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***The information below was taken from the bank transfer schedule prepared during the audit of BAY
Co.s financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2013. Assume all checks are dated and
issued on December 30, 2013.
2. Which of the following internal control procedures will most likely prevent the
concealment of a cash shortage resulting from improper write-off of a trade account
receivable?
a. Write-offs must be supported by an aging schedule showing that only receivables
overdue for several months have been written off.
b. Write-offs must be approved by the cashier who is in a position to know if the
receivables have, in fact, been collected.
c. Write-offs must be approved by a responsible officer after review of credit
department recommendations and supporting evidence.
d. Write-offs must be authorized by company field sales employees who are in a
position to determine the financial standing of the customers.
3. An entitys internal control structure requires every check request that there be an
approved voucher, supported by a prenumbered purchase order and a prenumbered
receiving report. To determine whether checks are being issued for unauthorized
expenditures, an auditor most likely would select items for testing from the
population of all
a. Cancelled checks. c. Purchase orders.
4. Which of the following auditing procedures would the auditor not apply to a cutoff
bank statement?
a. Trace year end outstanding checks and deposits in transit to the cutoff bank
statement.
b. Reconcile the bank account as of the end of the cutoff period.
c. Compare dates, payees and endorsements on returned checks with the cash
disbursements record.
d. Determine that the year end deposit in transit was credited by the bank on the
first working day of the following accounting period.
5. A client maintains two bank accounts. One of the accounts, Bank A, has an
overdraft of P100,000. The other account, Bank B, has a positive balance of
P50,000. To conceal the overdraft from the auditor, the client may decide to
a. Draw a check for at least P100,000 on Bank A for deposit in Bank B. Record the
receipt but not the disbursement and list the receipt as a deposit in transit.
Record the disbursement at the beginning of the following year.
b. Draw a check for at least P100,000 on Bank B for deposit in Bank A. Record the
receipt but not the disbursement and list the receipt as a deposit in transit.
Record the disbursement at the beginning of the following year.
c. Draw a check for P100,000 on Bank B for deposit in Bank A. Record the
disbursement but not the receipt. List the disbursement as an outstanding check,
but do not list the receipt as a deposit in transit. Record the receipt at the
beginning of the following period.
d. Draw a check for at least P100,000 on Bank A for deposit in Bank B. Record the
disbursement but not the receipt and list the disbursement as an outstanding
check. Record the receipt at the beginning of the following year.
6. While performing an audit of cash, an auditor begins to suspect check kiting. Which
of the following is the best evidence that the auditor could obtain concerning whether
kiting is taking place?
a. Documentary evidence obtained by vouching credits on the latest bank
statement to supporting documents.
b. Documentary evidence obtained by vouching entries in the cash account to
supporting documents.
c. Oral evidence obtained by discussion with controller personnel.
d. Evidence obtained by preparing a schedule of interbank transfers.
7. Two months before year-end, the bookkeeper erroneously recorded the receipt of a
long-term bank loan by a debit to cash and a credit to sales. Which of the following
is the most effective procedure for detecting this type of error?
a. Analyze bank confirmation information.
b. Analyze the notes payable journal.
c. Prepare year-end bank reconciliation.
d. Prepare a year-end bank transfer schedule.
9. The cashier of Milady Jewelries covered a shortage in the cash working fund with
cash obtained at December 31 from a bank by cashing but not recording a check
drawn on the company out of town bank. How would you as an auditor discover the
manipulation?
a. By confirming all December 31 bank balances.
b. By counting the cash working fund at the close of business on December 31.
c. By investigating items returned with the bank cut-off statements of the succeeding
month.
d. By preparing independent bank reconciliations as of December 31
10. An essential phase of the audit of the cash balance at the end of the year is the
auditor's review of cutoff bank statement. This specific procedure is not useful in
determining if
a. Kiting has occurred.
b. Lapping has occurred.
c. The cash receipts journal was held open.
d. Disbursements per the bank statement can be reconciled with total checks written.
Audit of Receivables
A.Accounts Receivable
B.Credit
C.Accounts Payable
D.Treasurer
4. Which of the following might be detected by an auditor's review of the client's sales cut-off?
5. An auditor most likely would review an entity's periodic accounting for numerical sequence
of shipping documents and invoices to support management's financial statement assertion of
A.Existence or occurrence
B.Valuation
D.Completeness
7. All of the following are examples of substantive tests to verify valuation of net accounts
receivable except the
B.Inspection of accounts for current versus non-current status in the statement of financial
position
9. An auditor who has confirmed accounts receivable may discover that the sales journal was
held open past year-end if
lC.Most of the returned negative confirmations indicate that the debtor owes larger balance
that the amount being confirmed
D.Most of the returned positve confirmations indicate that the debtor owes a smaller balance
that the amount being confirmed.
