Audit Evidence Has Two Primary Qualities for the Auditor; Relevance

question 78

Multiple Choice

Audit evidence has two primary qualities for the auditor; relevance and reliability.Given the choices below, which provides the auditor with the most reliable audit evidence?

• A)General ledger account balances
• B)Confirmation of accounts receivable balance received from a customer
• C)Internal memo explaining the issuance of a credit memo
• D)Copy of month-end adjusting entries

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Definitions:

Polarimetry Tube

A laboratory device used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through optically active substances.

Specific Rotation

A physical property of chiral compounds, describing the direction and magnitude of rotation of plane-polarized light by a substance.

Glucose

A simple sugar and important energy source in living organisms, classified as a monosaccharide and playing a crucial role in carbohydrate metabolism.

Enantiomers

Mirror-image forms of a molecule that cannot be superimposed on each other, often having different properties in a chiral environment.