Evidence Is Reliable If It

question 22

Multiple Choice

Evidence is reliable if it

• A) Signals the true state of a management assertion.
• B) Applies to the period being audited.
• C) Relates to the audit assertion being tested.
• D) Is consistent with management's assertions.

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Definitions:

Basicity

A measure of the ability of a substance to accept hydrogen ions (protons), often used to describe the strength of bases.

Formic Acid

The simplest carboxylic acid, with the formula HCOOH, used industrially and as an antiseptic.

Ka

An equilibrium constant for the dissociation of a weak acid into its proton and conjugate base in solution; a measure of acid strength.

pKa

A measure of the acidity of a hydrogen atom in a molecule, indicating the tendency of the molecule to donate a proton.