Data Analytics For Accounting
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Author: RICHARDSON, Vernon J., Teeter, Ryan, Terrell, Katie
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Identify the type of alarm which exists in a continuous audit but associated with a normal event.
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On the basis of audit evidence gathered and evaluated, an auditor decides to decrease the level of detection risk from that originally planned. Assuming the same planned audit risk level, the change in the planned detection risk most likely resulted from a[n)
A. Increase in the assessed control risk
B.Increase in materiality levels.
C. Decrease in the assessed inherent risk
D.Decrease in the assessed citrol risk.
Which of the following terms best describes the risk that audit procedures will fail to detect material misstatements?
a.
Control risk.
b.
Inherent risk.
c.
Detection risk.
d.
Audit risk.
Which of the following regarding the level of materiality is correct? Select one: a. An increase in materiality will decrease the amount of substantive testing b. In order to decrease detection risk, the auditor would increase materiality. c. A higher risk of material misstatement will require an increase in materiality d. A decrease in materiality will result in a decrease in the cost of an audit
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- In deciding upon the acceptable risk of incorrect acceptance for an account, an auditor considers each of the following except a. Audit risk. b.Tolerable error. c.The risk that internal controls fail to detect material misstatements that have occurred. d. The risk that analytical procedures and other tests fail to detect material errors that occur and that are not detected by internal control.arrow_forwardWhile performing a test of details during an audit, an auditor determined that the sample results supported the conclusion that the recorded account balance was materially misstated. It was, in fact, not materially misstated. This situation illustrates the risk of Incorrect rejection Incorrect acceptance Assessing control risk too high Assessing control risk too lowarrow_forwardWhy is the audit team more concerned with controlling the exposure to the risk of overreliancethan with the risk of underreliance?a. Only the risk of overreliance results in an incorrect audit decision.b. The risk of underreliance is not related to the audit team’s study and evaluation of internalcontrol.c. The risk of overreliance can ultimately result in the audit team’s failing to reduce auditrisk to acceptable levels.d. The risk of underreliance can be controlled by performing tests of controls during theinterim period.arrow_forward
- When an audior increases the assessed level of control risk because certain control activities were determined to be ineffective, the auditor would most likely increase the: A. extent of tests of control B. level of detection risk C. extent of tests of detail D. Level of inherent riskarrow_forwardIf the _______ is less than the _______, the audit team would conclude that the account balance is fairly stated.a. Projected misstatement; tolerable misstatement.b. Tolerable misstatement; projected misstatement.c. Upper limit on misstatements; tolerable misstatement.d. Tolerable misstatement; upper limit on misstatements.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is appropriate about risk assessment? A. The assessed level of inherent and control risk can be sufficiently low, thus resulting to eliminating the need for substantive tests. B. Audit risk may be more effectively determined by assessing inherent and control risk separately. C. Detection risk is eliminated if an auditor were to examine 100 percent off the account balance or class of transactions. D. There is an iverse relationship between detection risk and the combined level of inherent and control riskarrow_forward
- Inherent risk is: a. the risk of a misstatement occurring irrespective of any internal controls put in place by management. b. the risk that the auditor's testing procedures will not detect a material misstatement. c. assessed as high when there are no internal controls tested or relied upon by the auditor. d. assessed as low when there are good internal controls in place. Choose the correct answer and explain why it is the correct answerarrow_forwardHow do the professional audit standards differ for (a) errors, (b) frauds, (c) direct-effect noncompliance, and (d) indirect-effect noncompliance?arrow_forward
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