10. The auditor finds situation in which one person has the ability to collect
receivables,makedeposits,issue credit memos and record receipt if payments. The auditor
suspects the individual may be stealing from cash receipts. Which of the following audit
procedures would be most effective in discovering fraud in this scenario?
D.Take a sample of bank deposits and trace the detail in each bank deposit back to the entry in
the cash receipta journal
11. The positive request form of accounts receivable confirmation may be used when the
Combined Assessed Level of Inherent and Control Risk is Individual Account Receivable Balance are
A. L o w L a r g e
B. L o w S m a l l
C. H i g h S m a l l
D. H i g h L a r g e
12. The negative request form of accounts receivable confirmation may be used whan the
Combined Assessed Level of Inherent and Control Risks Number of Small Balances Is Consideration by the Recipient
A . L o w M a n y L i k e l y
B . L o w F e w U n l i k e l y
C . H i g h F e w L i k e l y
D . H i g h M a n y L i k e l y
13. Which of the following is the greatest drawback of uaing the subsequent collections
evidenced only by a deposit slip as an alternative procedure when responces to positive
accounts receivable confirmation are not received?
B. By examininy a deposit slip only,the auditor does not know whther the payment is for the
receivable at the balance sheet date or subsequent transaction
15.Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform for year-end
accounts receivable confirmations when the auditor did not receive repkies ti second request?
A.Review the cash receipts journal for the month prior to year-end
D.Inspect the shipping records documenting the merchandise sold to the debtors
16.An auditor should perform alternative procedures to substantiate the existence of accounts
receivable when
17.An auditor's purpose in reviewing credit ratings of customers with deliquent accounts
receivable most likely is to obtain evidence concerning management's assertion about
A.Valuation or allocation
18. An aged trial balance of accounts receivable is usually used by the auditor to
19. In verifying a November 30, 2011 sales cut offdate , an auditor would be most
cincernedwuth comparing records of
20. To conceal defalcation involving receivables, the auditor would expect an experienced
bookkeeper to charge which of the following accounts
A.Miscellaneous income
B.Petty cash
C.Miscellaneous expense
D.Sales returns
PROBLEM NO. 15
1. An auditor is testing sales transactions. One step is to trace a sample of debit entries from the
accounts receivable subsidiary ledger back to the supporting sales invoices. What would the
auditor intend to establish by this step?
a. Sales invoices represent bona fide sales.
b. Debit entries in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger are properly supported by sales
invoices.
c. All sales invoices have been recorded.
d. All sales invoices have been properly posted to customer accounts.
3. Proper authorization procedures in the revenue/receipt cycle usually provide for approval of
write-offs by an employee in which of the following departments?
a. Accounts receivable c. Billing
b. Treasurer d. Sales
4. To gather audit evidence about the proper credit approval of sales, the auditor would select a
sample of documents from the population represented by the
a. Subsidiary customers' accounts ledger.
b. Sales invoice file.
c. Customer order file.
d. Bill of lading file.
5. In determining validity of accounts receivable, which of the following would the auditor consider
most reliable?
a. Direct telephone communication between auditor and debtor.
b. Documentary evidence that supports the accounts receivable balance.
c. Confirmation replies received directly from customers.
d. Credits to accounts receivable from the cash receipts book after the close of business at year
end.
6. When the objective of the auditor is to evaluate the appropriateness of adjustments to sales, the
best available evidence would normally be
a. Documentary evidence obtained by inspecting documents supporting entries to adjustment
accounts.
b. Oral evidence obtained by discussing adjustment-related procedures with controller
personnel.
c. Analytical evidence obtained by comparing sales adjustments to gross sales for a period of
time.
d. Physical evidence obtained by inspection of goods returned for credit.
7. Which source document should an auditor use to verify the correct sales date for an item sold
FOB shipping point?
a. Sales invoice. c. Customer's payment document.
b. Carrier's bill of lading. d. Customer's purchase order.
8. Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely rely on to verify management's
assertion of completeness?
a. Confirm a sample of recorded receivables by direct communication with the debtors.
b. Observe the client's distribution of payroll checks.
c. Compare a sample of shipping documents to related sales invoices.
d. Review standard bank confirmations for indications of kiting.
9. The negative form of accounts receivable confirmation request is particularly useful except when
a. Individual account balances are relatively large.
b. Internal control surrounding accounts receivable is considered to be effective.
c. A large number of small balances are involved.
d. The auditor has reason to believe the persons receiving the request are likely to give them
consideration.
10. An auditor who wishes to substantiate the gross balance of the account "Trade Notes
Receivable" is considering the advisability of performing the four procedures listed below. Which
pair of procedures is best suited to this objective?
