An Auditor Traced a Sample of Purchase Orders and the Related

question 2

Multiple Choice

An auditor traced a sample of purchase orders and the related receiving reports to the purchases journal and the cash disbursements journal. The purpose of this substantive procedure most likely was to

• A) Identify unusually large purchases that should be investigated further.
• B) Verify that cash disbursements were for goods actually received.
• C) Determine that purchases were properly recorded.
• D) Test whether payments were for goods actually ordered.

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