As Part of Her Yearly Audit Plan Activities, Krystyne Sliz

question 17

Multiple Choice

As part of her yearly audit plan activities, Krystyne Sliz reviews audit working papers of previous years to determine the risk that a client's system of internal controls will not prevent or detect a material misstatement. This review refers to:

• A) audit risk.
• B) inherent risk.
• C) control risk.
• D) detection risk.

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Definitions:

Average Operating Assets

The average value of the assets used in the operation of a business, taken over a specific period, which may be used to evaluate the effectiveness of asset use in generating revenue.

Return on Investment

A measure of the profitability of an investment, calculated by dividing the net profit by the initial cost of the investment.

Controllable Direct Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not vary with production volume and can be altered or influenced by management in the short term.

Noncontrollable Direct Fixed Costs

Fixed costs that cannot be altered or influenced by the decisions of management in the short term.