What are analytical procedures?

A: Substantive tests designed to assess control risk

B: Substantive tests designed to evaluate the validity of managements representation letter

C: Substantive tests designed to study relationships between financial and non­financial

D: All of the above

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Substantive tests designed to study relationships between financial and non­financial

Which of the following is not an analytical procedure?

A: Tracing of purchases recurred in the purchase book to purchase invoices.

B: Comparing aggregate wages paid to number of employees

C: Comparing the actual costs with standard costs

D: All of them are analytical procedure

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Tracing of purchases recurred in the purchase book to purchase invoices.

When applying analytical procedures, an auditor could develop independent estimate of an account balance to compare it to­___________?

A: clients unedited account balance

B: clients unedited account balance adjusted for trends in the industry

C: Prior year audited balance

D: Prior year audited balance adjusted for trends in the industry

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Prior year audited balance adjusted for trends in the industry

_______the audit risk,_______the materiality and _______the audit effort?

A: Lower, Higher, Lower

B: Lower, Lower, Higher

C: Higher, Lower, Lower

D: Lower, Higher, Higher

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Lower, Higher, Lower

When issuing unqualified opinion, the auditor who evaluates the audit findings should be satisfied that the_____________?

A: Amount of known misstatement is documented in working papers

B: Estimates of the total likely misstatement is less than materiality level

C: Estimate of the total likely misstatement is more than materially level

D: Estimates of the total likely misstatement cannot be made

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Estimates of the total likely misstatement is less than materiality level

Which of the following statements is not true about continuous audit?

A: It is conducted at regular interval

B: It may be carried out on daily basis

C: It is needed when the organization has a good internal control system

D: It is expensive

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It is needed when the organization has a good internal control system

Which of the following statements is not correct about materiality?

A: Materiality is a relative concept

B: Materiality judgments involve both quantitative and qualitative judgments

C: Auditors consideration of materiality is influenced by the auditors perception of the needs of an informed decision maker who will rely on the financial statements

D: At the planning state, the auditor considers materiality at the financial statement level only

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At the planning state, the auditor considers materiality at the financial statement level only

Audit in depth is synonymous for­_____________?

A: Complete audit

B: Completed audit

C: Final audit

D: Detailed audit

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Detailed audit

Balance sheet audit includes verification of____________?

A: Assets

B: Income and expense accounts where appropriate

C: Liabilities

D: All of the above

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All of the above

In determining the level of materiality for an audit, what should not be considered?

A: Prior years errors

B: The auditors remuneration

C: Adjusted interim financial statements

D: Prior years financial statements

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The auditors remuneration

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