When Testing Controls, the Tolerable Error Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

When testing controls, the tolerable error is

• A) the tolerable rate of deviation that an auditor will accept before concluding that a control is effective.
• B) the minimum rate of deviation that an auditor will accept.
• C) the tolerable rate of deviation that an auditor will accept before concluding that a control is ineffective.
• D) the maximum amount of error in an account balance that an auditor will accept before concluding that an account is materially misstated.

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