 15. A 20. C
AUDIT OF INVESTMENT THEORIES
1. During the audit of a publicly held company, the auditor could obtain written
confirmation regarding long-term bond transactions from the
a. Bond holders. c. Internal auditors.
b. Client's attorney. d. Trustee.
2. A company has temporarily excess funds to invest. The board of directors decided
to purchase marketable securities and assigned the future purchase and sale
decisions to a responsible financial executive. The best person(s) to make periodic
reviews of the investment activity would be
a. The investment committee of the board of directors.
b. The treasurer.
c. The corporate controller.
d. The chief operating officer of the company.
5. The auditor's program for testing long-term debt should include steps that require
a. Verifying the existence of the bondholders.
b. Examining any bond trust indenture.
c. Inspecting the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.
d. Investigating credits to bond interest income.
7. Of the following, which is the most efficient audit procedure for testing accrued
interest earned on bond investments?
a. Tracing interest declarations to an independent record book.
b. Recomputing interest earned.
c. Confirming interest rate with the issuer of the bonds.
d. Vouching the receipt and deposit of interest checks.
9. When no independent stock transfer agents are employed and the corporation
issues its own stocks and maintains stock records, canceled stock certificates
should
a. Be defaced to prevent reissuance and attached to their corresponding stubs.
b. Not be defaced but segregated from other stock certificates and retained in a
canceled certificates file.
c. Be destroyed to prevent fraudulent reissuance.
d. Be defaced and sent to the secretary of state.
10. When negotiable securities are of considerable volume, planning by the auditor is
necessary to guard against
a. Unauthorized negotiation of the securities before they are counted.
b. Unrecorded sales of securities after they are counted.
c. Substitution of securities already counted for other securities which should be
on hand but are not.
d. Substitution of authentic securities with counterfeit securities.
11. If a company employs a capital stock registrar and/or a transfer agent, the registrar
or agents should be requested to confirm directly to the auditor the number of
shares of each class of stock
a. Surrendered and canceled during the year.
b. Authorized at the balance sheet date.
c. Issued and outstanding at the balance sheet date.
d. Authorized, issued, and outstanding during the year.
12. During the year under audit, a company has completed a private placement of a
substantial amount of bonds. Which of the following steps is the most important
in the auditor's tests of existence?
a. Confirm the amount issued with the bond trustee.
b. Trace cash received from the issue to the accounting records.
c. Examine bond records maintained by the transfer agent.
d. Recompute annual interest cost and the effective yield.
14. Jones was engaged to audit the financial statements of Gamma Corporation, a June
30 year-end client. Having completed testing of the investment securities, which
of the following is the best method of verifying the accuracy of recorded dividend
income?
a. Tracing recorded dividend income to cash receipts records and validated
deposit slips.
b. Utilizing analytical review techniques and statistical sampling.
c. Comparing recorded dividends with amounts appearing on Federal
Information Form 1099.
d. Comparing recorded dividends with a standard financial reporting service's
record of dividends
15. During its fiscal year, a company issued, at a discount, a substantial amount of
first-mortgage bonds. When performing audit work, the independent auditor
a. Confirms the existence of the bondholders.
b. Reviews the minutes for authorization.
c. Traces the net cash received from the issuance to the bonds payable account.
d. Inspects the records maintained by the bond trustee.
16. Which of the following is a responsibility that should not be assigned to only one
employee?
a. Access to securities in the company's safe deposit box.
b. Custodianship of the cash working fund.
c. Reconciliation of bank statements.
d. Custodianship of tools and small equipment.
17. All corporate capital stock transactions should ultimately be traced to the
a. Minutes of the board of directors.
b. Cash receipts journal.
c. Cash disbursements journal.
d. Numbered stock certificates.
18. During the course of an audit, an auditor observes that the recorded interest
expense seems excessive in relation to the balance in long-term debt. This
observation could lead the auditor to suspect that
a. Long-term debt is understated.
b. Discount on bonds payable is overstated.
c. Long-term debt is overstated.
d. Premium on bonds payable is understated.
