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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit

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ISBN:9781305080577

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

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

Chapter7: Planning The Audit: Identifying, And Responding To The Risk Of Material Misstatement

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13. In performing test of controls, which of the following questions IS NOT the concern that needs to be answered?

a. What is the relationship between the assessed level of control risk and substantive testing?

b. Who is the External Auditors?

c. When was the control performed?

d. Who performed the control?

e. Was the control consistently applied?

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