I. Age the receivables.
II. Confirm the notes with the makers.
III. Inspect the notes.
IV. Trace a sample of postings from the sales journal to the notes receivable ledger.
a. I and III. b. II and III c. I and IV. d. I and I
(AUDIT OF INVENTORIES)
2. The primary objective of a CPA;s observation of the clients physical inventory count is
to
A. Discover whether a client has counted particular inventory items or group of items.
B. Obtain direct knowledge that the inventory exists and has been properly counted.
C. Provide an appraisal of the quality of merchandise on hand on the day of physical
count.
D. Allow the auditor to supervise the conduct of the count so as to obtain assurance that
inventory quantities are reasonably accounted.
3. A client maintains perpetual inventory records in both quantities and pesos. If the
assessed level of control risk is high, an auditor would probably
A. Increase the extent of tests of controls of the inventory cycle.
B. Request the client to schedule the physical inventory count at the end of the year.
C. Insist that the client perform counts of inventory items several times during the year.
D. Apply gross profit tests to ascertain the reasonableness of the physical counts.
4. The audit of year-end physical inventories should include steps to verify that the clients
purchases and sales cut-offs are adequate. The audit should be designed to detect whether
merchandise included in the physical count at year-end was not recorded as a
A. Sale in the subsequent period.
B. Purchase in the current period.
C. Sale in the current period.
D. Purchase return in the subsequent period.
5. After accounting for a sequence of inventory tags, an auditor traces a sample of tags to
the physical inventory listing to obtain evidence that all items
A. Included in the listing have been counted.
B. Represented by inventory tags are included in the listing.
C. Included in the listing are represented by inventory tags.
D. Represented by inventory tags are bona fide.
6. An auditor selected items for test counts while observing a clients physical inventory.
The auditor then traced the test counts to the clients inventory listing. This procedure
most likely obtained evidenced concerning managements assertion of
A. Rights and obligations
B. Existence and occurrence
C. Completeness
D. Valuation
7. To gain assurance that all inventory items in a clients inventory listing schedule are
valid, an auditor most likely would trace
A. Inventory tags noted during auditor observation to items listed in the inventory
listing schedule.
B. Inventory tags noted during the auditors observation to items listed in receiving
reports and vendors invoices.
C. Items listed in the inventory listing schedule to inventory tags and the auditors
recorded count sheets.
D. Items listed in receiving report and vendors invoices to the inventory listing
schedule.
8. The physical count of inventory of a retailer was higher than shown by the perpetual
records. Which of the following could explain the difference?
A. Inventory items had been counted but the tags placed on the items had not been taken
off the items and added to the inventory accumulation sheets.
B. Credit memos for several items returned by customers had not been recorded.
C. No journal entry had been made on the retailers books for several items returned to
its suppliers.
D. An item purchased FOB shipping point had not arrived at the date of the inventory
count and had not been reflected in the perpetual records.
9. For several years a clients physical inventory count has been lower than what was shown
on the books at the time of the count so that downward adjustments to the inventory
account were required. Contributing to the inventory problem could be weaknesses in
internal control that led to the failure to record some
A. Purchases returned to vendors.
B. Sales returns received.
C. Sales discounts allowed.
D. Cash purchases.
10. Which of the following is the best audit procedure for the discovery of damaged
merchandised in a clients inventory?
A. Compare the physical quantities of slow-moving items with corresponding quantities
of the prior year.\
B. Observe merchandise and raw material during the clients physical inventory taking.
C. Review the managements inventory representation letter of accuracy.
D. Test overall fairness of inventory values by comparing the companys turnover ratio
with the industry average.
11. An inventory turnover ratio is useful to the auditor because it may detect
A. Inadequacies in inventory pricing.
B. Methods of avoiding cyclical holding costs.
C. The optimum automatic reorder points.
D. The existence of obsolete merchandise.
12. Which of the following auditing procedures most likely would provide assurance about a
manufacturing entitys inventory valuation?
A. Testing the entitys computation of standard OH rates.
B. Obtaining confirmation of inventories pledged under loan agreements.
C. Reviewing shipping and receiving cut-off procedures for inventories.
D. Tracing tests counts to the entitys inventory listing.
13. When auditing merchandise inventory at year-end, the auditor performs a purchase cut-
off test to obtain evidence that:
A. All goods purchased before year-end are received before the physical count.
B. No goods held on consignment for customers are included in the inventory balance.
C. No goods observed during the physical count are pledged or sold.
D. All goods owned at year-end are included in the inventory balance.
14. In a manufacturing company, which one of the following audit procedures would give
the least assurance of the valuation of inventory at the audit date?
