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Messier Chapter 1-21 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapterq1
Studentqname:__________
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1)q______
Auditorsqareqexpertsqandqdoqnotqneedqtoqlookqatqmuchqtoqknowqwhetherqtheqfinan
cialqstatementsqareqcorrectqorqnot.
Auditorsqmustqbalanceqtheqcostqofqtheqauditqwithqtheqneedqforqprecisionqandqforqsomeqtype
sqofqevidence,qcomputerqdataqanalyticqapproachesqcan’tqbeqused.
Auditorsqmustqlimitqtheirqexposureqtoqtheirqauditeeqtoqmaintainqindependence.
Theqauditor'sqrelationshipqwithqtheqauditeeqisqgenerallyqadversarial,qsoqtheqauditorqwillq
notqhaveqaccessqtoqallqofqtheqfinancialqinformationqofqtheqcompany.
QuestionqDetails
AACSBq:qqCommunication
AICPAq:qFNqDecisionqMaking
Accessibilityq:qKeyboardqNavigation
Difficultyq:q1qEasy
AICPAq:qBBqIndustry
Bloom'sq:qUnderstand
LearningqObjectiveq:q01-05qUnderstandqwhyqsamplingqisqimportantqinqanqaudit.
Gradableq:qautomatic
Accessibilityq:qScreenqReaderqCompatible
Topicq:qTheqAuditqProcess
Whichqofqtheqfollowingqstatementsqbestqdescribesqaqrelationshipqbetweenqsampleqsizeqa
ndqotherqelementsqofqauditing?
______
, Ifqmaterialityqincreases,qsoqwillqtheqsampleqsize.
Ifqtheqdesiredqlevelqofqassuranceqincreases,qsampleqsizesqcanqbeqsmaller.
Ifqmaterialityqdecreases,qsampleqsizeqwillqneedqtoqincrease.
Thereqisqnoqrelationshipqbetweenqsampleqsizeqandqmaterialityqorqtheqdesiredqlevelqof
assurance.
QuestionqDetails
Accessibilityq:qKeyboardqNavigation
Bloom'sq:qApply
Difficultyq:q2qMedium
AICPAq:qBBqCriticalqThinking
AACSBq:qqAnalyticalqThinking
AICPAq:qFNqRiskqAnalysis
LearningqObjectiveq:q01-05qUnderstandqwhyqsamplingqisqimportantqinqanqaudit.
Gradableq:qautomatic
Accessibilityq:qScreenqReaderqCompatible
Topicq:qTheqAuditqProcess
WhichqofqtheqfollowingqstatementsqaboutqtheqstudyqofqauditingqisqNOTqtrue?
3)q______
Theqstudyqofqauditingqcanqbeqvaluableqtoqfutureqaccountantsqandqbusinessqdecisionqmak
ersqwhetherqorqnotqtheyqplanqtoqbecomeqauditors.
Theqstudyqofqauditingqfocusesqonqlearningqtheqanalyticalqandqlogicalqskillsqnecessary
qtoqevaluateqtheqrelevanceqandqreliabilityqofqinformation.
Theqstudyqofqauditingqfocusesqonqlearningqtheqrules,qtechniques,qandqcomputationsqrequired
qtoqanalyzeqfinancialqstatementsqforqmakingqinvestmentqrecommendations.
Theqstudyqofqauditingqbeginsqwithqthequnderstandingqofqaqcoherentqlogicalqframeworkq
andqtechniquesqusefulqforqgatheringqandqanalyzingqevidenceqaboutqothers’qassertions.
, QuestionqDetails
AACSBq:qqCommunication
AICPAq:qFNqDecisionqMaking
Accessibilityq:qKeyboardqNavigation
LearningqObjectiveq:q01-01qUnderstandqwhyqstudyingqauditingqcanqbeqvaluableqtoqyouqwhetherqorqnotqyou
AICPAq:qBBqIndustry
Difficultyq:q2qMedium
Bloom'sq:qAnalyze
Gradableq:qautomatic
Accessibilityq:qScreenqReaderqCompatible
Topicq:qTheqImportanceqforqStudyingqAuditing
Theqbasicqdefinitionqofqauditingqessentiallyqindicatesqthat,qoverall,qauditingqisqaqprocessq
to:
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ssureqtheqconsistentqapplicationqofqcorrectqaccountingqprocedures.
QuestionqDetails
AACSBq:qqCommunication
Accessibilityq:qKeyboardqNavigation
Bloom'sq:qRemember
Difficultyq:q1qEasy
AICPAq:qFNqReporting
LearningqObjectiveq:q01-03qKnowqtheqbasicqdefinitionqofqaqfinancialqstatementqaudit.
AICPAq:qBBqCriticalqThinking
Gradableq:qautomatic
Accessibilityq:qScreenqReaderqCompatible
Topicq:qAuditing,qAttest,qandqAssuranceqServicesqDefined
Assuranceqservicesqmayqimproveqallqofqtheqfollowingqexcept:
, 5)q______