While Observing an Entity's Annual Physical Inventory, an Auditor Recorded

question 11

Multiple Choice

While observing an entity's annual physical inventory, an auditor recorded test counts for several items and noticed that certain test counts were higher than the recorded quantities in the entity's perpetual records. This situation could be the result of the entity's failure to record:

• A)purchase discounts.
• B)purchase returns.
• C)sales.
• D)sales returns.

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Definitions:

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures, considering all payments of principal and interest.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates, representing the weighted average of the time until a bond's cash flows are received.

Basis Points

A unit of measure used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value or rate of a financial instrument, where one basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%.

Modified Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates, adjusted to account for changes in yield.