A. Testing the computation of standard OH rates.
B. Examining paid vendors invoices.
C. Reviewing direct labor rates.
D. Obtaining confirmation of inventories pledged under loan agreements.
16. An auditor is most likely to inspect loan agreements under which an entitys inventories
are pledged to support managements assertion of
A. Existence and occurrence
B. Presentation and disclosure
C. Completeness
D. Valuation or allocation
17. Which of the following is the best audit test to evaluate the accuracy of the inventory
records for materials inventory in a production operation?
A. Trace selected inventory receipts to perpetual inventory records.
B. Vouch selected postings in the perpetual inventory records to source documents.
C. Perform turnover tests for materials inventory.
D. Reconcile quantities on hand per physical counts of selected items with perpetual
inventory records and verify pricing.
18. Some firms that dispose of only a small part of their total output by consignment
shipments fail to make any distinction between consignment shipments and regular sales.
Which of the following suggests to the auditor that the clients good have been shipped
on consignment?
A. Numerous shipments of small quantities.
B. Numerous shipments of large quantities and few returns.
C. Large debits to accounts receivable and small periodic credits.
D. Large debits to accounts receivable and large periodic credits.
Select the best answer for each of the following:
1. Otso Manufacturing Corporation mass produces eight different products. The controller, who is
interested in strengthening internal controls over the accounting for materials used in
production, would be most likely to implement
a. A separation of duties among production personnel.
b. A perpetual inventory system.
c. An economic order quantity (EOQ) system.
d. A job order cost accounting system.
2. Which of the following control procedures would most likely be used to maintain accurate
perpetual inventory records?
a. Independent matching of purchase orders, receiving reports, and vendors' invoices.
b. Independent storeroom count of goods received.
c. Periodic independent reconciliation of control and subsidiary records.
d. Periodic independent comparison of records with goods on hand.
3. The accuracy of perpetual inventory records may be established in part by comparing perpetual
inventory records with
a. Purchase requisitions. c. Receiving reports.
4. The auditor tests the quantity of materials charged to work in process by tracing these
quantities to
a. Receiving reports. c. Materials requisition forms.
5. An auditor would analyze inventory turnover rates to obtain evidence concerning managements
assertion about
a. Valuation or allocation. c. Presentation and disclosure.
6. In auditing inventories, a major objective relates to the existence assertion. Of the following
audit procedures relating to inventories, which does not support the existence assertion?
a. The auditor reviews the client's inventory-taking instructions for such matters as proper
arrangement of goods, separation of consigned goods, and limits on movements of goods
during inventory.
b. The auditor observes the client's inventory and performs test counts as appropriate.
c. The auditor confirms inventories not on the premises.
d. The auditor performs a lower of cost or market test for major categories of inventory.
7. In a manufacturing company, which one of the following audit procedures would give the least
assurance of the valuation of inventory at the audit date?
a. Obtaining confirmation of inventories pledged under loan agreements.
b. Testing the computation of standard overhead rates.
c. Examining paid vendors' invoices.
d. Reviewing direct labor rates.
8. When auditing merchandise inventory at year end, the auditor performs a purchase cutoff test
to obtain evidence that
a. No goods held on consignment for customers are included in the inventory balance.
b. No goods observed during the physical count are pledged or sold.
c. All goods owned at year end are included in the inventory balance
d. All goods purchased before year end are received before the physical inventory count.
Answers: 1) B; 2) D; 3) C; 4) C, 5) A; 6) D; 7) A; 8) C; 9) C; 10) D
11. Which of the following is not a control that is designed to protect investment securities?
a. Access to securities should be vested in more than one individual.
b. Securities should be properly controlled physically in order to prevent unauthorized usage.
c. Securities should be registered in the name of the owner.
d. Custody over securities should be limited to individuals who have recordkeeping
responsibility over the securities.
12. Which of the following controls would a company most likely use to safeguard investment
securities when an independent trust agent is not employed?
a. The chairman of the board verifies the investment securities, which are kept in a bank safe
deposit box, each year on the balance sheet date.
b. The investment committee of the board of directors periodically reviews the investment
decisions delegated to the treasurer.
c. Two company officials have joint control of investment securities, which are kept in a bank
safe deposit box.
d. The internal auditor and the controller independently trace all purchases and sales of
investment securities from the subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
13. Which of the following controls would an entity most likely use to assist in satisfying the
completeness assertion related to long-term investments?
a. The controller compares the current market prices of recorded investments with the brokers
advices on file.
b. Senior management verifies that securities in the bank safe deposit box are registered in the
entitys name.
c. The internal auditor compares the securities in the bank safe deposit box with recorded
investments.
d. The treasurer vouches the acquisition of securities by comparing brokers advices with
canceled checks.
