Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and explain your reasoning. Joseph Cabana was explaining to Carl Metz how sampling risk works for the audit team: "Non- sampling risk is the risk that as auditors we will arrive at a conclusion that has nothing to do with sampling issues." Kendal Clarke was auditing the miscellaneous expense account. She decided to chose every transaction that had a value of $20,000 or higher. Kendal is performing a statistical sampling technique known as systematic selection. Melissa Wilson had concluded that control risk was low for her audit client. Therefore, she decided that the most appropriate audit strategy was a combined audit strategy.

Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and explain your reasoning. Joseph Cabana was explaining to Carl Metz how sampling risk works for the audit team: "Non- sampling risk is the risk that as auditors we will arrive at a conclusion that has nothing to do with sampling issues." Kendal Clarke was auditing the miscellaneous expense account. She decided to chose every transaction that had a value of $20,000 or higher. Kendal is performing a statistical sampling technique known as systematic selection. Melissa Wilson had concluded that control risk was low for her audit client. Therefore, she decided that the most appropriate audit strategy was a combined audit strategy.

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.

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