The auditor assigned to audit the property, plant and equipment requested a schedule of property additions for the year as well as a schedule of repairs and maintenance expense, which of the following is incorrect? O The audit proposition that a capitalizable cost might have been erroneously charged as outright repairs and maintenance expense is necessary to audit the completeness assertion of PPE additions. O Tracing property additions to the physical asset is necessary to audit the existence assertion over PPE. O tems in the schedule of repairs and maintenance shall be vouched to the supporting documents to ascertain whether these are indeed to be recognized as outright expense, This is necessary to audit the occurrence assertion of the expense. O Items in the schedule of property additions shall be traced back to the supporting documents to verify their propriety. This is necessary to audit the completeness assertion over PPE additions.

The auditor assigned to audit the property, plant and equipment requested a schedule of property additions for the year as well as a schedule of repairs and maintenance expense, which of the following is incorrect? O The audit proposition that a capitalizable cost might have been erroneously charged as outright repairs and maintenance expense is necessary to audit the completeness assertion of PPE additions. O Tracing property additions to the physical asset is necessary to audit the existence assertion over PPE. O tems in the schedule of repairs and maintenance shall be vouched to the supporting documents to ascertain whether these are indeed to be recognized as outright expense, This is necessary to audit the occurrence assertion of the expense. O Items in the schedule of property additions shall be traced back to the supporting documents to verify their propriety. This is necessary to audit the completeness assertion over PPE additions.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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