14. Which of the following controls would an entity most likely use in safeguarding against the loss
of investment securities?
a. A designated member of the board of directors controls the securities in a bank safe deposit
box.
b. An independent trust company that has no direct contact with the employees who have
record-keeping responsibilities has possession of securities.
c. The internal auditor verifies the investment securities in the entitys safe each year on the
balance sheet date.
d. The independent auditor traces all purchases and sales of investment securities through the
subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
15. When negotiable securities are of considerable volume, planning by the auditor is necessary to
guard against
a. Substitution of securities already counted for other securities which should be on hand but
are not.
b. Substitution of authentic securities with counterfeit securities.
c. Unauthorized negotiation of the securities before they are counted.
d. Unrecorded sales of securities after they are counted.
16. In auditing investments for proper valuation, the auditor should do all but the following:
a. Vouch purchases and sales of securities by tracing to brokers' advices and canceled checks.
b. Compare cost and market by reference to year end market values for selected securities.
c. Confirm securities held in safekeeping off the client's premises.
d. Recalculate gain or loss on disposals.
17. An audit procedure that provides evidence about proper valuation of trading securities arising
from a short-term investment of excess cash is
a. Recalculation of investment carrying value by applying the equity method.
b. Comparison of carrying value with current market quotations.
c. Confirmation of securities held by broker.
d. Calculation of premium or discount amortization.
18. The auditee has acquired another company by purchase. Which of the following would be the
best audit procedure to test the appropriateness of the allocation of cost to tangible assets?
a. Evaluate procedures used to estimate and record fair market values for purchased assets.
b. Determine whether assets have been recorded at their book value at the date of purchase.
c. Evaluate the reasonableness of recorded values by discussion with operating personnel.
d. Evaluate the reasonableness of recorded values by use of replacement cost data.
19. The auditee has just acquired another company by purchasing all its assets. As a result of the
purchase, "goodwill" has been recorded on the auditee's books. Which of the following
comparisons would be the most appropriate audit test for the amount of recorded goodwill?
a. The purchase price and the fair market value of assets purchased.
b. The purchase price and the book value of assets purchased.
c. The figure for goodwill specified in the contract for purchase.
d. Earnings in excess of 15% of net assets for the past five years.
20. Of the following, which is the most efficient audit procedure for testing accrued interest earned
on bond investments?
a. Vouching the receipt and deposit of interest checks.
b. Tracing interest declarations to an independent record book.
c. Recomputing interest earned.
d. Confirming interest rate with the issuer of the bonds.
Answers: 1) D; 2) C; 3) C; 4) B, 5) A; 6) C; 7) B; 8) A; 9) A; 10) C
21. Which of the following questions would an auditor least likely include on an internal control
questionnaire concerning the initiation and execution of equipment transactions?
a. Are procedures in place to monitor and properly restrict access to equipment?
b. Are requests for major repairs approved at a higher level than the department initiating the
request?
c. Are prenumbered purchase orders used for equipment and periodically accounted for?
d. Are requests for purchases of equipment reviewed for consideration of soliciting competitive
bids?
22. Property acquisitions that are misclassified as maintenance expense would most likely be
detected by internal control procedures that provide for
a. Review and approval of the monthly depreciation entry by the plant supervisor.
b. Investigation of variances within a formal budgeting system.
c. Examination by the internal auditor of vendor invoices and canceled checks for property
acquisitions.
d. Segregation of duties of employees in the accounts payable department.
23. A weakness in internal accounting control over recording retirements of equipment may cause
the auditor to
a. Trace additions to the "other assets" account to search for equipment that is still on hand
but no longer being used.
b. Inspect certain items of equipment in the plant and trace those items to the accounting
records.
c. Select certain items of equipment from the accounting records and locate them in the plant.
d. Review the subsidiary ledger to ascertain whether depreciation was taken on each item of
equipment during the year.
24. The most significant audit step in substantiating additions to the office furniture account
balance is
a. Comparison to prior year's acquisitions.
b. Examination of vendors' invoices and receiving reports for current year's acquisitions.
c. Review of transactions near the balance sheet date for proper period cutoff.
d. Calculation of ratio of depreciation expense to gross office equipment cost.
25. An auditor is verifying the existence of newly acquired fixed assets recorded in the accounting
records. Which of the following is the best evidence to help achieve this objective?
a. Oral evidence obtained by discussions with operating management.
b. Documentary support obtained by vouching entries to subsidiary records and invoices.
c. Documentary support obtained by reviewing titles and tax returns.
d. Physical examination of a sample of newly recorded fixed assets.
26. In auditing plant assets and accumulated depreciation for proper valuation, the auditor should
do all except the following:
a. Physically inspect major plant assets additions.
b. Recalculate depreciation expense on a test basis.
c. Vouch repairs and maintenance expense on a test basis.
d. Vouch major additions by reference to underlying documentation.
