TEST BANK Auditing & Assurance Services: A
Systematic Approach,11th Edition by Messier
Chapters 1-21
,Auditing & Assurance Services
Chapterj1:jAnjIntroductionjtojAssurancejandjFinancialjStatementjAuditing
Chapterj2:jThejFinancialjStatementjAuditingjEnvironment
Chapterj3:jAuditjPlanning,jTypesjofjAuditjTests,jandjMateriality
Chapterj4:jRiskjAssessment
Chapterj5:jEvidencejandjDocumentation
Chapterj6:jInternaljControljinjajFinancialjStatementjAudit
Chapterj7:jAuditingjInternaljControljoverjFinancialjReporting
Chapterj8:jAuditjSampling:jAnjOverviewjandjApplicationjtojTestsjofjControls
Chapterj9:jAuditjSampling:jAnjApplicationjtojSubstantivejTestsjofjAccountjBalances
Chapterj10:jAuditingjthejRevenuejProcess
Chapterj11:jAuditingjthejPurchasingjProcess
Chapterj12:jAuditingjthejHumanjResourcejManagementjProcess
Chapterj13:jAuditingjthejInventoryjManagementjProcess
Chapterj14:jAuditingjthejFinancing/InvestingjProcess:jPrepaidjExpenses,jIntangiblejAssets,jandjPrope
rty,jPlant,jandjEquipment
Chapterj15:jAuditingjthejFinancing/InvestingjProcess:jLong-
TermjLiabilities,jStockholders’jEquity,jandjIncomejStatementjAccounts
Chapterj16:jAuditingjthejFinancing/InvestingjProcess:jCashjandjInvestments
Chapterj17:jCompletingjthejAuditjEngagement
Chapterj18:jReportsjonjAuditedjFinancialjStatements
Chapterj19:jProfessionaljConduct,jIndependence,jandjQualityjManagement
Chapterj20:jLegaljLiability
Chapterj21:jAssurance,jAttestation,jandjInternaljAuditingjServices
,Auditing & Assurance Services
Chapterj 01j
AnjIntroductionjtojAssurancejandjFinancialjStatementjAuditing
Truej /j Falsej Questions
1. Independencejstandardsjarejrequiredjforjauditsjofjpublicjcompanies,jbutjnotjforjau
ditsjofjprivatejcompanies.
True False
2. Decisionjmakersjdemandjreliablejinformationjthatjisjprovidedjbyjaccountants.
True False
3. Informationjasymmetryjseldomjoccurs.
True False
4. Conflictsjofjinterestjoftenjoccurjbetweenjabsenteejownersjandjmanagers.
True False
5. Auditingjservicesjandjattestationjservicesjarejthejsame.
True False
6. Auditingjisjajtypejofjattestjservice.
True False
7. Testingjalljtransactionsjthatjoccurredjduringjthejperiodjisjcostjprohibitive.
True False
MultiplejChoicejQuestions
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8. Whyjdojauditorsjgenerallyjusejajsamplingjapproachjtojevidencejgathering?
A. Auditorsjarejexpertsjandjdojnotjneedjtojlookjatjmuchjtojknowjwhetherjthejfinanci
aljstatementsjarejcorrectjorjnot.
B. Auditorsjmustjbalancejthejcostjofjthejauditjwithjthejneedjfo
rjprecision.
C. Auditorsjmustjlimitjtheirjexposurejtojtheirjauditeejtojmaintainj
independence.
D. Thejauditor'sjrelationshipjwithjthejauditeejisjgenerallyjadversarial,jsojthejauditorj
willjnotjhavejaccessjtojalljofjthejfinancialjinformationjofjthejcompany.
9. Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjbestjdescribesjajrelationshipjbetweenjsamplejsizej
andjotherjelementsjofjauditing?
A. Ifjmaterialityjincreases,jsojwilljthej
samplejsize.
B. Ifjthejdesiredjleveljofjassurancejincreases,jsamplejsizesjcanj
bejsmaller.
C. Ifjmaterialityjdecreases,jsamplejsizejwilljneedjt
ojincrease.
D. Therejisjnojrelationshipjbetweenjsamplejsizejandjmaterialityjorjthejdesiredjle
veljofjassurance.
10. WhichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjaboutjthejstudyjofjauditingjisjNOTjtrue?
A. Thejstudyjofjauditingjcanjbejvaluablejtojfuturejaccountantsjandjbusinessjdecisi
onjmakersjwhetherjorjnotjtheyjplanjtojbecomejauditors.
B. Thejstudyjofjauditingjfocusesjonjlearningjthejanalyticaljandjlogicaljskillsjnecessary
jtojevaluatejthejrelevancejandjreliabilityjofjinformation.
C. Thejstudyjofjauditingjfocusesjonjlearningjthejrules,jtechniques,jandjcomputation
sjrequiredjtojanalyzejfinancialjstatements.
D. Thejstudyjofjauditingjbeginsjwithjthejunderstandingjofjajcoherentjlogicaljframewo
rkjandjtechniquesjusefuljforjgatheringjandjanalyzingjevidencejaboutjothers'jasse
rtions.
11. Thejbasicjpurposejofjajfinancialjstatementjauditjisjto
A. Detectj
fraud.
B. Examinejindividualjtransactionsjsojthatjthejauditorjmayjcertifyjasj
tojtheirjvalidity.
C. Providejassurancejregardingjwhetherjthejauditee'sjfinancialjstatementsj
arejfairlyjstated.
D. Assurejthejconsistentjapplicationjofjcorrectjaccountin
gjprocedures.