Which of the Following Statements Regarding Auditors Is FALSE

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding auditors is FALSE?

• A)Most auditors have a longstanding relationship with their audit clients;this extended relationship and the auditors' desire to keep the lucrative auditing fees makes auditors less willing to challenge management.
• B)Most accounting firms have developed large and extremely profitable consulting divisions.Obviously,if an audit team refuses to accommodate a request by a client's management,that client will be less likely to choose the accounting firm's consulting division for its next consulting contract.
• C)Auditing firms are supposed to ensure that a company's financial statements accurately reflect the financial state of the firm.
• D)In the post Sarbanes-Oxley world,accounting firms are no longer allowed to offer both audit and non-audit services to the same firm.

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Definitions:

Economies Of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, leading to decreased costs per unit.

Network Effects

The phenomenon where the value or utility of a product or service increases as more people use it, often seen in digital and social media platforms.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the highest price a consumer is willing to pay and the actual market price they pay.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller or producer dominating the entire market, with no close substitutes available.