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In Tests of Controls Auditing, Auditors Need to Define "Deviations

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In tests of controls auditing, auditors need to define "deviations" in advance. Give seven examples of control compliance deviations related to a client's processing of credit sales transactions and the related assertion that was violated.


Definitions:

Unique Risk

Referred to as unsystematic risk, it denotes the risk linked to a particular company or sector.

Firm-specific Risk

Risk associated with an individual company, as opposed to the market as a whole.

Efficient Frontier

A graphical representation in portfolio management that shows the best possible investment portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a given level of risk.

Risky Assets

Assets that have a higher degree of uncertainty in their returns, often with the potential for higher gains but also higher losses.

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