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the following?
a. reliability of financial data
b. ability of management to make good decisions
c. ability of the organization to remain in business
d. approach used by the auditor in auditing the financial
statements
e. all of the above
E
A) Prevent fraud.
B) Provide reasonable assurance that the company's objectives
will be achieved.
C) Catch all errors that may occur in the company.
D) Aid in the effective auditing of the company.
B) Provide reasonable assurance that the company's objectives
will be achieved
18. Which is most likely when the assessed level of control risk
increases?
A. Change from performing substantive procedures at year-end to
an interim date.
B. Perform substantive procedures directed inside the entity
rather than tests directed toward parties outside the entity.
C. Use the maximum number of dual purpose tests.
D. Use larger sample sizes for substantive procedures.
D. Use larger sample sizes for substantive procedures.
20. A client's internal control appears strong, but the CPA has
elected not to perform any tests of controls. The planned
assessed level of control risk is at what level?
A. Zero.
B. Low.
C. Moderate.
D. Maximum.
D. Maximum.
22. Which of the following is not considered one of the five major
components of internal control?
A. Risk assessment.
B. Segregation of duties.
C. Control activities.
D. Monitoring.
B. Segregation of duties.
37. The provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act apply to:
A. All U.S. corporations.
B. All U.S. corporations that engage in foreign operations.
C. All corporations that must file under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
D. All U.S. partnerships and corporations.
C. All corporations that must file under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
A limit test is a
A. Test to ensure that a numerical value does not exceed some
predetermined value.
B. Check to ensure that the value in a field falls within an
allowable range of values.
C. Check to ensure that the data in a field have the proper
arithmetic sign.
D. Check on a field to ensure that it contains either all numeric or
alphabetic characters.
A
A field test is a
A. Test to ensure that a numerical value in a field does not
exceed some predetermined value.
B. Check to ensure that the value in a field falls within an
allowable range of values.
C. Check to ensure that the data in a field have the proper
arithmetic sign.
D. Check on a field to ensure that it contains either all numeric or
alphabetic characters.
D
B)
Management: No
Financial statement auditors: No
C)
Management: Yes Financial statement auditors: No
D)
Management: No Financial statement auditors: Yes
A
B)
Detect material misstatements: No Correct material
misstatements: No
C)
Detect material misstatements: Yes Correct material
misstatements: No
D)
Detect material misstatements: No Correct material
misstatements: Yes
C
13) Even with the most effectively designed internal control, the
auditor must obtain audit evidence, beyond testing the controls,
for every:
A) transaction.
B) financial statement account.
C) material financial statement account.
D) financial statement account that will be relied upon by third
parties.
C
14) Of the following statements about internal controls, which one
is least likely to be correct?
A) No one person should be responsible for the custodial
responsibility and the recording responsibility for an asset.
B) Transactions must be properly authorized before such
transactions are processed.
C) Because of the cost-benefit relationship, a client may apply
controls on a test basis.
D) Control procedures reasonably ensure that collusion among
employees cannot occur.
D
C)
Geographic dispersion of company operations: Yes Presence of
new information technologies: No
D)
Geographic dispersion of company operations: No Presence of
new information technologies: Yes
A
B)
Monitor
transactions: No Record and process transactions: No Initiate
transactions: No
C)
Monitor
transactions: Yes Record and process transactions: No Initiate
transactions: No
D)
Monitor
transactions: No Record and process transactions: Yes Initiate
transactions: Yes
D
19) Hanlon Corp. maintains a large internal audit staff that reports
directly to the chief financial officer. Audit reports prepared by the
internal auditors indicate that the system is functioning as it
should and that the accounting records are reliable. An
independent auditor will probably:
A) eliminate tests of controls.
B) increase the depth of the study and evaluation of
administrative controls.
C) avoid duplicating the work performed by the internal audit staff.
D) place limited reliance on the work performed by the internal
audit staff.
D
B)
External financial
reporting: No Efficiency of
operations: No Internal control over financial reporting: Yes
C)
External financial
reporting: Yes Efficiency of
operations: Yes Internal control over financial reporting: No
D)
External financial
reporting: No Efficiency of
operations: Yes Internal control over financial reporting: NO
A
B)
Likelihood: No Significance: No
C)
Likelihood: Yes Significance: No
D)
Likelihood: No Significance: Yes
A
B)
Test controls : No Perform substantive tests of details: No
C)
Test controls : Yes Perform substantive tests of details: No
D)
Test controls : No Perform substantive tests of details: Yes
A
B)
Low : No
Moderate: No
High: Yes
C)
Low : Yes
Moderate: Yes
High: No
D)
Low : No
Moderate: Yes
High: No
C