In a Financial Statement Audit, Inherent Risk Is Evaluated to Help

question 109

Multiple Choice

In a financial statement audit, inherent risk is evaluated to help an auditor assess which of the following?

• A) the internal audit department's objectivity in reporting a material misstatement of a financial statement assertion it detects to the audit committee
• B) the risk that the internal control system will not detect a material misstatement of a financial statement assertion
• C) the risk that the audit procedures implemented will not detect a material misstatement of a financial statement assertion
• D) the susceptibility of a financial statement assertion to a material misstatement, assuming there are no related controls

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