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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Definitions:

Behavioral Problems

Actions or behaviors by an individual that are disruptive, harmful, or outside of societal norms, often needing intervention.

Suppress Sexual Urges

The conscious or unconscious attempt to control or diminish one's own sexual desires and impulses.

Projection

A defense mechanism where one attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else.

Aggressive Impulses

Innate or developed urges to act or react in a forceful or hostile manner towards others or oneself.