Which of the Following Is an Analytical Symptom Associated with Revenue-Related

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an analytical symptom associated with revenue-related financial statement frauds?

• A) Untrue responses by management to queries about revenue-related accounts
• B) Missing documents in the revenue cycle
• C) Unusual entries made at the end of the accounting period that increase revenues
• D) Significant bonuses tied to meeting earnings forecasts

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Definitions:

Rewards and Punishments

Behavioral tools used to reinforce desired behaviors or diminish undesired ones, often employed in educational and developmental contexts.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by making associations between behavior and events in the environment.

Psychosexual Stages

A theory by Freud describing the stages of a child's development from birth to adulthood, through which sexual energy (libido) is focused on different erogenous zones.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who is known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.