Which of the Following Statements Reflects an Auditor's Responsibility for Detecting

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements reflects an auditor's responsibility for detecting fraud?

• A)An auditor is not responsible for discovering fraudulent acts involving employee collusion.
• B)The audit should be planned to detect only fraud caused by departures from GAAP.
• C)An auditor is only responsible for detecting fraudulent financial reporting.
• D)An auditor should design the audit to provide reasonable assurance of detecting errors and fraud that are material to the financial statements.

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Definitions:

Photographs

Images captured by a camera that record visual information.

Lens

An optical component made from transparent material that forms an image by focusing or dispersing light rays, commonly found in glasses, cameras, and microscopes.

Rods and Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina responsible for vision; rods detect light and dark changes, while cones perceive color.

Bipolar Cells

A type of neuron found in the eye's retina, transferring signals from photoreceptor cells to ganglion cells.