Chapter 7

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Auditors must make decisions regarding what evidence to gather and how much to accumulate.
Easy Which of the following is a decision that must be made by auditors related to evidence?
c
Sample size Timing of audit procedures
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
2. Audit procedures may be performed:

Easy
a Prior to the fiscal year-end of the client Subsequent to the fiscal year-end of the client
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
3. Which of the following forms of evidence is most reliable?

easy a. General ledger account balances.

b b. Confirmation of accounts receivable balance received from a customer.
c. Internal memo explaining the issuance of a credit memo.
d. Copy of month-end adjusting entries.
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the reliability of evidence?

easy a. Effectiveness of client internal controls.

b b. Education of auditor.
c. Independence of information provider.
d. Timeliness.
5. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the reliability of evidence?

easy a. Qualification of individual providing information.

c b. Auditors direct knowledge.
c. Degree of subjectivity.
d. Degree of objectivity.
6. Calculating the gross margin as a percent of sales and comparing it with previous periods is

easy what type of evidence?

b a. Physical examination.
b. Analytical procedures.
c. Observation.
d. Inquiry
7. Audit evidence obtained directly by the auditor will not be reliable if:

easy a. the auditor lacks the qualifications to evaluate the evidence.

a b. it is provided by the clients attorney.
c. the client denies its veracity.
d. it is impossible for the auditor to obtain additional corroboratory evidence.
8. Appropriateness of evidence is a measure of the:

easy a. quantity of evidence.

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c. sufficiency of evidence.
d. meaning of evidence.
9. Which of the following statements regarding the relevance of evidence is correct?

easy a. To be relevant, evidence must pertain to the audit objective of the evidence.
a b. To be relevant, evidence must be persuasive.
c. To be relevant, evidence must relate to multiple audit objectives.
d. To be relevant, evidence must be derived from a system including effective internal
controls.
10. Two determinants of the persuasiveness of evidence are:

easy a. competence and sufficiency.

c b. relevance and reliability.
c. appropriateness and sufficiency.
d. independence and effectiveness.
11. Three common types of confirmations used by auditors are (1) negative confirmations, (2) blank

easy form positive confirmations, and (3) positive confirmations with information included. Place the
c confirmations in order of reliability from highest to lowest.
a. 1, 2, 3.
b. 3, 2, 1.
c. 2, 3, 1.
d. 3, 1, 2.
12. When auditors use documents to support recorded transactions, the process is often called:

easy a. inquiry.
c b. confirmation.
c. vouching.
d. physical examination.
13. An example of an external document is:

easy a. employees time reports.

b b. bank statements.
c. purchase order for company purchases.
d. carbon copies of checks.
14. An example of a document the auditor receives from the client, but which was prepared by

easy someone outside the clients organization, is a(n):

c a. confirmation.
b. sales invoice.
c. vendor invoice.
d. bank reconciliation.
15. Evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among

easy financial and nonfinancial data involving comparisons of recorded amounts to expectations
a developed by the auditor is a definition of:
a. analytical procedures.
b. tests of transactions.
c. tests of balances.
d. auditing.

16. Often, auditor procedures result in significant differences being discovered by the auditor. The
auditor should investigate further if:
Easy
a Significant differences are not Significant differences are expected but
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a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
17. Which of the following is not a purpose of analytical procedures?

easy a. Understand the clients industry.

c b. Assess the clients ability to continue as a going concern.
c. Evaluate internal controls.
d. Reduce detailed audit tests.
18. Which of the following forms of evidence would be least persuasive in forming the auditors

medium opinion?
a a. Responses to auditors questions by the president and controller regarding the investments
account.
b. Correspondence with a stockbroker regarding the quantity of clients investments held in
street name by the broker.
c. Minutes of the board of directors authorizing the purchase of stock as an investment.
d. The auditors count of marketable securities.
19. Which of the following statements is not true? The evidence-gathering technique of inquiry:

medium a. cannot be regarded as conclusive.

c b. requires the gathering of corroborative evidence.
c. is the auditors principal method of evaluating the clients internal control.
d. does not provide evidence from an independent source.
20. (SOX) Sarbanes-Oxley requires auditors of public companies to maintain audit documentation for what

medium period of time?

c a. Not less than 3 years.
b. Not less than 5 years.
c. Not less than 7 years.
d. Through the issuance of the financial statements.
21. Analytical procedures must be used during which phase(s) of the audit?

medium
Test of Controls Planning Completion
b a. Yes Yes Yes
b. No Yes Yes
c. Yes No No
d. No No No
22. Which of the following statements is not correct?

medium a. It is possible to vary the sample size from one unit to 100% of the items in the population.
b b. The decision of how many items to test should not be influenced by the increased costs of
performing the additional tests.
The decision of how many items to test must be made by the auditor for each audit
procedure.
The sample size for any given procedure is likely to vary from audit to audit.