ANSWER KEY:
1. D 5. B 9. A 13. D 17. A
2. A 6. D 10. C 14. D 18. A
3. A 7. B 11. C 15. B
4. D 8. B 12. B 16. A
AUDIT OF PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT THEORIES
4. The primary accounting record for manufacturing equipment and other fixed
assets is the:
a. Depreciation ledger.
b. Fixed asset master file.
c. Asset inventory.
d. Equipment roster.
5. Which of the following statements about the audit of fixed assets is not correct?
a. The primary accounting record for manufacturing equipment and other
property, plant, and equipment is generally a fixed asset master file.
b. Manufacturing equipment and current assets are normally audited in the
same fashion regardless of the activity within a particular account.
c. The emphasis on auditing fixed assets is on verification of current period
acquisitions.
d. Failure to record the acquisition of a fixed asset affects the income statement
until the asserts are fully depreciated.
6. Which of the following is not a category of tests commonly associated with the
audit of manufacturing equipment?
a. Verification of depreciation expense.
b. Analytical procedures.
c. Verification of current-period disposals.
d. Verification of the beginning balance in accumulated depreciation.
7. The extent to which auditors verify current period acquisitions of property, plant,
and equipment normally depends upon:
a. Assessed control risk for acquisitions.
b. Tolerable misstatement.
c. Both a and b.
d. Neither a nor b.
10. The auditor’s starting point for verifying disposals of property, plant, and
equipment is the:
a. Equipment account in the general ledger.
b. File of shipping documents.
c. Client’s schedule of recorded disposals.
d. Equipment subsidiary ledger.
11. Because the failure to record disposals of property, plant, and equipment can
significantly affect the financial statements, the search for unrecorded disposals is
essential. Which of the following is not a procedure used to verify disposals?
a. Make inquiries of management and production personnel about the
possibility of the disposal of assets.
b. Review whether newly acquired assets replace existing assets.
c. Test the valuation of fixed assets recorded in prior periods.
d. Review plant modifications and changes in product line, taxes, or insurance
coverage.
12. When auditing depreciation expense, the two major concerns related to the
accuracy audit objective are:
a. Consistent application of depreciation methods and useful lives.
b. Consistent application of depreciation method and classification of assets.
c. Correctness of calculations and consistent application of depreciation
method.
d. Cost of the fixed asset and useful lives.
13. Changing circumstances may require a change in the useful life of an asset. When
this occurs, it involves a change in:
a. Accounting estimate rather than a change in accounting principle.
b. Accounting principle rather than a change in accounting estimate.
c. Both accounting principle and accounting estimate.
d. neither accounting principle nor accounting estimate.
14. The auditor normally does not need to test the accuracy or classification of fixed
assets recorded in prior periods because:
a. They are rarely material to the audit.
b. They rarely contain misstatements.
c. They are verified in previous audits.
d. They don’t affect the balance sheet.
15. Which of the following audit procedures would be least likely to lead the auditor
to find an unrecorded fixed asset disposal?
a. Examination of insurance policies.
b. Review of repairs and maintenance expenses.
c. Review of property tax files.
d. Scanning of invoices for fixed asset additions.
16. To achieve effective internal accounting control over fixed asset additions, a
company should establish procedures that require:
a. Authorization and approval of major fixed asset additions.
b. Capitalization of the cost of fixed asset additions in excess of a specific
dollar amount.
c. Classification, as investments, of those fixed asset additions that are not
used in the business.
d. Performance of recurring fixed asset maintenance work solely by
maintenance department employees.
17. Which of the following is a customary audit procedure for the verification of the
legal ownership of real property?
a. Examination of correspondence with the corporate counsel concerning
acquisition matters.
b. Examination of ownership documents registered and on file at a public hall
or records.
c. Examination of corporate minutes and resolutions concerning the approval
to acquire property, plant, and equipment.
d. Examination of deeds and title guaranty policies on hand.
