AUDITING RMU
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ISBN: 9781260934830
Author: MESSIER
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.19MCQ
To determine
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Inventory is the most valuable asset for a company. The company applies controls over inventory for its safeguard and detection of inventory frauds. The auditor also tests these controls to determine the nature and extent of the
To choose: the internal control activity that is most likely to address the completeness assertion of the inventory.
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Which of the following internal control activities most likely addresses the completeness assertion for inventory?a. The work-in-process account is periodically reconciled with subsidiary inventory records.b. Employees responsible for custody of finished goods do not perform the receiving function.c. Receiving reports are prenumbered, and the numbering sequence is checked periodically.d. There is a separation of duties between the payroll department and inventory accounting personnel
Which of the following is not generally an internal control activity?
a.Physically counting inventory in a perpetual inventory system
b.Establishing clear lines of authority to carry out specific tasks
c.Reducing the cost of hiring seasonal employees
d.Limiting access to computerized accounting records
Which, if any, of the following situations represent improper segregation of functions?A. The billing department prepares the customers ‘invoices, and the AR department posts to thecustomers’ accounts.B The sales department approves sales credit memos as the result of product returns, and subsequentadjustments to the customer accounts are performed by the AR department.C The shipping department ships goods that have been retrieved from stock by warehouse personnel.D. The general accounting department posts to the general ledger accounts after receiving journalvouchers that are prepared by the billing department.
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AUDITING RMU
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