Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 30DQP
(a).
To determine
Explain the audit approach of testing all three accounts balances in one sample
(b).
To determine
Compute the required
(c).
To determine
Compute the sample size for each of the three accounts.
(d).
To determine
Explain how the sample item in the population to audit for the number 4,627,871 will be identified and the procedures that will be performed.
(e).
To determine
Compute misstatements bound for three combined accounts and draw appropriate audit conclusions
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