S1: Stratification in audit sampling enables the auditor to direct his efforts towards the items he considers would potentially contain the greater monetary error. S2: When performing substantive procedures, an account balance or class of transactions is often stratified by monetary value. a. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE b. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE c. ONLY S1 IS TRUE d. ONLY S2 IS TRUE

S1: Stratification in audit sampling enables the auditor to direct his efforts towards the items he considers would potentially contain the greater monetary error. S2: When performing substantive procedures, an account balance or class of transactions is often stratified by monetary value. a. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE b. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE c. ONLY S1 IS TRUE d. ONLY S2 IS TRUE

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

Chapter8: Specialized Audit Tools: Attributes Sampling, Monetary Unit Sampling, And Data Analytics Tools

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