A Limitation on the Scope of an Auditor's Examination Sufficient

question 26

Multiple Choice

A limitation on the scope of an auditor's examination sufficient to preclude an unqualified opinion will always result when management:

• A) Engages the auditor after the year-end physical inventory count is completed.
• B) Fails to correct a material internal control weakness that had been identified during the prior year's audit.
• C) Refuses to furnish a management representation letter to the auditor.
• D) Prevents the auditor from reviewing the audit documentation of the predecessor auditor.

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