An auditor desired to test credit approval on 10,000 sales invoices processed during the year. The auditor designed a statistical sample that would provide 1 percent risk of assessing control risk too low for the assertion that not more than percent of the sales invoices lacked approval. The auditor estimated from previous experience that about 2 percent of the sales invoices lacked approval. A sample of 200 Invoices was examined, and 7 of them were lacking approval. The auditor then determined the computed upper deviation rate to be(8 percent. In the evaluation of this sample, the auditor decided to increase the level of the preliminary assessment of control risk because the: Multiple Choice O expected population deviation rate (7 percent) was more than the percentage of errors in the sample (3½ percent). expected population deviation rate (2½ percent) was less than the tolerable deviation rate (7 percent). tolerable deviation rate (7 percent) was less than the computed upper deviation rate (8 percent). computed upper deviation rate (8 percent) was more than the percentage of errors in the sample (3½ percent). 3.5

An auditor desired to test credit approval on 10,000 sales invoices processed during the year. The auditor designed a statistical sample that would provide 1 percent risk of assessing control risk too low for the assertion that not more than percent of the sales invoices lacked approval. The auditor estimated from previous experience that about 2 percent of the sales invoices lacked approval. A sample of 200 Invoices was examined, and 7 of them were lacking approval. The auditor then determined the computed upper deviation rate to be(8 percent. In the evaluation of this sample, the auditor decided to increase the level of the preliminary assessment of control risk because the: Multiple Choice O expected population deviation rate (7 percent) was more than the percentage of errors in the sample (3½ percent). expected population deviation rate (2½ percent) was less than the tolerable deviation rate (7 percent). tolerable deviation rate (7 percent) was less than the computed upper deviation rate (8 percent). computed upper deviation rate (8 percent) was more than the percentage of errors in the sample (3½ percent). 3.5

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Assume that your audit assistants also performed tests of controls on a sample of 200 purchases. During the tests they found that 16 purchases did not comply with the control procedures as laid down. This gave a sample deviation rate of 8%. After performing the tests, the audit assistant noted the following conclusion: The deviation rate of 8% is below the quantitative materiality level of 10% as outlined in the accounting standards. Therefore, controls over purchases can be relied on'. Critically evaluate the appropriateness of the assistant's evaluation of sampling results relating to the tests of controls on purchases.
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