An Auditor Should Perform Alternative Procedures to Substantiate the Existence

question 12

Multiple Choice

An auditor should perform alternative procedures to substantiate the existence of accounts receivable when

• A)There is no response to a positive confirmation request.
• B)There is no response to a negative confirmation request.
• C)Collectability of the receivables is in doubt.
• D)Pledging of the receivables is probable.

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Definitions:

Ethnolinguistics

A branch of linguistics that studies the relationships between language and culture and how they mutually influence and inform each other.

Analytical

Pertaining to the systematic examination and evaluation of details of a complex structure or substance.

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, such as the difference between the sounds of "p" and "b" in "pat" and "bat."

Phonology

The study of the organization and system of sounds in languages.