23. Auditors will replace tests of details with analytical procedures when possible because the:
medium a. analytical procedures are more reliable.
b b. tests of details are more expensive.
c. analytical procedures are more persuasive.
d. tests of details are more difficult to interpret.

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24. Which of the following statements is not correct?
medium a. Persuasiveness of evidence is partially determined by the reliability of evidence.
c b. The quantity of evidence obtained determines its sufficiency.
c. The auditor need not consider the independence of an information source when obtaining
evidence.
d. Evidence obtained directly by the auditor is ordinarily more reliable than evidence
obtained from other sources.
25. Which one of the following is not one of the primary purposes of audit documentation?

medium a. A basis for planning the audit.

d b. A record of the evidence accumulated and the results of the tests.
c. A basis for review by supervisors and partners.
d. A basis for determining work deficiencies by peer review teams.
26. Which of the following is the most objective type of evidence?

medium a. A letter written by the clients attorney discussing the likely outcome of outstanding
lawsuits.
b b. The physical count of securities and cash.
c. Inquiries of the credit manager about the collectibility of noncurrent accounts receivable.
d. Observation of cobwebs on some inventory bins.
27. Which of the following statements regarding documentation is not correct?

medium a. Documentation includes examining client records such as general ledgers and supporting
b journals.
b. Internal documents are documents that are generated within the company and used to
communicate with external parties.
c. External documents are documents that are generated outside of the company and are used
to communicate the results of a transaction.
d. External documents are considered more reliable than internal documents.
28. When making decisions about evidence for a given audit, the auditors goal is to obtain a

medium sufficient amount of timely, reliable evidence that is relevant to the information being verified,
c and to do so:
a. no matter the cost involved in obtaining such evidence.
b. at any cost because the costs are billed to the client.
c. at the lowest possible total cost.
d. at the cost suggested in the engagement letter.
29. Physical examination is the inspection or count by the auditor of items such as:

medium a. cash, inventory, and payroll timecards.

d b. cash, inventory, canceled checks, and sales documents.
c. cash, inventory, canceled checks, and tangible fixed assets.
d. cash, inventory, securities, notes receivable, and tangible fixed assets.
30. Which items affect the sufficiency of evidence when choosing a sample?

medium
c Selecting items with a high likelihood of The randomness of the items
misstatement selected
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
31. Which of the following is an example of vouching?

medium a. Trace inventory purchases from the acquisitions journal to supporting invoices.
a b. Trace selected sales invoices to the sales journal.

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d. All of the above are examples of vouching.
32. Which of the following statements about confirmations is true?

medium a. Confirmations are expensive and so are often not used.

b b. Confirmations may inconvenience those asked to supply them, but they are widely used.
c. Confirmations are sometimes not reliable and so auditors use them only as necessary.
d. Confirmations are required for several balance sheet accounts but no income statement
accounts.
33. Traditionally, confirmations are used to verify:

medium a. individual transactions between organizations, such as sales transactions.

b b. bank balances and accounts receivable.
c. fixed asset additions.
d. payroll expenses.
34. To be considered reliable evidence, confirmations must be controlled by:

medium a. a client employee responsible for accounts receivable.

b b. a financial statement auditor.
c. a clients internal audit department.
d. a clients controller or CFO.
35. Indicate whether confirmation of accounts receivable and accounts payable is required or

medium optional:
b

Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable

a. Required Required
b. Required Optional
c. Optional Required
d. Optional Optional
36. The Auditing Standards Board has concluded that analytical procedures are so important that

medium they are required during:

b a. planning and test of control phases.
b. planning and completion phases.
c. test of control and completion phases.
d. planning, test of control, and completion phases.
37. Which of the following statements regarding analytical procedures is not correct?

