Chapter 14 Audit Quiz

Accounts payable

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True or false: Accounts payable generally present the auditors with difficult valuation problems.

False

True or false: Confirmation of accounts payable is a required generally accepted auditing procedure.

False

True or false: For effective internal control over accounts payable, the purchasing department should approve invoices for payment.

False

True or false: It is more important to maintain effective internal control over accounts payable as it is to maintain effective internal control over accounts receivable.

False

True or false: The primary objective of the auditors' examination of accounts payable is to determine whether payments are made on a timely basis.

False

True or false: Accounts payable from an officer should be classified separately from other accounts payable.

True

True or false: Auditors generally consider the evidence regarding accounts payable in the client's possession as more reliable than that for accounts receivable.

True

True or false: Information regarding the proper cutoff of accounts payable is generally obtained in conjunction with the audit of inventories.

True

True or false: Overstatement of financial results can involve failure to record a transaction.

True

Which of the following statements is correct regarding accounts payable and the auditor's procedures? a) Because it is generally more difficult to discover a transaction that has not been recorded than to discover one that has been recorded incorrectly, the audit objective of completeness drives many of the substantive procedures applied to these balances b) A judgment whether an unrecorded payable should be recorded before the financial statements are prepared depends entirely upon the source of the payable c) The confirmation of accounts payable selected from the year-end trial balance of such accounts is most effective in discovering unrecorded liabilities d) Unrecorded payables are often discovered through examining vouchers payable entered into the voucher register prior to the balance sheet date

a) Because it is generally more difficult to discover a transaction that has not been recorded than to discover one that has been recorded incorrectly, the audit objective of completeness drives many of the substantive procedures applied to these balances

Which of the following best describes the auditors' approach to the audit of accrued liabilities? a) Test computations b) Confirmation c) Observation d) A low planned assessed level of control risk

a) Test computations

Which of the following audit procedures is least likely to detect an unrecorded liability? a) Analysis and recomputation of interest expense b) Analysis and recomputation of depreciation expense c) Mailing of a cash confirmation form d) Reading of the minutes of meetings of the board of directors

b) Analysis and recomputation of depreciation expense

Which of the following assertions is of principle concern to the auditors in the examination of accounts payable? a) Existence b) Completeness c) Valuation d) Authorization

b) Completeness

Which of the following tests of controls most likely would help assure an auditor that goods shipped are properly billed? a) Scan the sales journal for sequential and unusual entries b) Examine shipping documents for matching sales invoices c) Compare the accounts receivable ledger to daily sales summaries d) Inspect unused sales invoices for consecutive pre-numbering

b) Examine shipping documents for matching sales invoices

In performing a test of controls, the auditors vouch a sample of entries in the purchases journal to the supporting documents. Which assertion would this test of controls most likely test? a) Completeness b) Existence c) Valuation d) Rights

b) Existence

A client erroneously recorded a large purchase twice. Which of the following internal control measures would be most likely to detect this error in a timely and efficient manner? a) Footing the purchases journal b) Reconciling vendors' monthly statements with subsidiary payable ledger accounts c) Tracing totals from the purchases journal to the ledger accounts d) Sending written quarterly confirmation to all vendors

b) Reconciling vendors' monthly statements with subsidiary payable ledger accounts

A client recorded a payable for a large purchase twice. Which of the following controls would be most likely to detect this error in a timely and efficient manner? a) Footing the purchases journal b) Reconciling vendors' monthly statements with subsidiary payable ledger accounts c) Tracing totals from the purchases journal to the ledger accounts d) Sending written quarterly confirmations to all vendors

b) Reconciling vendors' monthly statements with subsidiary payable ledger accounts

Which of the following procedures is least likely to be completed before the balance sheet date? a) Confirmation of receivables b) Search for unrecorded liabilities c) Observation of inventory d) Review of internal accounting control over cash disbursements

b) Search for unrecorded liabilities

An entity's internal control requires for every check request that there be an approved voucher, supported by a prenumbered purchase order, and a prenumbered receiving report. To determine whether checks are being issued for unauthorized expenditures, an auditor most likely would select for testing from the population of: a) purchase orders b) cancelled checks c) receiving reports d) approved vouchers

b) cancelled checks

The confirmation of accounts payable is most closely associated with: a) assertion risk b) detection risk c) inherent risk d) relative risk

b) detection risk

Which of the following audit procedures is aimed most directly at testing the completeness assertion for accounts payable: a) footing the list of accounts payable b) examining underlying documentation for cash disbursements in the period after year-end c) tracing shipping reports issued on or before year-end to related customer purchase orders and invoices d) tracing shipping reports after year-end to related customer purchase orders and invoices

b) examining underlying documentation for cash disbursements in the period after year-end

