As Part of Audit Planning,you Have Calculated Gross Margin for the Last

question 34

Multiple Choice

As part of audit planning,you have calculated gross margin for the last five years and compared gross margin to industry averages.Your client's gross margin has increased by about 5% in the current year,while the industry gross average has declined.One possible cause of this increased gross margin is

• A)higher cost of goods sold.
• B)increased bad debt expenses.
• C)fictitious revenue.
• D)fictitious expenses.

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Definitions:

Make or Buy

A decision-making process in which a company chooses between manufacturing a product internally or purchasing it from an external supplier.

Significant Sunk Costs

Expenses that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered or changed.

Avoidable Cost

Costs that can be eliminated if a certain decision is made, not incurred if a particular activity is avoided.

Sunk Cost

A sunk cost is an expense that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered, often considered irrelevant for future business decisions.