Test Bank — Auditing and Assurance Services, 17th Edition — Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley & Chris E. Hogan — ISBN 9780135635131

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Auditing and Assurance Services – 17th Edition (ISBN 9780135176115)
Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley & Chris E. Hogan
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Part 1: The Auditing Profession
Chapter 1. The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services
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Chapter 2. The CPA Profession
Chapter 3. Audit Reports
Chapter 4. Professional Ethics
Chapter 5. Legal Liability AP
Part 2: The Audit Process
Chapter 6. Audit Responsibilities and Objectives
Chapter 7. Audit Evidence
Chapter 8. Audit Planning and Materiality
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Chapter 9. Assessing the Risk of Material Misstatement
Chapter 10. Assessing and Responding to Fraud Risks
Chapter 11. Internal Control and COSO Framework
Chapter 12. Assessing Control Risk and Reporting on Internal Controls
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Chapter 13. Overall Audit Strategy and Audit Program VE
Part 3: Application of the Audit Process to the Sales and Collection Cycle
Chapter 14. Audit of the Sales and Collection Cycle: Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of
Transactions
Chapter 15. Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of Transactions
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Chapter 16. Completing the Tests in the Sales and Collection Cycle: Accounts Receivable
Chapter 17. Audit Sampling for Tests of Details of Balances

Part 4: Application of the Audit Process to Other Cycles
Chapter 18. Audit of the Acquisition and Payment Cycle: Tests of Controls, Substantive Tests of
Transactions, and Accounts Payable
Chapter 19. Completing the Tests in the Acquisition and Payment Cycle: Verification of Selected
Accounts
Chapter 20. Audit of the Payroll and Personnel Cycle
Chapter 21. Audit of the Inventory and Warehousing Cycle
Chapter 22. Audit of the Capital Acquisition and Repayment Cycle
Chapter 23. Audit of Cash and Financial Instruments

Part 5: Completing the Audit
Chapter 24. Completing the Audit

Part 6: Other Assurance and Nonassurance Services
Chapter 25. Other Assurance Services
Chapter 26. Internal and Governmental Financial Auditing and Operational Auditing




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Auditing and Assurance Services, 17e (Arens/Elder/Beasley)
Chapter 1 The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services

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1.1 Learning Objective 1-1

1) In the auditing process,
A) the types and amounts of evidence remain constant from audit to audit.

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B) the criteria for evaluating information will not vary depending on the information being

C) the audit report communicates the auditor's findings to users.
D) records are gathered by the auditor to determine whether the audited information is stated in
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Answer: C
Terms: Audit process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: LO 1-1
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2) Which of the following is considered audit evidence?
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Oral statements
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Auditor
Observations
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Oral statements
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Written
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N Y Y

C)
Oral statements Written Auditor
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made by management Communications Observations
Y Y Y

D)
Oral statements Written Auditor
made by management Communications Observations
N N Y

Answer: C
Terms: Audit evidence
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 1-1
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3) Which of the following can be used as a criterion for evaluating information being audited?
A) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
B) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
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C) Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Terms: Criteria by which an auditor evaluates information
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Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: LO 1-1
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4) Auditors do not provide which of the following?
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A) assurance on financial statements
B) assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
C) assurance on corporate sustainability reports
D) absolute assurance on the financial statements including assuming responsibility for them
Answer: D
Terms: Nature of Objectives of Auditing
Difficulty: Moderate
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Objective: LO 1-1
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5) The accumulation and evaluation of evidence about information to determine and report on
the degree of correspondence between the information and some established criteria is defined as
A) accounting.
B) financial reporting.
C) tax reporting.
D) auditing.
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Answer: D
Terms: Definition of auditing
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: LO 1-1
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6) The criteria by which an auditor evaluates the information under audit may vary with the
information being audited.
Answer: TRUE
Terms: Criteria by which an auditor evaluates information
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 1-1
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