Test Bank for Auditing and Assurance Services 9th Edition by Jerry Strawser Timothy Louwers
Chap 01 9e
1) The audit objective that all transactions and accounts that should be presented in the financial
statements are in fact included is related to which of the PCAOB assertions?
A) Existence
B) Rights and obligations
C) Completeness
D) Valuation
2) Cutoff tests designed to detect purchases made before the end of the year that have been
recorded in the subsequent year provide assurance about management’s assertion of
A) presentation and disclosure.
B) completeness.
C) rights and obligations.
D) existence.
3) During an audit of an entity’s stockholders’ equity accounts, the auditor determines whether
there are restrictions on retained earnings resulting from loans, agreements, or state law. This
audit procedure most likely is intended to verify management’s assertion of
A) existence or occurrence.
B) completeness.
C) valuation or allocation.
D) presentation and disclosure.
4) The confirmation of an account payable balance selected from the general ledger provides
primary evidence regarding which management assertion?
A) Completeness
B) Valuation
C) Allocation
D) Existence
Test Bank for Auditing & Assurance Services 9th Edition by Timothy
Louwers, Jerry Strawser
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5) What type of evidence would provide the highest level of assurance in an attestation
engagement?
A) Evidence secured solely from within the entity.
B) Evidence obtained from independent sources.
C) Evidence obtained indirectly.
D) Evidence obtained from multiple internal inquiries.
6) Which of the following management assertions is an auditor most likely testing if the audit
objective states that all inventory on hand is reflected in the ending inventory balance?
A) The entity has rights to the inventory.
B) Inventory is properly valued.
C) Inventory is properly presented in the financial statements.
D) Inventory is complete.
