EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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ISBN: 9781260687668
Author: Jr
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL LEARNING SOLN.(CC)
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.29P
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Audit sampling: sampling is the method of selecting few items to check from the entire population under examination. Auditors apply sampling method while performing their
To Justify: the conclusion about each control procedures
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