27. To verify the proper value of costs charged to real property records for improvements to the
property, the best source of evidence would be:
a. A letter signed by the real property manager asserting the propriety of costs incurred.
b. Original invoices supporting entries into the accounting records.
c. A comparison of billed amounts to contract estimates.
d. Inspection by the auditor of real property improvements.
28. To test the accuracy of the current year's depreciation charges, an auditor should rely most
heavily on
a. Comparison of depreciation schedule detail with schedules supporting the income tax
return.
b. Re-computation of depreciation for a sample of plant assets.
c. Tracing of totals from the depreciation schedule to properly approved journal entries and
ledger postings.
d. Vouching of the current year's fixed asset acquisitions.
29. The audit procedure of analyzing the repairs and maintenance accounts is primarily designed to
provide evidence in support of the audit proposition that all
a. Capital expenditures have been properly authorized.
b. Expenditures for fixed assets have been recorded in the proper period.
c. Expenditures for fixed assets have been capitalized.
d. Non-capitalizable expenditures have been properly expensed.
30. Assets may suffer an impairment in value for a variety of reasons, but not likely as a result of:
a. A corporate restructuring.
b. Slumping demand for uncompetitive products.
c. Significant increases in market share.
d. Obsolescence.
Answers: 1) A; 2) B; 3) C; 4) B, 5) D; 6) A; 7) B; 8) B; 9) C; 10) C
PROBLEM NO. 9
1. Property, plant and equipment is typically judged to be one of the accounts least
a. The amounts recorded on the balance sheet for most companies are immaterial.
2. Which is the best audit procedure to obtain evidence to support the legal ownership
of real property?
piece of property.
d. Confirmation with the title company that handled the escrow account and
3. When few property and equipment transactions occur during the year the continuing
a. Tests of controls
personnel.
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a. Select items of equipment from the accounting records and then locate them
c. Inspect items of equipment observed during the plant tour and then trace them to
d. Scan the general journal for unusual equipment additions and excessive debits to
8. The auditor may conclude that depreciation charges are insufficient by noting
b. Expenditures for property and equipment have been recorded in the proper
period.
c. Noncapitalizable expenditures for repairs and maintenance have been properly
charged to expense.
d. Expenditures for property and equipment have not been charged expense.
10. In violation of company policy, Coatsen Company erroneously capitalized the cost of
painting its warehouse. An auditor would most likely detect this when
d. Examining construction work orders that support items capitalized during the year.
11. Additions to equipment are sometimes understated. Which of the following accounts
would be reviewed by the auditor to gain reasonable assurance that additions are not
understated?
12. When an auditor interviews the plant manager, he will most likely seek from the plant
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13. The auditor is least likely to learn of retirements of equipment through which of the
following?
14. Which of the following is not likely a motive for management to manipulate the timing
b. Income smoothing.
c. A "big bath."
15. There is goodwill involved in the acquisition of a business if the purchase price paid is
normal or usual return for the industry as a whole but such goodwill is not recorded if
16. In auditing intangible assets, an auditor most likely would review or recompute
a. Valuation. c. Completeness.
PROBLEM NO. 8
1. In auditing accounts payable, an auditors procedures most likely will focus primarily on
managements assertion of
a. Existence or occurrence c. Completeness=
2. An auditor performs a test to determine whether all merchandise for which the client was
billed was received. The population for this test consists of all
3. The primary audit test to determine if accounts payable are valued properly is
c. An analytical procedure=
d. Verification that accounts payable was reported as a current liability in the balance
sheet.
4. Which of the following procedures is least likely to be performed before the balance sheet
date?
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5. An audit assistant found a purchase order for a regular supplier in the amount of P5,500.
The purchase order was dated after receipt of goods. The purchasing agent had
forgotten to issue purchase order. Also a disbursement of P450 for materials did not have
a receiving report. The assistant wanted to select additional purchase orders for
investigation but was unconcerned about lack of receiving report. The audit director
should
a. Agree with the assistant because the amount of the purchase order exception was
considerably larger than the receiving report exception
b. Agree with the assistant because the cash disbursement clerk had been assured by
the receiving clerk that the failure to fill out a report didnt happen very often.
c. Disagree with the assistant because two problems have an equal risk of loss
d. Disagree with the assistant because the lack of a receiving report has a greater risk
6. When using confirmation to provide evidence about completeness assertion for accounts
7. Which of the following is a substantive test that an auditor is most likely to perform to
a. Investigating the open purchase order file to ascertain that pre-numbered purchase
b. Receiving the clients mail, unopened, for a reasonable period of time after year end
d. Confirming accounts payable balances with known suppliers who have zero
balances.