medium a. Analytical tests emphasize a comparison of client internal controls to GAAP.

a b. Analytical procedures are required on all audits.
c. Analytical procedures can be used as substantive tests.
d. For certain accounts with small balances, analytical procedures alone may be sufficient
evidence.
38. A benefit obtained from comparing the clients data with industry averages is that it provides

medium a(n):
a a. indication of the likelihood of financial problems.
b. indication where errors exist in the statements.
c. benchmark to be used in evaluating a clients budgets.
d. comparison of what is with what should be.
39. The primary purpose of performing analytical procedures in the planning phase of an audit is to:

medium a. help the auditor obtain an understanding of the clients industry and business.
a b. assess the going concern assumption.

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d. reduce detailed tests.
40. Which of the following is not a correct combination of terms and related type of audit evidence?

medium a. Foot reperformance.

d b. Compare documentation.
c. Vouch documentation.
d. Trace analytical procedures.
41. Which of the following is not a correct combination of terms and related type of audit evidence?

medium a. Inquire inquiries of client.

c b. Count physical examination.
c. Recompute documentation.
d. Read documentation.
42. Which of the following is not one of the major types of analytical procedures?

medium a. Compare client with industry averages.

d b. Compare client with prior year.
c. Compare client with budget.
d. Compare client with SEC averages.
43. What is the overall objective of audit documentation?

medium a. Defend against claims of a deficient audit.

c b. Provide a basis for reviewing the work of subordinates.
c. Provide reasonable assurance that the audit was conducted in accordance with standards.
d. Provide additional support of recorded amounts to the client.
44. An important benefit of industry comparisons is as:

medium a. an aid to understanding the clients business.

a b. an indicator of errors.
c. an indicator of fraud.
d. a least-cost indicator for audit procedures.
45. The permanent files included as part of audit documentation do not normally include:

medium a. a copy of the current and prior years audit programs.

a b. copies of articles of incorporation, bylaws and contracts.
c. information related to the understanding of internal control.
d. results of analytical procedures from prior years.
46. Those procedures specifically outlined in an audit program are primarily designed to

medium a. prevent litigation.

d b. detect errors or irregularities.
c. test internal systems.
d. gather evidence.
47. Evidence is generally considered appropriate when:

medium a. it has been obtained by random selection.

c b. there is enough of it to afford a reasonable basis for an opinion on financial statements.
c. it has the qualities of being relevant, objective, and free from known bias.
d. it consists of written statements made by managers of the enterprise under audit.
48. Given the economic constraints in which auditors collect evidence, the auditor normally gathers

challenging evidence that is:

c a. irrefutable.
b. conclusive.
c. persuasive.

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49. The auditor is concerned that a client is failing to bill customers for shipments. An audit

challenging procedure that would gather relevant evidence would be to:

b a. select a sample of duplicate sales invoices and trace each to related shipping documents.
b. trace a sample of shipping documents to related duplicate sales invoices.
c. trace a sample of Sales Journal entries to the Accounts Receivable subsidiary ledger.
d. compare the total of the Schedule of Accounts Receivable with the balance of the
Accounts Receivable account in the general ledger.
50. Relevance can be considered only in terms of:

challenging a. general audit objectives.

b b. specific audit objectives.
c. transaction audit objectives.
d. balance audit objectives.
51. Audit documentation should possess certain characteristics. Which of the following is one of the

challenging characteristics?
c
Audit documentation should be indexed Audit documentation should be
and cross-referenced organized to benefit the clients staff
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
52. Which of the following statements is not a correct use of the terminology?

medium a. Evidence obtained from an independent source outside the client organization is more
b reliable than that obtained from within.
Documentary evidence is more reliable when it is received by the auditor indirectly rather than
directly.
Documents that originate outside the company are considered more reliable than those that
originate within the clients organization.
External evidence, such as communications from banks, is generally regarded as more reliable
than answers obtained from inquiries of the client.

