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If the auditor were interested in ensuring that all sales have been recorded,the population would be defined as:


A) Entries in the cash receipts journal.
B) Entries in the general journal.
C) Remittance advices.
D) Shipping documents.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Indicate whether each of the following represents an application of a statistical (S)or nonstatistical (N)sampling application. 1____.In order to begin testing the occurrence assertion for Bear's sales invoices,Lion determined the expected population deviation rate to be 1.25%,the tolerable rate of deviation to be 4% and the risk of overreliance to be 5%. 2____.Lion determined the tolerable rate of deviation to be low while testing controls concerning loan agreements.The audit team considered the sample size provided by the AICPA tables but decided that more loans needed to be tested to accurately evaluate the population. 3____.To test the accuracy of Bear's accounts receivable,Lion ordered the accounts into an aging list and selected the last fifty items for examination. 4____.A list of pre-numbered purchase orders was used to test the completeness assertion.Lion decided to randomly select items from the list for examination by identifying them from a perusal of files. 5____.Lion suspected the existence of fraud in Bear's payroll department.As a result,Lion set the expected population deviation rate at zero and used quantitative measures to ensure that sampling risk was controlled to acceptable levels. 6____.Lion used professional judgment to estimate the allowance for sampling risk to determine the likely rate of deviation in the population when testing the cutoff of Bear's sales invoices.

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In performing tests of controls over authorization of cash disbursements,which of the following statistical sampling methods would be most appropriate?


A) Variables.
B) Stratified.
C) Ratio.
D) Attributes.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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D

  Using a random number table, Walters identified a series of 50 numbers and located the corresponding employee identification number to select time cards for examination.


A) unrestricted random (UR)
B) systematic random (SR)
C) haphazard (H)
D) block (B)

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The sampling plan for nonstatistical sampling is the same as statistical sampling except for which of the following steps?


A) Define the characteristic of interest.
B) Define the population.
C) Measure the sample items.
D) Evaluate the sample results.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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D

A sampling plan in which an initial sample is selected and the audit team either draws a final conclusion or selects additional items before drawing a final conclusion is called


A) Attributes sampling.
B) Discovery sampling.
C) Sequential sampling.
D) Statistical sampling.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Mary Todd is auditing White House Furniture.In selecting a sample of purchases,she finds that a purchase order is missing.She should


A) Select another purchase to test.
B) Have the client recreate the purchase order.
C) Consider the sample item a deviation.
D) Ask the client if the purchase was authorized.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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  To test the occurrence assertion regarding sales invoices, Walters randomly selected invoices from the database storage disk for examination.


A) unrestricted random (UR)
B) systematic random (SR)
C) haphazard (H)
D) block (B)

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Assume that the audit team established a tolerable rate of deviation of 5%,an expected population deviation rate of 1%,and desired to control the risk of overreliance to 10%.What is the appropriate sample size in this situation?


A) 77 items.
B) 93 items.
C) 132 items.
D) 124 items.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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An erroneous decision to assess control risk at excessively high levels can have an adverse effect on:


A) The efficiency of an audit engagement.
B) The effectiveness of an audit engagement.
C) The validity of an audit.
D) The type of report the auditor decides to render.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The risk of underreliance is the risk that the sample selected to test controls:


A) Does not support the auditor's planned level of control risk when the true operating effectiveness of the control justifies such an assessment.
B) Contains misstatements that could be material to the financial statements when aggregated with misstatements in other account balances or transaction classes.
C) Contains proportionally fewer monetary errors or deviations from prescribed control procedures than exist in the balance or class as a whole.
D) Does not support the tolerable misstatement for some or all of management's assertions.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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  Walters used a computer listing of T&T’s credit memos, which totaled 2,400 items, to select 4 random starting points for examination. The remaining memos were identified for testing by selecting every 24th item until the sample size reached 100 memos.


A) unrestricted random (UR)
B) systematic random (SR)
C) haphazard (H)
D) block (B)

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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In performing attributes sampling,the auditor will conclude that the control is functioning as intended if the ______ is less than or equal to______.


A) Expected population deviation rate; tolerable rate of deviation.
B) Upper limit rate of deviation; tolerable rate of deviation.
C) Tolerable rate of deviation; expected population deviation rate.
D) Tolerable rate of deviation; upper limit rate of deviation.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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After examining sample items and classifying items as deviations,the auditor can divide the number of deviations by the sample size and calculate the:


A) Expected population deviation rate.
B) Risk of underreliance.
C) Sample rate of deviation.
D) Tolerable rate of deviation.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If an auditor tested 50 transactions and found two deviations from an important control activity,the auditor could conclude that:


A) The tolerable rate is 4%.
B) The critical rate of occurrence is 4%.
C) The sample rate of deviation is 4%.
D) The expected population deviation rate is 4%.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When considering the results of an attributes sampling application,the auditor compares which of the following two measures?


A) Upper limit rate of deviation; sample rate of deviation.
B) Tolerable rate of deviation; sample rate of deviation.
C) Expected rate of deviation; upper limit rate of deviation.
D) Upper limit rate of deviation; tolerable rate of deviation.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The sample size for a test of controls varies inversely with:


A) Expected population deviation rate: Yes; Tolerable rate of deviation: Yes
B) Expected population deviation rate: No; Tolerable rate of deviation: No
C) Expected population deviation rate: Yes; Tolerable rate of deviation: No
D) Expected population deviation rate: No; Tolerable rate of deviation: Yes

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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When testing internal controls,which of the following statements is not true with respect to the use of nonstatistical sampling?


A) Nonstatistical sampling is permitted in the audits of both public and nonpublic entities.
B) Nonstatistical sampling does not require the use of random selection techniques.
C) When using nonstatistical sampling,auditors are required to quantify the parameters used to determine sample size.
D) Auditors are required to use professional judgment in evaluating the sample results in a nonstatistical sampling application.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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When selecting a sample of items to perform a test of controls,all of the following should be true of a representative sample,except


A) The transactions have been processed by the entity throughout the year.
B) The transactions should be limited to those processed in a specific geographic area.
C) The transactions have been processed by different individuals.
D) The transactions represent both large and small dollar amounts.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding an audit team's documentation requirements for attributes sampling?


A) The audit team's conclusions do not need to be documented unless they decide to rely on internal control at planned levels.
B) The audit team should document information regarding the number of deviations and sample deviation rate,but not the allowance for sampling risk.
C) The audit team's documentation should include information about the control environment,including an assessment of management's integrity.
D) The audit team's documentation should include information regarding all steps of the sampling process and implications of the conclusions reached on internal control reliance and substantive procedures.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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