When Conducting Fieldwork for a Physical Inventory, an Auditor Cannot

question 34

Multiple Choice

When conducting fieldwork for a physical inventory, an auditor cannot perform which of the following steps using a generalized audit software package?

• A) Observing inventory.
• B) Selecting sample items of inventory.
• C) Analyzing data resulting from inventory.
• D) Recalculating balances in inventory reports.

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