53. Evidence is usually more persuasive for balance sheet accounts when it is obtained:
challenging a. as close to the balance sheet date as possible.
a b. only from transactions occurring on the balance sheet date.
c. from various times throughout the clients year.
d. from the time period when transactions in that account were most numerous during the
fiscal period.
54. Audit documentation should provide support for:

medium
c The audit report The financial statements
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes

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55. Which of the following statements is not correct concerning audit documentation?
challenging a. Audit documentation is acquired to defend against claims that the auditor performed a
a deficient audit.
b. The only time anyone has a legal right to examine audit documentation is when the
documentation is subpoenaed by a court as legal evidence.
c. Audit documentation is the primary frame of reference used by supervisory personnel to
evaluate the sufficiency of evidence.
d. The auditor may deny requests by the client to review audit evidence.
56. Which of the following statements is not true?

challenging a. A large sample of highly competent evidence is not persuasive unless it is relevant to the
d objective being tested.
b. A large sample of evidence that is neither competent nor timely is not persuasive.
c. A small sample of only one or two pieces of relevant, competent, and timely evidence
lacks persuasiveness.
d. The persuasiveness of evidence can be evaluated after considering its competence and its
sufficiency.
57. Which of the following statements is not correct?

challenging a. Analytical procedures are used to isolate accounts or transactions that should be
d investigated more extensively.
b. For certain immaterial accounts, analytical procedures may be the only evidence needed.
c. In some instances, other types of evidence may be reduced when analytical procedures
indicate that an account balance appears reasonable.
d. Analytical procedures use supporting documentation to determine which account balances
need additional detailed procedures.
58. Which of the following statements is not correct?

challenging a. The effectiveness of the clients internal control has little effect on the reliability of most
a types of evidence.
b. Analytical procedures may be reliable even if tests of internal controls indicate control
weaknesses.
c. Both physical examination and mechanical accuracy are likely to be highly reliable if the
internal control is effective.
d. A specific type of evidence is rarely sufficient by itself to provide reliable evidence to
satisfy any audit objective.
59. Audit evidence supporting the financial statements consists of the underlying accounting data

challenging and all corroborating information available to the auditor. Which of the following is an
a example of corroborating information?
a. Minutes of meetings.
b. General and subsidiary ledgers.
c. Accounting manuals.
d. Worksheets supporting cost allocations.
60. Which of the following discoveries through the use of analytical procedures would indicate a

challenging relatively high risk of financial failure?

d a. A decline in gross margin percentages.
b. An increase in the balance in fixed assets.
c. An increase in the ratio of allowance for uncollectible accounts to gross accounts
receivable, while at the same time accounts receivable turnover also decreased.
d. A higher than normal ratio of long-term debt to net worth as well as a lower than average
ratio of profits to total assets.
61. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the costs involved in obtaining

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d Physical examination is usually the
least expensive type of audit Cost of obtaining evidence may be a factor in
evidence deciding whether to obtain that evidence
a. Yes Yes
b. No No
c. Yes No
d. No Yes
62. A common comparison occurs when the auditor calculates the expected balance and compares it

challenging with the actual balance. The auditors expected account balance may be determined by:
c a. using industry standards.
b. using Dun and Bradstreet reports.
c. relating it to some other balance sheet or income statement account or accounts.
d. inquiry of the client.
63. Two analytical procedures available to the auditor are:

medium Compare current years balances with the preceding year.

b Compare details of a particular accounts balance with the preceding year.
Shortcomings of these two procedures are that:
a. the first ignores effects of tests of controls and the second fails to consider possible
changes in client personnel.
b. the first fails to consider growth or decline in business activity and the second ignores
relationships of data to other data.
c. both fail to consider growth or decline in business activity and ignore relationships of data.
d. it is difficult, time consuming, and, therefore, costly to perform these procedures.
64. Which of the following statements relating to the competence of evidential matter is always

challenging true?
d a. Evidence from outside an enterprise is always reliable.
b. Accounting data developed under satisfactory conditions of internal control are more
relevant than data developed under unsatisfactory internal control conditions.
c. Oral representations made by management are not reliable evidence.
d. Evidence must be both reliable and relevant to be considered appropriate.

Essay Questions

65. One purpose of performing analytical procedures in the planning phase of an audit is to assess
easy the clients financial condition. Explain how the assessment of a clients financial condition can
affect the auditors decisions concerning evidence accumulation in later phases of the audit.

