You Have Been Assigned to the Accounts Payable Transaction Cycle

question 103

Multiple Choice

You have been assigned to the accounts payable transaction cycle as part of your auditing responsibilities. You have decided to vouch a sample of entries in the accounts payable master file to supporting documents. Which assertion is this test of controls most likely to support?

• A) accuracy
• B) classification
• C) completeness
• D) occurrence

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Definitions:

Cash Balance

The amount of cash or cash equivalents held by a company at a particular point in time.

Selling and Administrative Expense

Costs related to the selling of products and the administration of a business, not including production costs.

Variable Expense

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business.

Fixed Expense

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent or salaries.