When Testing Cash Balances at the Balance Sheet Date,the Auditor

question 42

Multiple Choice

When testing cash balances at the balance sheet date,the auditor foots the bank reconciliation and traces its reported book balance to the trial balance and its bank balance to the standard confirmation.Which of the following assertions is being tested with these procedures?

• A)Rights.
• B)Valuation.
• C)Existence.
• D)All of the above.

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Definitions:

Status Quo

The existing state of affairs; in prospect theory, the current situation from which gains and losses are calculated.

Utility

A measure of satisfaction or value that consumers receive from consuming goods and services.

Endowment Effect

The tendency people have to place higher valuations on items they possess (are endowed with) than on identical items that they do not possess; perhaps caused by loss aversion.

Behavioral Economists

Economists who study how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect the economic decisions of individuals and institutions.