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1. Why do auditors generally use a sampling approach to evidence gathering?
A. Auditors are experts and do not need to look at much to know whether the financial
statements are correct or not.
B. Auditors must balance the cost of the audit with the need for precision.
C. Auditors must limit their exposure to their auditee to maintain independence.
D. The auditor's relationship with the auditee is generally adversarial, so the auditor will
not have access to all of the financial information of the company.
2. Which of the following statements best describes a relationship between sample size and other
elements of auditing?
A. If materiality increases, so will the sample size.
B. If the desired level of assurance increases, sample sizes can be smaller.
C. If materiality decreases, sample size will need to increase.
D. There is no relationship between sample size and materiality or the desired level of
assurance.
,3. Which of the following statements about the study of auditing is NOT true?
A. The study of auditing can be valuable to future accountants and business decision
makers whether or not they plan to become auditors.
B. The study of auditing focuses on learning the analytical and logical skills necessary to
evaluate the relevance and reliability of information.
C. The study of auditing focuses on learning the rules, techniques, and computations
required to analyze financial statements.
D. The study of auditing begins with the understanding of a coherent logical framework
and techniques useful for gathering and analyzing evidence about others' assertions
4. The basic purpose of a financial statement audit is to
A. Detect fraud.
B. Examine individual transactions so that the auditor may certify as to their validity.
C. Provide assurance regarding whether the auditee's financial statements are fairly
stated.
D. Assure the consistent application of correct accounting procedures.
5. Assurance services may improve all of the following except
A. Relevance.
, B. Credibility.
C. Periodicity.
D. Reliability
6. Evidence is reliable if it
A. Signals the true state of a management assertion.
B. Applies to the period being audited.
C. Relates to the audit assertion being tested.
D. Is consistent with management's assertions.
7. Which of the following best describes the concept of audit risk?
A. The risk of the auditor being sued because of association with an auditee.
B. The risk that the auditor will provide a "clean" opinion on financial statements that are,
in fact, materially misstated.
C. The overall risk that a material misstatement exists in the financial statements.
D. The risk that auditors use audit procedures that are inappropriate.
, 8. An auditor who accepts an audit engagement and does not possess expertise with respect to
the business entity's industry, should
A. Engage financial experts familiar with the nature of the business entity.
B. Obtain a knowledge of matters that relate to the nature of the entity's business.
C. Refer a substantial portion of the audit to another CPA, who will act as the principal
auditor.
D. First inform management that an unqualified opinion cannot be issued.
9. For publicly-held companies, which of the following is integrated into the audit of financial
statements?
A. Budgetary information audit.
B. The audit of internal controls.
C. Audit of management forecasts.
D. Audit of interim financial statements..
10. During the first phase of an audit, a CPA most likely would
A. Identify specific internal control activities that are likely to prevent fraud.
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