18. Once the initial audit of a newly constructed industrial plant has been performed,
with respect to consistency, which of the following is of least concern to the
continuing auditor in the following year?
a. Prior years’ capitalization policy methods.
b. Prior years capitalization costs.
c. Prior years’ depreciation
d. Prior years’ depreciable life
19. The failure to capitalize a permanent asset, or the recording of an asset acquisition
at the improper amount, affects the income statement:
a. For the current period.
b. For the depreciable life of the asset
c. Until the firm disposes of the asset
d. Forever.
20. If the client fails to record disposals of property, plant, and equipment, both the
original cost of the asset account and the net book value will be incorrect.
a. Both will be overstated indefinitely.
b. The original cost will be overstated indefinitely, and the net book value will
be overstated until the asset is fully depreciated.
c. The original cost will be overstated indefinitely, and the net book value will
be understated indefinitely.
d. The original cost will be overstated indefinitely, and the net book value will
be understated until the asset is fully depreciated.
ANSWER KEY:
1. C 6. D 11. C 16. A
2. D 7. C 12. C 17. D
3. D 8. D 13. A 18. B
4. B 9. B 14. C 19. B
5. B 10. C 15. B 20. B
Problem 1:
Item X
Merchandise Inventory 280
Cost of Sales 280
Entered twice in the books.
Item Y
No adjustments
Correct entry was made
Item Z
Sakes 475
Merchandise Inventory 250
Accounts Receivable 475
Cost of Sales 250
Item Z still part of inventory as 12-31-x7
Problem 2:
Requirement 1:
Sales ₱150,000.00
Less: Gross Profit (150,000 x 32.5%) 48,750
Cost of Good Sold 101,250
Add: Finished Goods Inventory, 5-31-
x7 60,000
Total Goods Available for sale 161,250
Less; finished Goods Inventory, 1-1-x7 70,000
Requirement 3:
Raw Materials Used ₱40,000.00
Direct Labor 40,000
Manufacturing Overhead (P40,000 x
45%) 18,000
Total Manufacturing Cost ₱98,000.00
Add: Work in Processing Inventory, 1-1-
x7 50,000
Total Goods put in Process ₱148,000.00
Requirement 4:
Total Goods Put in Process ₱148,000.00
Less; Cost of Goods Manufactured and
Completed 91,250
Work in Process Inventory Destroyed ₱ 56,750.00
Problem 3:
Requirement 1:
Merchandise Inventory, 12-31-x6 ₱ 210,789.80
Add: Purchase 658,710.51
Total Goods Available for sale ₱ 869,500.31
Less: Cost of Sale
Accounts Receivable,6-15-x7 ₱ 107,145.25
Add: Collections 876,195.50
Total ₱ 983,340.75
Less: Accounts Receivable,12-31-x6 135,009.18
Sales, 12-31-x6 to 6-15-x7 ₱ 848,331.57
Percentage of Sales to Cost 130% ₱ 652,562.75
Amount of Inventory (At Cost) as at 6-15-x7 ₱ 216,937.56
Requirement 2;
Merchandise Inventory, 6-15-x7 before the fire ₱ 216,937.56
Merchandise Inventory salvaged from fire 144,882.33
Amount Inventory Loss ₱ 72,055.23
Face of Policy
X Fire Loss
Co- Insurance requirement
P155,000
X 72,055.23
P216,937.56 x 80%
Note: Since the share of the insurance company is lower than the face amount of
the policy, the former is the amount recoverable by the San Jose Trading
Corporation from the insurance company.
Requirement 3:
Cost od Inventory destroyed by fire ₱ 72,055.23
Add: Unexpired premium (P1,4400 x 9.5/12) 1,140.00
Total ₱ 73,195.23
Less: Amount recoverable from insurance company 64,353.54
Amount of loss incurred by San Jose Trading Corporation
as a result of fire ₱ 8,841.69
Theories:
1. B 11. A
2. C 12. B
3. B 13. D
4. D 14. C
5. C 15. A
6. C 16. C
7. C 17. D
8. A 18. C
9. C 19. B
10. D 20. C