Rank the Reliability of the Following Items of Audit Evidence

question 74

Multiple Choice

Rank the reliability of the following items of audit evidence: 1. Schedules of details of physical inventory counts conducted by the client
2) Auditor's notation of inferences drawn from ratios and trends
3) Copies of bank statements held by the client
4) Copies of bank statements obtained directly from the bank

• A) 2, 3, 4, 1
• B) 3, 4, 2, 1
• C) 4, 2, 3, 1
• D) 4, 1, 2, 3

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Definitions:

Western Lowland Gorilla

A subspecies of gorilla that inhabits the lowland rainforests of central West Africa, known for its gentle nature.

Populations

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Primate Order

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Glaciation

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