An Entity Has a Large and Active Investment Portfolio That

question 55

Multiple Choice

An entity has a large and active investment portfolio that is kept in a bank safe-deposit box. If the auditor is unable to examine and count the securities at the balance sheet date but will examine and count the securities shortly thereafter, the auditor most likely will:

• A)request that the bank confirm to the auditor the contents of the safe-deposit box at the balance sheet date.
• B)examine supporting evidence for transactions occurring during the year.
• C)count the securities at a subsequent date and confirm with the bank whether securities were added or removed since the balance sheet date.
• D)request that the entity have the bank seal the safe-deposit box until the auditor can count the securities at a subsequent date.

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A pricing strategy that pinpoints various tasks within a company and allocates the expense of each task across all goods and services based on their real usage.

Batches

Groups of items or materials processed or produced together in a manufacturing or production process.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on their usage of the resources.

Supporting Assembly

A group of components or parts assembled to support the functioning of a main product or system.