Which of the Following Is the Objective of Journal Entry

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the objective of journal entry testing in a forensic accounting engagement?

• A) to create a preliminary hypothesis
• B) to identify and assess any inappropriate or unusual activity
• C) to confirm the reasonableness of the suspicions of fraud
• D) to determine the reliability of the recorded journal entries

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Definitions:

Selection Statement

Part of programming languages used to decide which actions to execute based on whether a condition is true or false, commonly seen as if-else or switch statements.

Arithmetic Expression

A combination of operands (variables, literal values, or function returns) and arithmetic operators that evaluates to a numeric value.

Assignment Expression

An expression that assigns the result of a computation or value to a variable.

Function Call

The process where a program transfers control to a function, with potential arguments passed to it, to perform a specific task.