An auditor wishes to perform tests of controls on a client's cash disbursements relating to accounts payable. If the control procedures leave no audit trail of documentary evidence, the auditor most likely will test the procedures by: a) confirmation and observation b) observation and inquiry c) analytical procedures and confirmation d) inquiry and analytical procedures

b) observation and inquiry

Auditors may choose not to confirm accounts payable because: a) confirmation obtains evidence identical to that obtained by cutoff tests b) other reliable external evidence to support the balances is likely to be available c) a reading of the corporate minutes reveals that confirmation is unnecessary d) the balances due will have changed between the year-end and the date of confirmation

b) other reliable external evidence to support the balances is likely to be available

Which of the following best describes a voucher prepared under good internal control? a) A document prepared by Stores that indicates amount to be purchased b) A documents prepared by Receiving that indicates the quantity and approves payment c) A document prepared by Accounts Payable authorizing a cash disbursement d) A document received by Purchasing, from a supplier, indicating quantity of goods purchased and amount due

c) A document prepared by Accounts Payable authorizing a cash disbursement

Which of the following best describes the specific accounts payable that are selected for confirmation? a) Accounts with large balances b) Accounts with zero balances c) Accounts with a large amount of activity regardless of their balance d) Accounts for which vendor statements are available

c) Accounts with a large amount of activity regardless of their balance

When an auditor finds a debit to accounts payable, which of the following accounts is most likely to be credited? a) Accounts Receivable b) Accrued liabilities c) Cash d) Cost of goods sold

c) Cash

Which of the following is an example of an accrued liability? a) Accounts payable b) Notes payable c) Prepaid insurance d) Product warranty liability

d) Product warranty liability

For good internal control, a copy of a receiving report should be sent to all of the following departments except: a) accounts payable b) purchasing c) stores d) shipping

d) shipping

Auditor confirmation of accounts payable balances at the balance sheet date may be unnecessary because: a) this is a duplication of cutoff tests b) accounts payable balances at the balance sheet date may not be paid before the audit is completed c) correspondence with the audit client's attorney will reveal all legal action by vendors for nonpayment d) there is likely to be other reliable external evidence available to support the balances

d) there is likely to be other reliable external evidence available to support the balances

True or false: The confirmation of existing accounts payable does not prove the completeness of recorded accounts payable.

True

Which of the following is the best control procedure to prevent the payment of an invoice twice? a) Review of supporting documentation by the person signing the check b) Requiring dual signatures on checks c) Use of a check protector d) Reconciliation of vendor statements to accounts payable

a) Review of supporting documentation by the person signing the check

Which of the following audit procedures is best for identifying unrecorded trade accounts payable? a) Reviewing cash disbursements recorded subsequent to the balance sheet date to determine whether the related payable applies to the prior period b) Investigating payables recorded just prior to and just subsequent to the balance sheet date to determine whether they are supported by receiving reports c) Examining unusual relationships between monthly accounts payable balances and recorded cash payments d) Reconciling vendors' statements to the file of receiving reports to identify items received just prior to the balance sheet date

a) Reviewing cash disbursements recorded subsequent to the balance sheet date to determine whether the related payable applies to the prior period

Unrecorded liabilities are most likely to be found during the review of which of the following documents? a) Unpaid bills b) Shipping records c) Bills of lading d) Unmatched sales invoices

a) Unpaid bills

Accrued liabilities generally differ from accounts payable in that accrued liabilities: a) accumulate over time b) are usually confirmed at year-end c) depend upon the existence of a transaction for original recording of the account d) are never included in cost of goods sold

a) accumulate over time

Ordinarily, the most significant assertion relating to accounts payable is: a) completeness b) existence c) presentation d) valuation

a) completeness

The assertion most directly addressed when performing the search for unrecorded liabilities is: a) completeness b) existence c) presentation d) rights

a) completeness

In an audit, the valuation of year-end accounts payable is most likely addressed by: a) confirmation b) examination of cash disbursements immediately prior to year-end c) examination of cash disbursements immediately subsequent to year-end d) analytical procedures applied to vouchers payable at year-end

a) confirmation

An audit of the balance in the accounts payable account is ordinarily not designed to: a) detect accounts payable that are substantially past due b) verify that accounts payable were properly authorized c) ascertain the reasonableness of recorded liabilities d) determine that all existing liabilities at the balance sheet date have been recorded

a) detect accounts payable that are substantially past due

Internal control over accounts payable is improved when: a) purchase orders show approved prices b) informal bids are obtained c) annual trial balance of accounts payable subsidiary ledgers is required d) payment is made upon approval of the purchasing agent

a) purchase orders show approved prices

For effective internal control, the accounts payable department should compare the information on each vendor's invoice with the: a) receiving report and the purchase order b) receiving report and the voucher c) vendor's packing slip and the purchase order d) vendor's packing slip and the voucher

a) receiving report and the purchase order

When the auditors discover an understatement of liabilities, they would most likely also expect to find an: a) understatement of assets b) understatement of owners' equity c) overstatement of expenses d) understatement of revenues

a) understatement of assets

Auditors should be aware that a voucher system may result in which of the following at year-end: a) understatement of liabilities b) overstatement of assets c) understatement of owners' equity d) overstatement of expenses

a) understatement of liabilities

When confirming accounts payable, the approach is most likely to be one of: a) selecting the accounts with the largest balances at year-end, plus a sample of other accounts b) selecting the accounts of companies with whom the client has previously done the most business, plus a sample of other accounts c) selecting a random sample of accounts payable at year-end d) confirming all accounts

b) selecting the accounts of companies with whom the client has previously done the most business, plus a sample of other accounts

