EBK AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES
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Chapter 18, Problem 16.2MCQ
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Indicate the question which would be best to include in internal control questionnaire concerning the completeness as assertion for purchases.
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Which of the following procedure is designed to prevent the company from ordering unnecessary items?
A. Periodic counts of inventory and reconciliaton of counts to inventory records
B. Using approved suppliers
C. Requiring purchasing agents to disclose any financial investments in potential suppliers
D. Approval of purchase requisitions
Which of the following will be the most appropriate test to determine wherether purchase orders are being processed on a timely basis?
a. Determine the dates of unpaid accounts payable invoices.
b.Compare dates of selected purchase orders with those of purchase requisitions
c.select a block of used purchase order numbers and account for all number in the block
d. discuss proccessing procedures with operating personnel and observe actual processing of purchases.
Which of the following statements concerning internal control procedures for merchandise sales is not correct?
a.Accounting for a sale begins with the receipt of a purchase order or some similar document from a customer.
b.Shipping and billing documents are prepared based on the order document.
c.A sale and its associated receivable are recorded only when the order, shipping, and billing documents are all present.
d.The order document is not necessary for the buyer to be obligated to accept and pay for the ordered goods.
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