Answer:
All things being equal, the weaker the clients financial condition, the more assurance the
auditor will require that the financial statements are free of material misstatements. As the
auditor requires greater assurance, he or she can (1) perform detailed testing closer to the
balance sheet date, (2) increase the extent of detailed testing, or (3) perform more reliable
procedures. In extreme cases, however, if the auditor believes the entity is not a going
concern, he or she may withdraw from the engagement and perform no additional tests.

66. Distinguish between internal documentation and external documentation as types of audit
medium evidence. Give two examples of each. Which type is considered more reliable?

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Internal documentation involves the auditors examination of documents that have been
prepared and used within the clients organization and are retained without ever going to
an outside party. Examples would include duplicate sales invoices, employees time
reports, and inventory receiving reports.
External documentation involves the auditors examination of documents that have been in
the hands of someone outside the clients organization. Examples include vendors
invoices, cancelled checks, cancelled notes payable, and insurance policies.
External documents are regarded as more reliable evidence than internal documents.

67. Identify the three common types of confirmations used by auditors. Indicate which type is most
medium reliable and explain your answer. In addition, indicate which type is least reliable and explain
your answer.

Answer:
In order of reliability, the three common types of confirmations used by auditors are:
positive confirmation with a request for information to be supplied by the recipient.
positive confirmation with the information to be confirmed included on the form.
negative confirmation.
The positive confirmation with a request for information to be supplied by the recipient is
the most reliable because the recipient must supply the information from his or her
records. If this information agrees with the information in the clients records, the
likelihood that the information is correct is high. The positive confirmation with the
information to be confirmed included on the form is not as reliable as the first type because
the recipient may sign and return the confirmation without carefully examining the
information. The negative confirmation is the least reliable because a nonresponse could
be due to either the recipient agreeing with the information or the recipient ignoring the
confirmation request.

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68. There are four important purposes of analytical procedures. Identify each of these four purposes
medium and, for each purpose, give a specific example of an analytical procedure that an auditor might
perform.

Answer:
Four important purposes of analytical procedures are:
To help the auditor understand the clients industry and business, the auditor might
analyze recent trends in the clients gross margin percentages to assess the effects of
competition in the industry.
To aid in the assessment of the clients ability to continue as a going concern, the
auditor might analyze several of the clients key ratios including the ratio of long-term
debt to net worth, the ratio of profits to total assets, and the current ratio.
To indicate the presence of possible misstatements in the financial statements, the
auditor might compare the current years unaudited account balances with the
previous years audited balances.
To reduce the extent of detailed tests, the auditor might perform a simple analytical
procedure such as multiplying the clients monthly rent times 12 as a test of the
clients rent expense account. If the product agrees with the balance in rent expense,
no additional testing of the account may be necessary.

69. Discuss how each of the following influences the persuasiveness of evidence.
medium 1. Relevance
2. Independence of provider
3. Effectiveness of clients internal controls
4. Auditors direct knowledge
5. Degree of objectivity

Answer:
Relevance Evidence must pertain to the audit objective if it is to be persuasive.
Relevance must be considered in terms of specific audit objectives as evidence may be
relevant to one objective and not another.
Independence of provider Evidence obtained from a source outside the entity is more
reliable and persuasive than that obtained from within.
Effectiveness of clients internal controls When a clients internal controls are effective,
evidence obtained is more reliable than when they are weak.
Auditors direct knowledge Evidence obtained directly by the auditor through physical
examination, observation, computation and inspection is more competent than
information obtained indirectly.
Degree of objectivity Objective evidence is more reliable than evidence that requires
considerable judgment to determine whether it is correct.

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70. Give two examples of relatively reliable documentation and two examples of less reliable
medium documentation. What characteristics distinguish the two?
Answer:

Examples of relatively reliable documents include vendors statements, cancelled notes

payable, insurance policies, and bank statements. Examples of less reliable documents
include duplicate sales invoices, employees time reports, inventory receiving reports, and
internal memoranda.
The primary characteristic that distinguishes the two is whether the document is an

external document (the document has been in the hands of someone outside the clients
organization who is a party to the transaction), or an internal document. External
documents are considered to be more reliable than internal documents.
71. Discuss the auditors use of documentation as evidence.

