Test Bank for Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach, 10th Edition – William F. Messier Jr., Steven M. Glover & Douglas F. Prawitt

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TEST BANK
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Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic
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Approach, 11th Edition Chapters 1 - 21
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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Chapter 2: The Financial Statement Auditing Environment
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Chapter 3: Audit Planning, Types of Audit Tests, and Materiality
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Chapter 4: Risk Assessment
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Chapter 5: Evidence and Documentation
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Chapter 6: Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit
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Chapter 7: Auditing Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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Chapter 8: Audit Sampling: An Overview and Application to Tests of Controls
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Chapter 9: Audit Sampling: An Application to Substantive Tests of Account Balances
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Chapter 10: Auditing the Revenue Process
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Chapter 11: Auditing the Purchasing Process
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Chapter 12: Auditing the Human Resource Management Process
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Chapter 13: Auditing the Inventory Management Process
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Chapter 14: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Prepaid Expenses, Intangible Assets, and
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Property, Plant, and Equipment
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Chapter 15: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Long-Term Liabilities, Stockholders’
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Equity, and Income Statement Accounts
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Chapter 16: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Cash and Investments
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Chapter 17: Completing the Audit Engagement
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Chapter 18: Reports on Audited Financial Statements
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Chapter 19: Professional Conduct, Independence, and Quality Management
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Chapter 20: Legal Liability
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Chapter 21: Assurance, Attestation, and Internal Auditing Services
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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 auditsof
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private companies.
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2. Decision makers demand reliable information that is provided by accountants.
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True False

3. Information asymmetry seldom occurs. a a a




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.
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True False

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




Multiple Choice Questions
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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 fora a a a a a a a a a a




precision.
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C. Auditors must limit their exposure to their auditee to maintain
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independence.
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D. The auditor's relationship with the auditee is generally adversarial, so the auditor willnot
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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 levelof
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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
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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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