An Auditor Determines That There Is an Inherent Risk That

question 41

Multiple Choice

An auditor determines that there is an inherent risk that dividends may be recorded and paid before being declared. This determination is most likely tied to which of the following management assertions?

• A)Completeness.
• B)Presentation and disclosure.
• C)Valuation.
• D)Existence.

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Definitions:

Idle Capacity

The portion of a company's resources or production capacity that is not being used in production but still incurs costs.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on the activities they require.

Resource Consumption

The act of using resources, such as materials, time, and energy, in the process of producing goods and services.

Activity-Based Costing

Activity-based costing is an accounting method that assigns costs to products and services based on the activities and resources that go into producing them.