What Are the Three Audit Strategy Options That an Auditor

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Essay

What are the three audit strategy options that an auditor has for verifying the existence (and completeness) of inventories and what is the implication of each strategy for control risk?

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Definitions:

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead costs are more than the actual overhead costs incurred.

Credit Balance

A situation where the sum of credits in an account exceeds the sum of debits, often indicating a liability or revenue.

Work in Process Inventory

Work in process inventory consists of materials, labor, and overhead costs for products that are in the production process but have not yet been completed.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated or estimated manufacturing overhead costs exceed the actual overhead costs incurred.