Indicate Whether You Agree or Disagree with the Following Statements

question 18

Essay

Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and explain your reasoning.
a) Steven Bischoff, the senior auditor at Martineau, Hellman and Nathan made the following statement to his audit team: "What constitutes sufficient appropriate audit evidence is a matter of judgment."
b) Metropolitan Poultry Company operates as a specialty food distributor. Gordon Atkins, auditor, has told his staff that the bankruptcy of a customer at year-end should not be considered a type 1 event.
c) Mississauga Ice Pucks auditor Dave Ganesh found an omission of a disclosure in the financial statements of the hockey team. He called this an error.
d) Stacey Kurvers was told by the client that a limitation in the scope of his work would require a modification to the audit report.

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Definitions:

Inflation Rate

A rise in the cost of goods and services in an economy, expressed as a percentage over a certain time frame.

Rate of Inflation

The Rate of Inflation signifies the percentage increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, leading to a decrease in purchasing power.

Imported Goods

Products brought into one country from another for the purpose of sale.

Consumer Price Index

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care, intended to indicate the cost of living.