Shown Below (1-5)are the Five Types of Tests Which Auditors

question 8

Multiple Choice

Shown below (1-5) are the five types of tests which auditors use to determine whether financial statements are fairly stated.Which three are substantive tests?
1) procedures to obtain an understanding of internal control
2) tests of controls
3) tests of transactions
4) analytical procedures
5) tests of balances

• A) 2, 3 and 4
• B) 1, 2 and 3
• C) 3, 4 and 5
• D) 2, 3 and 5

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to a second party if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Adequacy of Consideration

Assessing whether something of legal value has been exchanged in a contract to justify the parties’ obligations.

Consideration

In contract law, it refers to something of value, such as money, services, or goods, exchanged between parties as part of an agreement.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.