In Testing Plant and Equipment Balances, an Auditor May Physically

question 31

Multiple Choice

In testing plant and equipment balances, an auditor may physically inspect new additions listed on the summary of plant and equipment transactions for the year. This procedure is designed to obtain evidence concerning management's assertions about classes of transactions and events, and specifically, which assertion?

• A)Occurrence.
• B)Cutoff.
• C)Authorization.
• D)Classification.

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Definitions:

Resource Suppliers

Entities or individuals that provide the necessary inputs (like raw materials, labor, and capital) for production processes.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production input.

Newly Built Homes

Houses that have been recently constructed and are ready for occupancy, often indicating new developments in housing markets.

Construction Workers

Laborers specifically trained to work on construction sites, handling various tasks from basic site preparation to finishing work.