Below Are Five Audit Procedures, All of Which Are Tests

question 104

Short Answer

Below are five audit procedures, all of which are tests of transactions associated with the audit of the acquisition and payment cycle.Also below are the six general transaction-related audit objectives and the five management assertions.For each audit procedure, indicate (1)its audit objective, and (2)the management assertion being tested.

1.Foot the purchases journal and trace the totals to the related general ledger accounts.
(1)________.
(2)________.
2.Recompute the cash discounts taken by the client.
(1)________.
(2)________.
3.Compare dates on cancelled checks with the bank cancellation date.
(1)________.
(2)________.
4.Trace from a sample of cancelled checks to the cash disbursements journal.
(1)________.
(2)________.
5.Examine supporting documentation for a sample of transactions for authorized payee and amount and to determine services or goods were received.
(1)________.
(2)________.

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Definitions:

Kanbans

A scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing that signals the need to move materials within a production facility.

Safety Stock

Inventory maintained beyond expected demand, providing a safeguard against unpredictability in supply chain and demand patterns, ensuring consistent availability of products.

Lead Time

The amount of time it takes for an order to be fulfilled from the moment it is placed.

Setup Cost

The cost incurred to prepare equipment or processes for manufacturing or production.