In Allocating Financial Statement Materiality to the Various Accounts, the Auditor

question 31

Multiple Choice

In allocating financial statement materiality to the various accounts, the auditor should consider:

• A) the likelihood of misstatements in the account.
• B) the probable cost of verifying the account.
• C) neither the likelihood of misstatements in the account nor the probable cost of verifying the account.
• D) both the likelihood of misstatements in the account and the probable cost of verifying the account.
• E) the likelihood of misstatements in a transaction.

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