Connect Access Card for Principles of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781260299366
Author: Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 41OQ
a.
To determine
Calculate the planned assessed level of control risk.
b.
To determine
Calculate the appropriate
c.
To determine
Estimate the achieved upper deviation rate and suggest the assessed level of control risk for the given circumstances.
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