Auditors Have a Variety of Sampling Approaches Available

question 70

Multiple Choice

Auditors have a variety of sampling approaches available.For each approach in the first column,identify the correct statement in the second column.Each statement may be used once,more than once,or not at all.
-Mean-per-unit estimation sampling.

• A)A method that is most effective in circumstances in which auditors expect a very low rate of occurrence of some critical deviation (e.g. ,a fraudulent cash disbursement).
• B)A classical method that uses both the audited and book values of items in the sample to obtain an estimated total audited value.
• C)The most frequently used general method that arrives at an estimated deviation rate.
• D)A method that defines the sampling unit as each individual dollar.
• E)A classical variables sampling plan enabling the auditors to estimate the average dollar value (or other variable)of items in a population by determining the average value of items in a sample.

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Definitions:

Reportable Segments

Sections of a business that must separately disclose financial and other information in financial reports, due to their significant activity or size.

Interim Reporting

A financial reporting method used by companies to provide financial statements over periods shorter than a fiscal year, often quarterly.

Financial Position

A snapshot of what a company owns and owes at a specific point in time, often presented in the form of a balance sheet.

Interim Income Tax Expense

The estimated taxes a company incurs during an interim period, before the end of its fiscal year.