Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134065823
Author: Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Identify the internal control method suitable to identify the inventory theft.
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An assistant on the Carter Company audit has been working in the revenue cycle and has compiled a list of possible errors and fraud that may result in the misstatement of Carter Company’s financial statements and a corresponding list of controls that, if properly designed and implemented, could assist in preventing or detecting the errors and fraud.
For each possible error and fraud numbered a through o, select one internal control from the following answer list that, if properly designed and implemented, most likely could assist management in preventing or detecting the errors and fraud. Each response in the list of controls may be selected once, more than once, or not at all.
A. Shipping clerks compare goods received from the warehouse with the details on the shipping documents.
B. Approved sales orders are required for goods to be released from the warehouse.
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Besides the fraud triangle, auditors are required to consider two conditions which might lead to fraud. They are:
a. Inflated sales and bill-and-hold transactions.
b.Bill-and-hold transactions and embezzlement of cash.
c. Improper revenue recognition and stealing of inventory.
d. Management override of controls and improper revenue recognition.
Which of the following procedures would best prevent or detect the theft of valuable items from an inventory that consists of hundreds of different items selling for $1 to $10 and a few items selling for hundreds of dollars?a. Maintain a perpetual inventory of only the more valuable items with frequent periodic verification of the accuracy of the perpetual inventory record.b. Have an independent accounting firm prepare an internal control report on the effectiveness of the controls over inventory.c. Have separate warehouse space for the more valuable items with frequent periodic physical counts and comparison to perpetual inventory records.d. Require a manager’s signature for the removal of any inventory item with a value of morethan $50.
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Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
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