Which of the Following Audit Tests Would Be Regarded as a Test

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following audit tests would be regarded as a test of a control?

• A)Tests of the specific items making up the balance in a given general ledger account.
• B)Tests confirming receivables.
• C)Tests of the signatures on canceled checks to board of director's authorizations.
• D)Tests of the additions to property, plant, and equipment by physical inspection.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.