8. Only one of the following four statements, which compare confirmation of accounts
payable with suppliers and confirmation of accounts receivable with debtors is false. The
false statement is that
accounts payable will tend to emphasize accounts with zero balances at the
d. It is less likely that the confirmation request sent to the supplier will show the
amount owed than that request sent to the debtor will show the amount due.
9. When title to merchandise in transit has passed to the audit client the auditor engaged in
the performance of a purchase cut-off will encounter the greatest difficulty in gaining
10. Which of the following audit procedures is least likely to detect an unrecorded liability?
11. Unrecorded liabilities are most likely to be found during the review of which of the
following documents?
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12. Which of the following audit procedures is best for identifying unrecorded trade accounts
payable?
b. Investigating payables recorded just prior to and just subsequent to the balance
13. In verifying debits to perpetual inventory records of a nonmanufacturing firm, the auditor
14. Which of the following procedures relating to the examination of accounts payable could
15. An auditors purpose in reviewing the renewal of a note payable shortly after the balance
sheet date most likely is to obtain evidence concerning managements assertions about
16. An auditors program to audit long term debt should include steps that require
17. In an audit of bonds payable, an auditor expects the trust indenture to include the
c. Subscription list.
19. The audit procedures used to verify accrued liabilities differ from those employed for the
b. Accrued liability balances are less material than accounts payable balances.
d. Accrued liabilities at year-end will become accounts payable during the following
year.
20. The auditor is most likely to verify accrued commissions payable in conjunction with the
2. In audit of a medium-sized manufacturing concern, which one of the following areas can
be expected to require the least amount of audit time?
a. Owners equity b. Assets c. Revenue d. Liabilities
3. When a corporate client maintains its own stock records, the auditor primarily will rely
upon
a. Confirmation with the company secretary of shares outstanding at year-end.
b. Review of the corporate minutes for data as to shares outstanding.
c. Confirmation of the number of shares outstanding at year-end with the appropriate
state official.
d. Inspection of the stock book at year-end and accounting for all certificate numbers.
4. When a client company does not maintain its own stock records, the auditor should obtain
written confirmation from the transfer agent and registrar concerning
a. Restrictions on the payment of dividends.
b. The number of shares issued and outstanding.
c. Guarantees of preferred stock liquidation value.
d. The number of shares subject to agreement to repurchase
5. The auditor is concerned with establishing that dividends are paid to client corporation
shareholders owning stock as of the
a. Issue date c. Record date
b. Declaration date d. Payment date
6. An audit program for the retained earnings account should include a step that requires
verification of the
a. Fair value used to charge retained earnings to account for a two-for-one-stock split.
b. Approval of the adjustment to the beginning balance as a result of a write-down of an
account receivable.
c. Authorization for both cash and stock dividends.
d. Gain or loss resulting from disposition of treasury shares.
8. If the auditee has a material amount of treasury stock on hand at year-end, the auditor
should
a. Count the certificates at the same time other securities are counted.
b. Count the certificates only if the company had treasury stock transactions during the
year.
c. No count the certificates if treasury stock is a deduction from shareholders equity.
d. Count the certificates only if the company classifies treasury stock with other assets.
10. The auditor would not expect the client to debit retained earnings for which of the following
transactions?
a. A 4-for 1 stock split.
b. "Loss" resulting from disposition of treasury shares.
c. A 1-for 10 stock dividend.
d. Correction of error affecting prior year's earnings.
End of AP-5901
Exercises: Indicate your answer by encircling the letter that contains your choice in each
of the following questions.
One is using periodic inventory system. For the year, its total purchases amounted to
P250,000. Its unsold merchandise at the end of the year has a cost of P5,000 which is
80% of its beginning inventory. Ones cost of sale is
a. P 250,000 b. P 251,250 c. P 249,000 d. P 248,750
Twos purchase per purchase invoice is P150,000. The purchase discount is 2/10, n/30.
Freight is P500, FOB shipping point collect. The net purchase amounts under net
method is
a. P P147,000 b. P 147,500 c. P 148,500 d. P 150,500
The purchase invoice shows the amount of P250,000, 2/10, 1/20, n/30; FOB destination
collect, P200. If the account is paid 15 days after the invoice date, the net payment
should be
a. P 245,000 b. P 247,500 c. P 247,300 d. P 244,800
Three purchased merchandise for P5,000 and paid P200 for freight, FOB destination collect.
The merchandise was sold at 120% of cost. The gross profit is
a. P 1,000 b. P 1,040 c. P 6,000 d. P 6,240
The total purchase is P1,176, net of 2% cash discount. Unsold portion of purchase is P176.
