EBK PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING & OTHER ASSU
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Author: WHITTINGTON
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Chapter 1, Problem 28QRA
a.
To determine
Provide an example of opposing interests of the provider of financial information and the user of the information.
b.
To determine
Explain the remedies to compensate for the possible self-interest.
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