Which of the Following Statements Would an Auditor Most Likely

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would an auditor most likely add to the negative form of confirmations of accounts receivable to encourage timely consideration by the recipient?

• A) "This is not a request for payment; remittances should not be sent to our auditors in the enclosed envelope."
• B) "Report any differences on the enclosed statement directly to our auditors; no reply is necessary if this amount agrees with your records."
• C) "If you do not report any differences within 15 days, it will be assumed that this statement is correct."
• D) "The following invoices have been selected for confirmation and represent amounts that are overdue."

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can demonstrate that a causal relationship exists between variables, without being influenced by external factors.

One-Group Pretest-Posttest Uninterpretable Design

Refers to a simplistic experimental design where a single group of subjects is tested before and after an intervention without a control group, making causal interpretations difficult.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can demonstrate a causal relationship between variables, free of confounding factors.

Random Assignment

is a process used in experimental designs to allocate participants to different groups in a study by chance, minimizing pre-existing differences among those groups.