medium
Answer:
Documentation is the auditors examination of the clients documents and records to
substantiate the information that either is included or should be included in the financial
statements. Documents that the auditor examines may either be classified as external
documents or internal documents. External documents are those that have been in the
hands of someone outside of the clients organization who is a party to the transaction
being documented. Internal documents are those that have been prepared and used within
the clients organization without ever being in the custody of an external party. The
primary determinant of the auditors willingness to accept a document as reliable evidence
is whether it is internal or external, and, when internal, whether it was created and
processed under conditions of effective internal control.
72. The auditors decisions regarding evidence accumulation can be broken into four subdecisions.

challenging One decision relates to determining the nature of the audit procedure to be used to collect the
evidence; i.e., which audit procedures to use. Identify and discuss the remaining three audit
evidence decisions that the auditor makes.
Answer:

The remaining three audit evidence decisions are:

What sample size to select for a given procedure. This decision relates to the extent of
testing to be performed. Once the auditor has identified which procedure to perform,
he or she needs to decide the appropriate number of items in the population to test
ranging from one to all items in the population.
Which items to select from the population. Once the auditor has decided the
appropriate number of items to test, he or she needs to decide which particular items
in the population to examine.
When to perform the procedures. This decision relates to the timing of the testing to
be performed. Audit procedures related to balance sheet accounts which are
performed close to the balance sheet date are generally considered more reliable than
procedures performed during the interim period.

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73. The reliability of evidence refers to the degree to which evidence is considered believable or
challenging trustworthy. There are five factors that affect the reliability of audit evidence. One factor is the
independence of the provider; i.e., evidence obtained from a source outside the client company
is more reliable than that obtained within. Identify and discuss the remaining four factors that
affect the reliability of evidence.

Answer:
The remaining four factors that affect the reliability of evidence are:
Effectiveness of clients internal control. When a clients internal controls are
effective, evidence obtained from the client is more reliable than when controls are
weak.
Auditors direct knowledge. Evidence obtained directly by the auditor is more reliable
than information obtained indirectly.
Qualifications of individuals providing the information. Information obtained from
persons not familiar with the business world would generally not be considered as
reliable as information from an expert in a business-related field.
Degree of objectivity. Objective evidence is more reliable than evidence that requires
considerable judgment to determine whether it is correct.
74. Define the following terms commonly used in audit procedures:

challenging 1. Examine
2. Scan
3. Compute
4. Foot
5. Compare
6. Count
7. Vouch

Answer:
Examine A reasonably detailed study of a specific document or record to determine
specific facts about it.
Scan A less detailed examination of a document or record to determine whether there is
something unusual warranting further investigation.
Compute A calculation done by the auditor independent of the client.
Foot Addition of a column of numbers to determine whether the total is the same as the
clients.
Compare A comparison of information in two different locations.
Count A determination of assets on hand at a given time. This is associated with
evidence defined as physical examination.
Vouch The use of documents to verify recorded transactions or amounts.

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75. Below are 12 audit procedures. Classify each procedure according to the following types of
medium audit evidence: (1) physical examination, (2) confirmation, (3) documentation, (4) observation,
(5) inquiry of the client, (6) reperformance, and (7) analytical procedure.

Type of Evidence Audit Procedures

1. Watch client employees count inventory to determine whether company procedures are
being followed.
2. Count inventory items and record the amount in the audit files.
3. Trace postings from the sales journal to the general ledger accounts.
4. Calculate the ratio of cost of goods sold to sales as a test of overall reasonableness of gross
margin relative to the preceding year.
5. Obtain information about the clients internal controls by asking questions of client
personnel.
6. Trace column totals from the cash disbursements journal to the general ledger.
7. Examine a piece of equipment to make sure a recent purchase of equipment was actually
received and is in operation.
8. Review the total of repairs and maintenance for each month to determine whether any
months total was unusually large.
9. Compare vendor names and amounts on purchases invoices with entries in the purchases
journal.
10. Foot entries in the sales journal to determine whether they were correctly totaled by the
client.
11. Make a surprise count of petty cash to verify that the amount of the petty cash fund is
intact.
12. Obtain a written statement from the clients bank stating the clients year-end balance on
deposit.
Answer:
Observation
Physical examination
Reperformance
Analytical procedure
Inquiry of the client
Reperformance
Physical examination
Analytical procedure
Documentation
Reperformance
Physical examination
Confirmation

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76. Match nine of the terms (a-k) with the definitions provided below (1-9):
medium
a. Foot
b. Compute
c. Scan
d. Inquire
e. Count
f. Trace
g. Recompute
h. Read
i. Examine
j. Observe
k. Compare

b 1. A calculation done by the auditor independent of the client.

a 2. Addition of a column of numbers to determine if the total is the same as the

clients.
k 3. A comparison of information in two different locations.

j 4. A use of the senses to assess certain activities.

f 5. Following details of transactions from original documents to journals.

c 6. A less detailed examination of a document or record to determine if there is

something unusual warranting further investigation.

d 7. Obtaining information from the client in response to specific questions.

e 8. A determination of assets on hand at a given time.

h 9. An examination of written information to determine facts pertinent to the audit.

