Chapter 5 Part 1/3: External

Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely rely on to verify management's assertion of completeness? -Confirming a sample of recorded receivables by direct communication with the debtors. -Observing the entity's distribution of payroll checks. -Comparing a sample of shipping documents to related sales invoices. -Reviewing standard bank confirmations for indications of cash manipulations.

-Comparing a sample of shipping documents to related sales invoices.

Discussions with the owner-manager of an entity under audit reveal to the auditor that the company is more concerned with minimizing its income tax payments than maximizing income. Based on this information, which management assertion will the auditor be most concerned about verifying with regard to sales revenue? -Existence and occurrence. -Completeness. -Rights and obligations. -Accuracy, Valuation and Allocation.

-Completeness.

Audit evidence can come in different forms with different degrees of reliability. Which of the following is the most persuasive type of evidence? -Prenumbered entity sales invoices. -Computations made by the auditor. -Bank statements obtained from the entity. -Vendors' invoices included in the entity's files.

-Computations made by the auditor.

Which of the following primary assertions is satisfied when an auditor observes the entity's physical count of inventory? -Accuracy, Valuation and Allocation. -Completeness. -Existence. -Rights and obligations.

-Existence.

Which of the following is true relating to audit work paper documentation? -It serves as the basis of review for audit supervisors to determine if sufficient, appropriate evidence has been gathered. -It should not include copies of any client-generated documents. -It is generally examined and utilized by the client after the audit is completed. -It must be destroyed once the audit is complete and the opinion is rendered.

-It serves as the basis of review for audit supervisors to determine if sufficient, appropriate evidence has been gathered.

According to the reliability hierarchy by evidence type as presented in the text, an example of audit evidence with a low level of reliability is: -Reperformance. -Inspection. -Observation. -Analytical procedures.

-Observation.

Audit evidence can come in different forms with different degrees of reliability. Which of the following is the least reliable type of evidence? -Vendor confirmations of accounts payable balances. -Copies of bank statements obtained from the entity under audit. -Pre-numbered sales invoices. -The opinion of an outside specialist regarding inventory valuation.

-Pre-numbered sales invoices.

Which of the following types of audit evidence is the least reliable? -Test counts of inventory performed by the auditor. -Prenumbered purchase order forms prepared by the entity. -Correspondence from the entity's attorney about litigation. -Bank statements obtained from the entity.

-Prenumbered purchase order forms prepared by the entity.

According to the reliability hierarchy by evidence type as presented in the text, an example of audit evidence with a high level of reliability is: -Scanning. -Recalculation. -Observation. -Confirmation.

-Recalculation.

Which of the following statements is correct with regard to the quality or appropriateness of evidential matter? -The auditor's direct personal knowledge, obtained through observation and inspection, is more persuasive than information obtained indirectly from independent outside sources. -Evidential matter must be either valid or relevant but need not be both. -Internal accounting data alone may be considered sufficient appropriate evidential matter to issue an unqualified opinion on financial statements. -Appropriateness of evidential matter refers to the amount of corroborative evidence to be obtained.

-The auditor's direct personal knowledge, obtained through observation and inspection, is more persuasive than information obtained indirectly from independent outside sources.

Which of the following statements concerning audit evidence is correct? -The difficulty and expense of obtaining audit evidence concerning an account balance are a valid basis for omitting the test. -The measure of the reliability of audit evidence lies in the auditor's judgment. -To be appropriate, audit evidence should be either persuasive or relevant but need not be both. -An entity's general ledger may be sufficient audit evidence to support the financial statements.

-The measure of the reliability of audit evidence lies in the auditor's judgment.

One of the main objectives of performing analytical review procedures during the planning phase of the audit is to identify: -Transactions that have not been properly authorized. -Illegal acts undetected as a result of poor internal controls. -Inefficient operations. -Unusual changes that may signal possible account misstatements.

-Unusual changes that may signal possible account misstatements

Which of the following audit procedures would most likely be used to test the mathematical accuracy of a five-hundred page inventory listing? -Send confirmations to selected vendors to verify amounts. -Examine a random sample of inventory documents. -Manually foot, or sum, several randomly-selected pages. -Use computer assisted audit techniques to foot, or sum, the entire listing.

-Use computer assisted audit techniques to foot, or sum, the entire listing.

The current file of the auditor's working papers should generally include: -a copy of the financial statements. -a flowchart of the accounting system. -organization charts. -copies of bond and note indentures.

-a copy of the financial statements.

In testing the existence assertion for an asset, an auditor ordinarily works from the: -supporting documents to the accounting records. -financial statements to the potentially unrecorded items. -potentially unrecorded items to the financial statements. -accounting records to the supporting documents.

-accounting records to the supporting documents.

An audit document that reflects the major components of an amount reported in the financial statements is referred to as a(n): -lead schedule. -audit control account. -working trial balance. -supporting schedule.

-lead schedule.

The permanent file section of the working papers that is kept for each audit client most likely contains: -a schedule of time spent on the engagement by each individual auditor. -review notes pertaining to questions and comments regarding the audit work performed. -correspondence with the entity's legal counsel concerning pending litigation. -narrative descriptions of the entity's accounting system and control procedures.

-narrative descriptions of the entity's accounting system and control procedures.

An auditor would be least likely to use confirmations in connection with the examination of: -inventory held in a third-party warehouse. -refundable income taxes. -stockholders' equity. -long-term debt.

-refundable income taxes.

The assurance bucket is filled with all of the following types of evidence except: -tests of details. -substantive analytical procedures. -the audit report. -test of controls.

-the audit report.

The substantive analytical procedure known as trend analysis is best described by: -the examination of changes in an account over time. -development of a model to form an expectation using financial data, nonfinancial data, or both to test account balances or changes in account balances between accounting periods. -the comparison, across time or to a benchmark, of relationships between financial statement accounts or between an account and nonfinancial data. -the comparison of common-size financial statements over time.

-the examination of changes in an account over time.

Confirmations would normally be most likely used as a type of audit evidence in connection with which of the following? -Goodwill. -Deferred Taxes. -Machinery and Equipment. -Accounts Receivable.

-Accounts Receivable.

Which of the following presumptions is least likely to relate to the reliability of audit evidence? -The more effective internal control, the more assurance it provides about the accounting data and financial statements. -An auditor's opinion is formed within a reasonable time to achieve a balance between benefit and cost. -Evidence obtained from independent sources outside the entity is more reliable than evidence secured solely within the entity -The independent auditor's direct personal knowledge obtained through observation and inspection is more persuasive than information obtained indirectly.

-An auditor's opinion is formed within a reasonable time to achieve a balance between benefit and cost.

Which of the following presumptions is correct regarding the reliability of audit evidence? -To be reliable, evidence should be convincing rather than simply persuasive. -Information obtained directly from the company is considered to be the most reliable type of evidence. -An effective internal control system provides increased assurance with regard to the reliability of audit evidence. -Reliability generally refers to the amount and relevance of corroborative audit evidence obtained.

-An effective internal control system provides increased assurance with regard to the reliability of audit evidence.

The primary objective of final analytical procedures is to: -Obtain evidence from details tested to corroborate particular assertions. -Assist the auditor in assessing the validity of the conclusions reached on the audit. -Satisfy doubts when questions arise about an entity's ability to continue in existence. -Identify areas that represent specific risks relevant to the audit.

-Assist the auditor in assessing the validity of the conclusions reached on the audit.

Which of the following items is generally not included as part of audit documentation? -Heading. -Indexing. -Client review notation. -Tickmarks.

-Client review notation.