When the Auditor Decides to Select Less Than 100 Percent

question 79

Multiple Choice

When the auditor decides to select less than 100 percent of the population for testing, the auditor is said to use

• A) audit sampling.
• B) representative sampling.
• C) poor judgment.
• D) estimation sampling.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive.

P = MC

An economic principle stating that the optimal level of output occurs when the price (P) equals marginal cost (MC), guiding firms in perfect competition on production decisions.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogenous products, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to firms being price takers.

Marginal Cost

The expense incurred from manufacturing an additional unit of a product.