Internal Controls That the Auditor Expects to Rely on to Reduce

question 43

True/False

Internal controls that the auditor expects to rely on to reduce substantive testing must be tested.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All manufacturing costs other than direct materials and direct labor, including expenses such as rent, utilities, and equipment depreciation.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate indirect costs to products or services, based on a selected activity base such as machine-hours or labor-hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

The overall hours spent by staff directly participating in creating goods.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, rent, depreciation, and salaries of indirect labor, which are not directly traceable to specific products.