The Dollar Amount of Some Misstatements Cannot Be Accurately Measured

question 141

Multiple Choice

The dollar amount of some misstatements cannot be accurately measured. For example, if the client were unwilling to disclose an existing lawsuit, the auditor must estimate the likely effect on

• A) net income.
• B) users of the financial statements.
• C) the auditor's exposure to lawsuits.
• D) management's future decisions.

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Definitions:

Odds Ratio

A measure of association between an exposure and an outcome, representing the odds that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure, compared to the odds of the outcome occurring in the absence of that exposure.

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