To Do an Audit, the Auditor Needs Information in a Verifiable

question 7

Essay

To do an audit, the auditor needs information in a verifiable form and some criteria by which to evaluate that information.(A)What information and criteria would an independent public accounting firm use when auditing a company's financial statements? (B)What information and criteria would a taxation auditor use when auditing that same company's tax return? (C)What information and criteria would an internal auditor use when performing a performance audit to evaluate whether the company's computerised payroll processing system is operating efficiently and effectively?

Explain the conditions necessary for price discrimination and its impact on market outcomes.

Identify and describe the characteristics of industries classified under monopolistic competition.

Recognize the strategies monopolistic competitors use to differentiate their products and attract consumers.

Analyze the long-term economic implications for firms operating in a monopolistic competition, including the role of economic profits and losses.

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