Indicate Whether You Agree or Disagree with the Following Statements

question 32

Essay

Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and explain your reasoning.
a) Mona Harmon has just completed a risk assessment and has identified key risk factors at Bonavista Emergis. When asked by one of her staff members "What's next?", she replies: "Now that we have identified the risks, its time to perform some planning in order to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence."
b) Teresa Dziuba was assigned to the Heathcliff Energy audit. She was ensuring that when recognizing revenues, all transactions and events that should have been recorded have been recorded. She was testing the occurrence assertion.
c) Steve Slopak, the group partner was reviewing the work of Manny Fernandez on the Lake Shore Gold account. Manny asked Steve for an explanation on how audit risk would affect his work. Steve answered: "Audit risk affects the quantity and quality of evidence gathering."
d) Frank Tutino, CA made the following true statement: "The appropriateness of audit evidence refers to its relevance and reliability." He then added:
"Reliable information is logically connected to an assertion"
"Relevant information reflects the true state of the information"

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The financial implication of manufacturing an extra unit of a product or service.

Market Demand

The total quantity of a good or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at various prices within a given period.

Economic Profit

The profit a firm makes after subtracting both its explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect or opportunity) costs from its total revenues.

Short-Run Data

Information or statistics collected over a brief period, often used to make immediate decisions or analyze short-term economic trends.