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There are three stages of the audit in which analytical procedures are performed. Identify each of these three stages and, for each stage, discuss the purpose of performing analytical procedures in that stage. Also indicate in which stage(s) analytical procedures are required by current professional auditing standards.


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Pork-Barrel Politics

The allocation of government spending for localized projects secured primarily to bring money to a representative's district, with the implication of gaining the representative favor or votes.

Rent-Seeking Behavior

denotes efforts to increase one's share of existing wealth without creating new wealth, often through manipulation or exploitation of the political environment.

Principal-Agent Problem

A dilemma in which an agent, acting on behalf of a principal, may have incentives to act in their own interest rather than in the best interest of the principal.

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