Which One of the Following BEST Describes What the Auditor

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following BEST describes what the auditor means by the rate of occurrence in the audit sampling plan?

• A) the frequency with which a certain characteristic occurs within a population
• B) the dollar range within which the true population total can be expected to fall
• C) the degree of confidence that the sample is representative of the population
• D) the number of errors that can reasonably be expected to be found in a population

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Definitions:

Volcanic Eruption

A volcanic eruption is a process where magma (molten rock) and gas escape from a magma chamber through the crust to the surface, often accompanied by volcanic ash and lava flows.

Ice Sheet

A mass of ice of considerable thickness and more than 50,000 square kilometers in area, forming a nearly continuous cover of ice and snow over a land surface.

Felsic

A term used in geology to describe igneous rocks that are rich in light-colored minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and muscovite.

Pyroclastic Flows

High-density mixtures of hot volcanic ash, pumice, rock fragments, and volcanic gas that move away from the volcano at high speeds during an explosive eruption.