Independent Auditors Who Consider Fraud in the Course of Financial

question 60

Multiple Choice

Independent auditors who consider fraud in the course of financial statement audits are well-advised to quantify "materiality" in terms of:

• A)the maximum amount of asset overstatement that might mislead investors in relation to the latest financial statements under audit.
• B)a maximum percentage of net income overstatement that might mislead investors in relation to the latest financial statements under audit.
• C)a cumulative amount of misstatement of assets or income over several years past and current that might mislead investors in relation to the latest financial statements under audit.
• D)controversial accounting measurements that might mislead investors in relation to the latest financial statements under audit.

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