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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337619455

Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Publisher:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Chapter9: Auditing The Revenue Cycle.

Section: Chapter Questions

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Question 37

The quality of evidence obtained from positive and negative accounts receivable confirmation is about the same

True

False

Definition Definition Money that the business will be receiving from its clients who have utilized the credit provided to buy its goods and services. The credit period typically lasts for a short term, lasting from a few days, a few months, to a year.

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Which of the following statements about confirming accounts receivable (A/R) and accounts payable (A/P) is true? Question options: A/R confirmations are more likely to include the client's balance than A/P confirmations. A/R and A/P are always confirmed regardless of the materiality of the balance or risks of material misstatement. The assertion with the highest risk of material misstatement for A/R and A/P is Existence. Positive and negative confirmations are always used to audit A/R and A/P.
3. An auditor should perform alternative procedures to substantiate the existence of accounts receivable when a. Pledging of the receivables is probable b. No reply to a negative confirmation request is received c. No reply to a positive confirmation request is received d. Collectibility of the receivable sis in doubt
Question 10 When an auditor is reviewing an audit client's allowance for doubtful accounts the auditing is assessing which management assertion about the client's accounts receivables. Existance Completeness Valuation Rights and obligations
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Question 18 Which of the following statements is true regarding assertions in the revenue cycle? All five assertions presented are equally important Under normal audit risk conditions the occurrence assertion would be more relevant than the completeness assertion Audit evidence about the existence of revenues is also the most appropriate evidence about the valuation of accounts receivable The allowance for uncollectible accounts has important implications for the ownership assertion for accounts receivable
An auditor tested the client's internal controls over granting customers credit and establishing customers' credit limits. This test is relevant to the assertion of Valuation for accounts receivable. Question 47 options: True False
MULTIPLE CHOICE: 1. Which of the following may be considered to be a primary objective of the auditor in the examination of accounts receivable? A. Establish validity and collectability of receivables B. Determine the approximate time of collectability of receivables C. Determine the relationship of receivables to sales D. Determine the reasonableness of the sales amount 2. Which of the following is not a procedure used by an auditor in the examination of accounts receivable? A. Confirmation B. Reconciliation C. Inquiry D. Physical count and inspection 3. In determining validity of accounts receivable, which of the following would the auditor consider most reliable ? A. Direct telephone communication between the auditor and debtor B. Confirmation replies received directly from customers C. Credits to accounts receivable from the cash receipts book after the close of business at year end D. Documentary evidence that supports the accounts receivable balance 4. Which of the following…
Question 44 Audit evidence can come in different forms with different degrees of persuasiveness. Which of the following is the least persuasive type of evidence? Group of answer choices Bank statement obtained from the client. Computations made by the auditor. Prenumbered client sales invoices. Vendor's invoice
Question 4 If the auditor obtains sufficient evidence on a client's accounts receivable balance through alternative procedures because it is impractical to confirm accounts receivables, the auditor's opinion should be unqualified and could expect to: disclose the fact that alternative procedures were used due to client imposed restrictions. Avoid mentioning the alternative procedures disclose in the audit opinion that confirmation of accounts receivables was impracticable include a paragraph that discloses the performance of the alternative procedures
Question 23 Which of the following statements is correct regarding accounts payable and the auditor's procedures? Group of answer choices Because it is generally more difficult to discover a transaction that has not been recorded than to discover one that has been recorded incorrectly, the audit objective of completeness drives many of the substantive procedures applied to these balances. A judgment whether an unrecorded payable should be recorded before the financial statements are prepared depends entirely upon the source of the payable. The confirmation of accounts payable selected from the year-end trial balance of such accounts is most effective in discovering unrecorded liabilities. Unrecorded payables are often discovered through examining vouchers payable entered into the voucher register prior to the balance sheet date.