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77. Match five of the terms (a-h) with the definitions provided below (1-5):
medium
a. Audit documentation
b. Audit procedures
c. Audit objectives
d. Analytical procedures
e. Budgets
f. Reliability of evidence
g. Sufficiency of evidence
h. Persuasiveness of evidence
d 1. Use of comparisons and relationships to assess the reasonableness of account

balances.
b 2. Detailed instructions for the collection of a type of audit evidence.

f 3. The degree to which evidence can be considered believable or trustworthy.

a 4. Contains all the information that the auditor considers necessary to conduct an

adequate audit and to provide support for the audit report.

g 5. This is determined by the amount of evidence obtained.

78. Below are 10 documents typically examined during an audit. Classify each document as either

medium internal or external.

Type of Documents
Document
1. Canceled checks for payments of accounts payable.
2. Payroll time cards.
3. Duplicate sales invoices.
4. Vendors invoices.
5. Bank statements.
6. Minutes of the board of directors meetings.
7. Signed lease agreements.
8. Notes receivable.
9. Subsidiary accounts receivable records.
10. Remittance advices.
Answer:
1. External 6. Internal
2. Internal 7. External
3. Internal 8. External
4. External 9. Internal
5. External 10. External

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79. Cost should never be a consideration when making decisions about evidence for a given audit.
easy a. True
b b. False
80. Confirmations are among the most expensive type of evidence to obtain.

easy a. True
a b. False
81. Observation is normally more reliable than physical examination.

easy a. True
b b. False
82. Inquiries of the client are usually sufficient to provide appropriate evidence to satisfy an audit

easy objective.
b a. True
b. False
83. A canceled check written by the client, made payable to a local supplier and drawn on the

easy clients bank account is one type of internal document.

b a. True
b. False
84. Whenever practical and reasonable, the confirmation of accounts receivable is required of

easy CPAs.
a a. True
b. False
85. Inquiries of clients and reperformance normally have a low cost associated with them.

easy a. True
a b. False
86. When analytical procedures reveal unusual fluctuations in an account balance, the auditor will

easy probably perform fewer tests of details for that account and increase the tests of controls related
b to the account.
a. True
b. False
87. The type of audit evidence known as inquiry requires the auditor to obtain oral information

easy from the client in response to questions.

a a. True
b. False
88. One of the primary determinants of the reliability of audit evidence is the quantity of evidence.

medium a. True
b b. False
89. Audit documentation is the joint property of the auditor and the audit client.

medium a. True
b b. False

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90. Objective evidence is more reliable, and hence more persuasive, than subjective evidence.
medium a. True
a b. False
91. Ordinarily, audit documentation can be provided to someone else only with the express

medium permission of the client.

a a. True
b. False
92. Analytical procedures must be used in the planning and completion phases of the audit.

medium a. True
a b. False
93. Confirmations are ordinarily used to verify account balances, but may be used to verify

medium transactions.
a a. True
b. False
94. Of the three common types of confirmations used by auditors, the least reliable type is the

medium negative confirmation.

a a. True
b. False
95. Accounts receivable confirmations must be controlled by the client from the time they are

medium prepared until the time they are returned to the auditor.
b a. True
b. False
96. Cost is never an adequate justification for omitting a necessary procedure or not gathering an

medium adequate sample size.

a a. True
b. False
97. Analytical procedures can be used to provide reliable substantive evidence for all balance-

medium related audit objectives.

b a. True
b. False
98. One advantage of using statistical techniques when performing analytical procedures is that they

medium eliminate the need for auditor judgment.

b a. True
b. False
99. Relevance of evidence can only be considered in terms of specific audit objectives.

medium a. True
a b. False

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