A. The auditor concludes balance is materially correct when in actual fact it is not
B. The auditor concludes that the balance is materially misstated when in actual fact it not
C. The auditor has rejected an item for sample which was material
D. None of the above
Related Mcqs:
- What would most effectively describe the risk of incorrect acceptance in terms of substantive audit testing?
A. The auditor has ascertained that the balance is materially correct when in actual fact it is not
B. The auditor concludes the balance is materially misstated when in actual fact is not
C. The auditor has rejected an item from sample which was not supported by documentary evidence
D. He applies random sampling on data which is inaccurate and inconsistent - The nature, timing and extent of substantive procedures is related to assessed level of control risk
A. Randomly
B. Disproportionately
C. Directly
D. Inversely - Which of the following statements is most closely associated with analytical procedure applied at substantive stage?
A. It helps to study relationship among balance sheet accounts
B. It helps to discover material misstatements in the financial statements
C. It helps to identify possible oversights
D. It helps to accumulate evidence supporting the validity of a specific account balance - In an audit of financial statements, substantive tests are audit procedures that __________?
A. May be eliminated for an account balance under certain conditions
B. Are designed to discover significant subsequent events
C. Will increase proportionately when the auditor decreases the assessed level of control risk
D. May be test of transactions, test of balance and analytical procedures - Which of the following statements is most closely associated with analytical procedure applied at substantive stage?
A. It helps to study relationship among balance sheet accounts
B. It helps to discover material misstatements in the financial statements
C. It helps to identify possible oversights
D. It helps to accumulate evidence supporting the validity of a specific account balance - Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. An auditor may serve on the board of directors of an audit client.
B. An auditor who is an immediate family member of the director of an audit client must not be assigned to the audit team.
C. Purchasing goods from an audit client on normal commercial terms does not create a threat to the auditor’s independence.
D. An auditor who was recently a director of an audit client must not be assigned to the audit team for that client. - Audit risk is composed of 3 factors. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?
A. Compliance risk
B. Detection risk
C. Control risk
D. Inherent risk - Which of the following describes sampling risk?
A. The risk of the auditor carrying out a test the wrong way round
B. The risk of reliance on unsuitable audit evidence
C. The risk that the sample does not reflect the population
D. The risk of the auditor reaching the wrong conclusions from testing - _______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 - An auditor should not accept a loan on favourable commercial terms from an audit client because of the threat to his or her independence. The threat would be a___________?
A. Self-interest threat
B. Self-review threat
C. Advocacy threat
D. Familiarity threat
The correct answer to the question: "What would most appropriately describe the risk of incorrect rejection in terms of substantive testing?" is "The auditor concludes that the balance is materially misstated when in actual fact it not ".
