In Using Audit Sampling for Exception Rates

question 16

Multiple Choice

In using audit sampling for exception rates:

• A)the auditor wants to know the most the exception rate is likely to be.
• B)sampling error is the likelihood that the auditor will miss a monetary misstatement.
• C)the upper limit of the interval estimate is known as the sampling risk.
• D)CUER cannot be considered in the context of specific audit objectives.

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