The sale is at mark-up of 10%. The gross profit is
a. P 117.60 b. P 88.24 c. P 115.25 d. P 100.00
The term of a P300,000 purchase is 2/20, n/60, FOB shipping point prepaid, P300. If the
account is paid on the 25th day from the invoice date, the total payment would be
a. P 294,000 b. P 299,700 c. P 294,300 d. P 300,300
Four paid freight for P200 on its purchase on account from Five, FOB shipping point. The
journal entry in both books of Four and Five would be
Books of Four Books of Five
a. Freight-out 200 Freight-in 200
Cash 200 Accounts payable 200
b. Freight-in 200 No entry
Accounts receivable 200
c. Freight-in 200 No entry
Cash 200
d. Freight-in 200 Freight-out 200
Cash 200 Accounts receivable 200
Six sold merchandise at list price of P250,000; 10; 5; n/30. Part of the sale amounting to
P10,000 was returned due to defect. The amount to be collected by Six is
a. P 205,200 b. P 203,750 c. P 204,000 d. P 195,200
Amar Company received P96,000 on April 1, 2002 for one years rent in advance and
recorded the transaction with a credit to a nominal account. The December 31, 2002
adjusting entry is
a. Debit rent revenue and credit unearned rent revenue, P24,000.
b. Debit rent revenue and credit unearned rent revenue, P72,000.
c. Debit unearned rent revenue and credit rent revenue, P24,000.
d. Debit unearned rent revenue and credit rent revenue, P72,000.
Andoy Company paid P72,000 on June 1, 2002 for a two-year insurance policy and recorded
the entire amount as insurance expense. The December 31, 2002 adjusting entry is
a. Debit insurance expense and credit prepaid insurance, P21,000.
b. Debit insurance expense and credit prepaid insurance, P51,000.
c. Debit prepaid insurance and credit insurance expense, P21,000.
d. Debit prepaid insurance and credit insurance expense, P51,000.
On December 31, 2002, Asilo Companys bookkeeper made an adjusting entry debiting
supplies expense and credit supplies inventory for P12,600. The supplies inventory
accounts had a P15,300 debit balance on December 31, 2001. The December 31, 2002
balance sheet showed supplies inventory of P11,400. Only one purchase of supplies was
made during the month, on account. The entry for that purchase was
a. Debit supplies inventory and credit cash, P8,700.
b. Debit supplies expense and credit accounts payable, P8,700.
c. Debit supplies inventory and credit accounts payable, P8,700.
d. Debit supplies inventory and credit accounts payable, P16,500.
Astillo Company loaned P300,000 to another company on December 1, 2002 and received a
3-month, 15%, interest-bearing note with a face value of P300,000. What adjusting
entry should Astillo Company make on December 31, 2002?
a. Debit interest receivable and credit interest income, P7,500.
b. Debit cash and credit interest income, P3,750.
c. Debit interest receivable and credit interest income, P3,750.
d. Debit cash and credit interest receivable, P7,500.
.
The supplies inventory account balance at the beginning of the period was P66,000.
Supplies totaling P128,250 were purchased during the period and debited to supplies
inventory. A physical count shows P38,250 of supplies inventory at the end of the
period. The year-end adjusting entry is
a. Debit supplies inventory and credit supplies expense, P90,000.
b. Debit supplies expense and credit supplies inventory, P128,250.
c. Debit supplies inventory and credit supplies expense, P156,000.
d. Debit supplies expense and credit supplies inventory, P156,000.
At the end of 2002, Avila Company made four adjusting entries for the following items: (1)
depreciation expense, P35,000; (2) expired insurance, P2,200 (originally recorded as
prepaid insurance); (3) interest payable, P9,000; and (4) rental revenue receivable,
P10,000.
In the normal situation, to facilitate subsequent entries, the adjusting entry or entries
that may be reversed is/are
a. Entry 1 c. Entries 3 and 4
b. Entry 4 d. Entries 2, 3, and 4
Assuming that the company does not reverse the adjusting entries, what should be made on
April 1, 200 when the annual interest payment is received?
a. Debit cash and credit interest revenue, P9,375.
b. Debit cash and credit interest receivable, P28,125.
c. Debit cash, P37,500; credit interest receivable, P28,125; and interest revenue,
P9,375.
d. Debit cash and credit interest revenue, P37,500.
Using the data of No. 19, but assuming that the company does reverse its adjusting entries,
what entry should be made on April 1, 2003 when the annual interest payment is
received?
a. Debit cash and credit interest revenue, P9,375.
b. Debit cash and credit interest receivable, P28,125.
c. Debit cash, P37,500; credit interest receivable, P28,125; and interest revenue,
P9,375.
d. Debit cash and credit interest revenue, P37,500.
Answer:
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. d 9. c 10. a
11.a 12.d 13.a 14.c 15.c 16.d 17.c 18.a 19.c 20.d