Inherent risk is: a. the risk of a misstatement occurring irrespective of any internal controls put in place by management. b. the risk that the auditor's testing procedures will not detect a material misstatement. c. assessed as high when there are no internal controls tested or relied upon by the auditor. d. assessed as low when there are good internal controls in place. Choose the correct answer and explain why it is the correct answer

Inherent risk is: a. the risk of a misstatement occurring irrespective of any internal controls put in place by management. b. the risk that the auditor's testing procedures will not detect a material misstatement. c. assessed as high when there are no internal controls tested or relied upon by the auditor. d. assessed as low when there are good internal controls in place. Choose the correct answer and explain why it is the correct answer

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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7) In an environment that is highly automated an auditor determines that it is not possible to reduce detection risk solely by using substantive test of transactions. Under these circumstances the auditor most likely would: Perform test of controls to support a lower level of assessed risk. Increase sample size to reduce sampling risk and detection risk. Adjust the materiality level and consider the effect on inherent risk Apply analytical procedures and consider the effect on control risk
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