Which of the following procedures for detecting unrecorded transactions at the client's December 31 year-end is least likely to result in discovery of an unrecorded year-end account payable? a) Examination of invoices received after year-end b) Examination of vouchers payable entered in the January voucher register c) Examination of January receiving reports prepared for goods shipped FOB destination in December to the client d) Confirmation of year-end accounts payable

c) Examination of January receiving reports prepared for goods shipped FOB destination in December to the client

Which of the following procedures is least likely to be completed before the balance sheet date? a) Observation of inventory b) Review of internal control over cash disbursements c) Search for unrecorded liabilities d) Confirmation of receivables

c) Search for unrecorded liabilities

Most of the audit work on accounts payable is typically performed: a) before the balance sheet date b) at the balance sheet date in conjunction with inventory cutoff tests c) after the balance sheet date d) simultaneously with the audit of accrued liabilities

c) after the balance sheet date

To determine that each voucher is submitted and paid only once, when a payment is approved, supporting documents should be cancelled by the: a) authorized members of the audit committee b) accounting department c) individual who signs the checks d) chief executive officer

c) individual who signs the checks

The auditor will most likely perform extensive tests for possible understatement of: a) revenues b) assets c) liabilities d) capital

c) liabilities

With properly designed internal control, the same employee should not be permitted to: a) sign checks and cancel supporting documents b) receive merchandise and prepare a receiving report c) prepare disbursement vouchers and sign checks d) initiate a request to order merchandise and approve merchandise received

c) prepare a disbursement vouchers and sign checks

A likely analytical procedure to test the accuracy of purchase discounts would be to compute the ratio of cash discounts earned to: a) accounts payable b) notes payable c) purchases d) sales discounts

c) purchases

When the auditors select a sample of items from the vouchers payable register for the last month of the period under audit and trace these items to underlying documents, the auditors are gathering evidence primarily in support of the assertion that: a) recorded obligations were paid b) incurred obligations were recorded in the correct period c) recorded obligations occurred to year-end d) cash disbursements were recorded as incurred obligation

c) recorded obligations occurred prior to year-end

The form typically used to confirm accounts payable: a) does not require a response from the vendor b) confirms the balance recorded by the client at year-end c) requires the vendor to indicate the amount of the payable d) is the same as the form used to confirm accounts receivable

c) requires the vendor to indicate the amount of the payable

The auditors' search for unrecorded liabilities is completed: a) during an interim period b) at the balance sheet date c) subsequent to the balance sheet date d) at any time during the examination

c) subsequent to the balance sheet date

Which of the following is the best audit procedure for determining the existence of unrecorded liabilities? a) Examine confirmation requests returned by creditors whose accounts appear on a subsidiary trial balance of accounts payable b) Examine unusual relationships between monthly accounts payable balances and recorded purchases c) Examine a sample of invoices a few days prior to and subsequent to year-end to ascertain whether they have been properly recorded d) Examine selected cash disbursements in the period subsequent to year-end

d) Examine selected cash disbursements in the period subsequent to year-end

Which of the following manipulations would understate accounts payable on the financial statements? a) Overstatement of purchases b) Closing the cash disbursements journal prior to year-end c) Leaving the cash receipts journal open after year-end d) Overstating purchase returns

d) Overstating purchase returns

Which of the following is a control procedure that is usually applied to accounts payable? a) Periodic confirmation of accounts payable b) Mailing statements to vendors detailing their account c) Periodic aging of accounts payable d) Reconciliation of vendor statements with accounts payable

d) Reconciliation of vendor statements with accounts payable

Which statement is correct with respect to accounts payable confirmations? a) The negative form is used in most circumstances b) Accounts with new suppliers are always confirmed c) They are a required auditing procedure d) They are more frequently used in situations in which some vendors don't send monthly statements

d) They are more frequently used in situations in which some vendors don't send monthly statements

Assume that the auditors are concerned about disbursement transactions that have been recorded for improper amounts. Which procedure(s) would possibly identify these transactions? a) Neither trace from source documents to journals nor vouch from journals to source documents b) Vouch from journals to source documents, but not trace from source documents to journals c) Trace from source documents to journals, but not vouch from journals to source documents d) Trace from source documents to journals and vouch from journals to source documents

d) Trace from source documents to journals and vouch from journals to source documents

The least likely approach in auditing management's estimate relating to an accrued liability is to: a) independently develop an estimate of the amount to compare to management's estimate b) review and test management's process of developing the estimate c) review subsequent events or transactions bearing on the estimate d) send confirmations relating to the estimate

d) send confirmations relating to the estimate