Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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ISBN: 9781305080577
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 5, Problem 38MCQ
To determine
Concept introduction:
Auditing documentation:
Audit documentation is the recording of
To choose: the false statement.
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Quality Audit
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