Substantive Tests of Costs and Expenses That Are Always Performed

question 17

Multiple Choice

Substantive tests of costs and expenses that are always performed include:

• A) reviewing interim financial statements and investigating fluctuations or the absence of expected changes.
• B) comparing the current year's expenses to the prior year's actual and the current year's budgeted amounts.
• C) obtaining detailed analysis of selected costs and expense accounts and tracing the details to the source data.
• D) all of the above.

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