By Timothy Louwers, Allen Blay, David Sinason, Jerry
Strawser, Jay Thibodeau, ISBN 10: 1259573281, ISBN 13:
9781259573286
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,Auditing & Assurance Services, 7e (Louwers)
Chapter 1 Auditing and Assurance Services
1) The audit objective that all transactions and accounts that should be presented in the financial
statements are in fact included is related to which of the PCAOB assertions?
A) Existence.
B) Rights and obligations.
C) Completeness.
D) Valuation.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Management's Financial Statement Assertions
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe and define the assertions that management makes about the
recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of the financial statements and explain
why auditors use them as the focal point of the audit.
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2) Cutoff tests designed to detect purchases made before the end of the year that have been
recorded in the subsequent year provide assurance about management's assertion of:
A) presentation and disclosure.
B) completeness.
C) rights and obligations.
D) existence.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Management's Financial Statement Assertions
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe and define the assertions that management makes about the
recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of the financial statements and explain
why auditors use them as the focal point of the audit.
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, 3) During an audit of an entity's stockholders' equity accounts, the auditor determines whether
there are restrictions on retained earnings resulting from loans, agreements, or state law. This audit
procedure most likely is intended to verify management's assertion of:
A) existence or occurrence.
B) completeness.
C) valuation or allocation.
D) presentation and disclosure.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Management's Financial Statement Assertions
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe and define the assertions that management makes about the
recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of the financial statements and explain
why auditors use them as the focal point of the audit.
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4) The confirmation of an account payable balance selected from the general ledger provides
primary evidence regarding which management assertion?
A) Completeness.
B) Valuation.
C) Allocation.
D) Existence.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Management's Financial Statement Assertions
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe and define the assertions that management makes about the
recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of the financial statements and explain
why auditors use them as the focal point of the audit.
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5) What type of evidence would provide the highest level of assurance in an attestation
engagement?
A) Evidence secured solely from within the entity.
B) Evidence obtained from independent sources.
C) Evidence obtained indirectly.
D) Evidence obtained from multiple internal inquiries.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Auditing, Attestation, and Assurance Services
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define and contrast financial statement auditing, attestation, and
assurance services.
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