Suppose an Auditor Calculates an Estimate of the Errors by Direct

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose an auditor calculates an estimate of the errors by direct projection from the sample to the population.If the auditor finds $15 000 of net overstatement errors in a sample of $100 000 out of a total population of $500 000, the estimate of errors in the population will be:

• A) $75 000.
• B) $7 500.
• C) $750.
• D) $750 000.

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