Auditing and Assurance Services, Student Value Edition (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134075754
Author: Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 18.2MCQ
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Identify the management assertion related to the procedure for searching of unrecorded retirements, an auditor selects older fixed assets from the subsidiary ledger and then tries to locate those assets.
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a. Select long-lived tangibie assets recorded in the property ledger and
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An auditor reviews aged accounts receivable to assess likelihood of collection to support management’s assertion about account balances of:
Select one:
a. rights and obligations
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Auditing and Assurance Services, Student Value Edition (16th Edition)
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