Analytical Procedures Can Help an Auditor Assess the Reasonableness of the Inventory

question 2

Multiple Choice

Analytical procedures can help an auditor assess the reasonableness of the inventory balances by highlighting changes that:

• A) suggest slow-moving inventory for possible obsolescence.
• B) address whether inventory includes operating costs that should be expensed rather than capitalized.
• C) compare the reasonableness of inventory balances with purchases and cost of goods sold.
• D) All of the above.

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