If a Program to Be Subjected to a Performance Audit

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a program to be subjected to a performance audit lacks clearly defined objectives, what can the auditor do?

• A) Decline the audit until the entity defines its objectives.
• B) Personally discern the objectives based on the auditor's opinion.
• C) Examine the legislation to see if the legislation articulated the goals and objectives of the program.
• D) Create a list of goals and objectives.

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Definitions:

Civil Code

A codification of laws intended to systematically cover areas of private law such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.

Equity

Refers to a body of law providing remedies that go beyond those offered by traditional common law, often aimed at fairness.

Legal System

The framework of rules, laws, and regulations, including the structures and processes set up to enforce them, governing a society.

B.C. Supreme Court

The highest trial court in British Columbia, Canada, that deals with significant civil and criminal cases.