Which of the Following Statements Represents a Quality Control Requirement

question 572

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements represents a quality control requirement under Government Auditing Standards?

• A) A CPA who conducts government audits is required to undergo an annual external quality control review when an appropriate internal quality control system is not in place.
• B) A CPA seeking to enter into a contract to perform an audit should provide the CPA's most recent external quality control review report to the party contracting for the audit.
• C) An external quality control review of a CPA's practice should include a review of the audit documentation for each government audit performed since the prior external quality control review.
• D) A CPA who conducts government audits may not make the CPA's external quality control review report available to the public.

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

The excess of total revenues over total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Perfect Competition

An ideal market structure characterized by infinite buyers and sellers, identical products, and no barriers to entry or exit.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by many sellers and buyers, homogenous products, and no barriers to market entry or exit, leading to optimal pricing and efficiency.

Industry-wide Price

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