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An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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True / False Questions
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1. Independence standards are required for audits of public companies, but not for audits
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of private companies.
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True False

2. Decision makers demand reliable information that is provided by accountants.
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True False

3. Information asymmetry seldom occurs. ix ix ix




True False

4. Conflicts of interest often occur between absentee owners and managers.
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True False

5. Auditing services and attestation services are the same.
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True False

6. Auditing is a type of attest service.ix ix ix ix ix ix




True False

7. Testing all transactions that occurred during the period is cost prohibitive.
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True False




Multiple Choice Questions ix ix




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,8. Why do auditors generally use a sampling approach to evidence gathering?
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A. Auditors are experts and do not need to look at much to know whether the financial
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statements are correct or not.
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B. Auditors must balance the cost of the audit with the need for ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix


precision.
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C. Auditors must limit their exposure to their auditee to maintain ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix


independence.
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D. The auditor's relationship with the auditee is generally adversarial, so the auditor will
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not have access to all of the financial information of the company.
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9. Which of the following statements best describes a relationship between sample size and
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other elements of auditing?
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A. If materiality increases, so will the
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sample size.
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B. If the desired level of assurance increases, sample sizes can be
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smaller.
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C. If materiality decreases, sample size will need to
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increase.
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D. There is no relationship between sample size and materiality or the desired level
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of assurance.
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10. Which of the following statements about the study of auditing is NOT true?
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A. The study of auditing can be valuable to future accountants and business decision
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makers whether or not they plan to become auditors.
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B. The study of auditing focuses on learning the analytical and logical skills necessary to
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evaluate the relevance and reliability of information.
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C. The study of auditing focuses on learning the rules, techniques, and computations
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required to analyze financial statements.
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D. The study of auditing begins with the understanding of a coherent logical framework
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and techniques useful for gathering and analyzing evidence about others' assertions.
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11. The basic purpose of a financial statement audit is to
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A. Detect
fraud.
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B. Examine individual transactions so that the auditor may certify as to
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their validity.
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C. Provide assurance regarding whether the auditee's financial statements are
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fairly stated.
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D. Assure the consistent application of correct accounting
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procedures.
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, 12. Assurance services may improve all of the following except
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A. Relevanc
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B. Credibilit
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C. Periodicit
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D. Reliabilit
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13. Evidence is reliable if it ix ix ix ix




A. Signals the true state of a management ix ix ix ix ix ix


assertion.
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B. Applies to the period being ix ix ix ix


audited.
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C. Relates to the audit assertion being ix ix ix ix ix


tested.
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D. Is consistent with management's
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assertions.
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14. Which of the following best describes the concept of audit risk?
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A. The risk of the auditor being sued because of association with
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an auditee.
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B. The risk that the auditor will provide a "clean" opinion on financial statements that
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are, in fact, materially misstated.
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C. The overall risk that a material misstatement exists in the financial
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statements.
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D. The risk that auditors use audit procedures that are
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inappropriate.
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15. An auditor who accepts an audit engagement and does not possess expertise with
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respect to the business entity's industry, should
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A. Engage financial experts familiar with the nature of the
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business entity.
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B. Obtain a knowledge of matters that relate to the nature of the
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entity's business.
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C. Refer a substantial portion of the audit to another CPA, who will act as the
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principal auditor.
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D. First inform management that an unqualified opinion cannot
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be issued.
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