When Performing a Test of Controls with Respect to Control

question 62

Multiple Choice

When performing a test of controls with respect to control over cash receipts, an auditor may use a systematic sampling technique with a start at any randomly selected item. The biggest disadvantage of this type of sampling is that the items in the population

• A) Must be systematically replaced in the population after sampling.
• B) May systematically occur more than once in the sample.
• C) Must be recorded in a systematic pattern before the sample can be drawn.
• D) May occur in a systematic pattern, thus destroying the sample randomness.

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