Shelly's Bank Has Loaned Money to Pete's Auto Supply

question 31

Multiple Choice

Shelly's Bank has loaned money to Pete's Auto Supply.The loan is collateralized by inventory.The loan also requires a CPA to observe the count of the inventory and trace sampled items to the vendor invoices in order to determine the value of inventory is not misstated.This service would be

• A)an assurance service engagement.
• B)an attestation engagement.
• C)a review engagement.
• D)a compilation engagement.

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