When Shareholders Use Audited Statements as the Basis for Their

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When shareholders use audited statements as the basis for their investment decisions,court imposed policy has shaped the law to consider this use outside the intended statutory purpose of the audit.In so doing,the courts have allowed the professional to be released from any duty of care to these individuals for any investment losses incurred as a result of relying on the audit.

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Definitions:

Normal Spoilage

The expected amount of waste or loss of materials during a manufacturing process that is considered an unavoidable cost of production.

Operation Costing

A hybrid costing system used in manufacturing goods that combines both job costing and process costing methods.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for allocating production costs to individual units of output when products are virtually identical.

Departmental Production Report

A document that summarizes the output, efficiency, and costs associated with a particular department within a company over a specified period.