EBK PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING & OTHER ASSU
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Author: WHITTINGTON
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 7, Problem 26QRA
a.
To determine
Explain the concepts of planned assessment of control risk and the revised assessment of the risk after tests of controls have been performed.
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To determine
Provide an example related to debtors that provide the difference between the planned assessment of control risk and the revised assessment of the risk.
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b. Operating effectiveness of internal controls.
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d. Possibility that the nature and extent of substantive tests may be reduced.
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Chapter 7 Solutions
EBK PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING & OTHER ASSU
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