Free Bachelor of Science in Accountancy: Audit Questions and Answers

Question 1

The kind of control that is intended to stop, catch, and fix important misstatements before the action takes place is called a:

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Preventative Control

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Detective Control

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Monitoring Control

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Risk Assessment

Question 2

Which form of statement does the auditor tackle from the bottom up?

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Completeness

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Cutoff

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Understandability and Classification

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Existence and Occurrence

Question 3

For BDE Company, the ratio of accounts payable turnover grew from year 3 to year 4. What might be the cause of this?

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Cost of goods sold increased from year 3 to year 4 but accounts payable remained the same.

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Total liabilities increased from year 3 to year 4

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The company took on a significant long term debt to purchase another company

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Accounts payable in year 4 increased from year 3

Question 4

An Emphasis-of-Matter Paragraph should be inserted to the auditors' report when:

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There is a going concern uncertainty

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There is large cash disbursements relating to investment in assets

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The company has material misstatements in the financial statements

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The company is purchasing another company

Question 5

True or False: Even if an auditor does not find any false statements during an audit, a serious flaw or material weakness may still exist within a corporation.

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True

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False

Question 6

A nonissuer's internal control problems should be reported as soon as possible if:

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60 days after the report release date

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30 days after the report release date

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60 days after the deficiency is discovered

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30 days after the deficiency is discovered

Question 7

According to the PCAOB standard, issuer auditors must do the

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Integrated Audit

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Internal Audit

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Review

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Financial Statement Audit only