The Auditor Is Concerned with the Audited Value Rather Than

question 46

Multiple Choice

The auditor is concerned with the audited value rather than the error amount of each item in the sample when using:

• A) ratio estimation.
• B) monetary-unit sampling.
• C) mean-per-unit estimation.
• D) difference estimation.

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Definitions:

Impaired

A term indicating that an asset's market value has decreased significantly more than what is recorded on financial statements, suggesting that the asset may not be recoverable to its currently stated value.

Recoverable Amount

The higher value between an asset's fair value minus costs to sell and its value in use, used in assessing whether an asset is impaired.

Carrying Amount

The book value of an asset or liability on a company's balance sheet, reflecting its original cost adjusted for factors such as depreciation or amortization.

Anticipated Residual

The estimated value of an asset at the end of its useful life, taking into account depreciation and wear.