An Example of a Substantive Test for Cash Balances Would

question 91

Multiple Choice

An example of a substantive test for cash balances would be to _______.

• A)obtain written representations from management pertaining to cash balances
• B)trace the beginning balance for cash on-hand and in bank to prior year's working papers
• C)rely on the internal audit function for this part of the audit
• D)send a confirmation to the client's legal counsel

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Definitions:

Protein Metabolism

The process by which proteins are synthesized, broken down, and converted into other proteins or forms of energy within the body.

Ammonia

A colorless gas with a distinct, pungent smell, NH3, used in various industrial processes and also produced as a waste product in organisms.

Urea

A nitrogenous compound produced in the liver as a waste product of protein metabolism and excreted in urine.

Oxidative Deamination

Removal of the amine group of an amino acid to form a keto acid, ammonia, and NADH.