Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337619455
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 32RQSC
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Introduction: Total estimated misstatement is the defined as the balanced account. Tolerable limit is the border of the misstatement to control the risk in audit. Actions taken by the auditor when total misstatement is greater than tolerable misstatement.

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When the computed upper exception rate is greater than the tolerable exception rate, it is necessary for the auditor to take specific action. Which of the following courses of action would be most difficult to justify?     Reduce the tolerable exception rate so as to accept the sample results.     Expand the sample size and perform more tests.     Revise the assessed control risk.     Write a letter to management which outlines the control deficiencies.
Which of the following statements is false?   A) Top-stratum items are population items whose book value likely exceed the Sampling Interval and  would be all selected for examination and evaluation during the audit. B) Because the auditor knows the full amount of errors in the top stratum (since all items are evaluated), no estimate of errors or projection to the population for the errors in the top stratum is required. C) The auditor's evaluation of the most likely misstatements in the sample reflects the sum of the misstatements from the top-stratum and the projected misstatement derived from the each lower-stratum items D) None of the above
Which of the following statements is not true with respect to nonstatistical sampling?a. It cannot be used in an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.b. It considers a number of factors in determining the appropriate sample size.c. When using it, an individual makes some estimate of the characteristic of interest.d. It requires the use of judgment on the part of the individual performing the sampling application.

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