Question 1

Which of the following factors most likely would cause an auditor not to accept a new audit engagement?

Accepted Answer

A)  An inadequate understanding of the entity's internal controls.
B)  The close proximity to the end of the entity's fiscal year.
C)  Concluding that the entity's management probably lacks integrity.
D)  The inability to perform preliminary analytical procedures before assessing control risk. C

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the four major cycles?

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A)  Revenue and cash collection.
B)  Acquisition and expenditure.
C)  Cash receipts and disbursements.
D)  Financing and investing.

Question 3

Before accepting an engagement to audit a new client, a CPA is required to obtain:

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A)  an assessment of fraud risk factors likely to cause material misstatements.
B)  an understanding of the prospective client's industry and business.
C)  the prospective client's signature to a written engagement letter.
D)  the prospective client's consent to make inquiries of the predecessor, if any.

Question 4

For which of the following judgments may an independent auditor share responsibility with an entity's internal auditor who is assessed to be both competent and objective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment of inherent risk, yes; assessment of control risk, yes.
B)  Assessment of inherent risk, yes; assessment of control risk, no.
C)  Assessment of inherent risk, no; assessment of control risk, yes.
D)  Assessment of inherent risk, no; assessment of control risk, no.

Question 5

When applying analytical procedures during an audit, which of the following is the best approach for developing expectations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Considering unaudited account balances and ratios to calculate what adjusted balances should be.
B)  Identifying reasonable explanations for unexpected differences before talking to client management.
C)  Considering the pattern of several unusual changes without trying to explain what caused them.
D)  Comparing client data with client-determined expected results to reduce detailed tests of account balances.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a category of audit documentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporary files.
B)  Permanent files.
C)  Audit administrative files.
D)  Current documentation files. A

Question 7

The confirmation of an accounts receivable balance provides primary evidence regarding which management assertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Completeness.
B)  Valuation.
C)  Allocation.
D)  Existence.

Question 8

In considering overall materiality for planning purposes, an auditor believes that misstatements aggregating $10,000 would have a material effect on an entity's income statement but that misstatements would have to aggregate $20,000 to materially affect the balance sheet. Ordinarily, it would be appropriate to design audit procedures that would be expected to detect misstatements aggregating:

Accepted Answer

A)  $10,000.
B)  $15,000.
C)  $20,000.
D)  $30,000.

Question 9

Which of the following would be a step in an internal control program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obtain an aged trial balance of the accounts receivable.
B)  Prepare and send confirmations on a sample of customers' accounts receivable.
C)  Assess the control risk for sales and collections.
D)  Read sales contracts for evidence of customers' rights of return or price allowance terms.

Question 10

To satisfy the valuation assertion when auditing an investment in another company that is publicly and actively traded, an auditor most likely would seek to:

Accepted Answer

A)  inspect the stock certificates evidencing the investment.
B)  examine the audited financial statements of the investee company.
C)  review the broker's advice or canceled check for the investment's acquisition.
D)  obtain market quotations from The Wall Street Journal or another independent source.

Question 11

Which of the following factors should an external auditor obtain updated information about when assessing an internal auditor's competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reporting status of the internal auditor within the organization.
B)  The educational level and professional experiences of the internal auditor.
C)  Whether policies prohibit the internal auditor from auditing areas where relatives are employed.
D)  Whether the board of directors, audit committee, or owner-manager oversees employment decisions related to the internal auditor.

Question 12

D. Jackson, CPA, audited Washington Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. On November 1, 2018, Washington notified Jackson that it was changing auditors and that Jackson's services were being terminated. On November 5, 2018, Washington invited Lincoln, CPA, to make a proposal for an engagement to audit its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.Required:What procedures concerning Jackson should Lincoln perform before accepting the engagement?

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Question 13

C. Hill, CPA, has been retained to audit the financial statements of Monday Co. Monday's predecessor auditor was K. Post, CPA, whom Monday has notified by that its services have been terminated. Under these circumstances, which party should initiate the communications between Hill and Post?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hill, the auditor.
B)  Post, the predecessor auditor.
C)  Monday's controller or CFO.
D)  The chair of Monday's board of directors.

Question 14

Auditors should design the written audit plan so that:

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A)  all material transactions will be selected for substantive testing.
B)  substantive tests prior to the balance sheet date will be minimized.
C)  the audit procedures selected will achieve specific audit objectives.
D)  each account balance will be tested under either tests of controls or tests of transactions.

Question 15

The idea of the cycle approach is to group accounts together by:

Accepted Answer

A)  specific function.
B)  financial statement assertion.
C)  audit objective.
D)  transactions that affect all accounts in that particular group.

Question 16

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Accepted Answer

A)  Option A
B)  Option B
C)  Option C
D)  Option D  A

Question 17

In testing the completeness assertion for a liability account, an auditor ordinarily works from the:

Accepted Answer

A)  financial statements to the potentially unrecorded items.
B)  potentially unrecorded items to the financial statements.
C)  accounting records to the supporting evidence.
D)  trial balance to the subsidiary ledger.

Question 18

During the initial planning phase of an audit, a CPA most likely would:

Accepted Answer

A)  test specific internal control activities that are likely to prevent fraud.
B)  evaluate the reasonableness of the client's accounting estimates of inventory obsolescence.
C)  discuss the timing of the audit procedures with the client's management.
D)  inquire of the client's attorney as to whether any unrecorded claims are probable of assertion.

Question 19

Identify the two types of audit plans and indicate the purpose of each.

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The two types of audit plans are (1) the...

Question 20

In auditing accrued liabilities, an auditor's procedures most likely would focus primarily on management's assertion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  existence or occurrence.
B)  completeness.
C)  presentation and disclosure.
D)  valuation or allocation.

Exam 3: Engagement Planning

Which of the following factors most likely would cause an auditor not to accept a new audit engagement?

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Which of the following is not one of the four major cycles?

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Before accepting an engagement to audit a new client, a CPA is required to obtain:

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For which of the following judgments may an independent auditor share responsibility with an entity's internal auditor who is assessed to be both competent and objective?

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When applying analytical procedures during an audit, which of the following is the best approach for developing expectations?

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Which of the following is not a category of audit documentation?

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The confirmation of an accounts receivable balance provides primary evidence regarding which management assertion?

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Which of the following would be a step in an internal control program?

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To satisfy the valuation assertion when auditing an investment in another company that is publicly and actively traded, an auditor most likely would seek to:

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Which of the following factors should an external auditor obtain updated information about when assessing an internal auditor's competence?

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Auditors should design the written audit plan so that:

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The idea of the cycle approach is to group accounts together by:

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In testing the completeness assertion for a liability account, an auditor ordinarily works from the:

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For which of the following judgments may an independent auditor share responsibility with an entity's internal auditor who is assessed to be both competent and objective?

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When applying analytical procedures during an audit, which of the following is the best approach for developing expectations?

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Which of the following factors should an external auditor obtain updated information about when assessing an internal auditor's competence?

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