McMullen and Milligan, CPAs, were conducting the audit of Cusick Machine Tool Company for the year ended December 31. Jim Sigmund, senior-in-charge of th audit, plans to use MUS to audit Cusick's invenotry account. Thee balance at December 31 was $9,000,000. Required: A) Based on the following information, compute the required MUS sample size:  Tolerable misstatement = $360,000 Expected misstatement = $90,000 Risk of incorrect acceptance = 5% B) Nancy Van Pelt, staff accountant, used the sample items selected in part (a) and performed the audit procedures listed in the inventory audit program. She notes the following misstatements:  Misstatement Number                Book Value                     Audit Value              1                                       $10,000                          $7,500              2                                       $9,000

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McMullen and Milligan, CPAs, were conducting the audit of Cusick Machine Tool Company for the year ended December 31. Jim Sigmund, senior-in-charge of th audit, plans to use MUS to audit Cusick's invenotry account. Thee balance at December 31 was $9,000,000.

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A) Based on the following information, compute the required MUS sample size

Tolerable misstatement = $360,000

Expected misstatement = $90,000

Risk of incorrect acceptance = 5%

B) Nancy Van Pelt, staff accountant, used the sample items selected in part (a) and performed the audit procedures listed in the inventory audit program. She notes the following misstatements: 

Misstatement Number                Book Value                     Audit Value

             1                                       $10,000                          $7,500

             2                                       $9,000                             $6,000

             3                                       $60,000                               0

             4                                       $800                                  $640

Using this information, calculate the upper misstatement limit. What conclusion shoudl Van Pelt make concerning the inventory?

C) Assume that, in addition to the four misstatements identified in part (b), Van Pelt had identified the following two understatements:

Misstatement Number                Book Value                     Audit Value

             5                                          $6,000                         $6,500

             6                                              750                             800

Calculate the net projcted population misstatement.

 

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