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PERFORMING SUBSTANTIVE TESTS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

As audit evidence, physical examination and confirmation, may only be obtained using which of the following types of tests?

a)

Tests of Control

b)

Tests of Transactions

c)

Analytical Procedures

d)

Tests of Details of Balances

2.

Which of the following audit tests is usually the least costly to perform?

a)

Analytical Procedures

b)

Test of Controls

c)

Tests of Details of Balances

d)

Substantive Tests of Transactions

3.

Evidence is generally considered sufficient when

a)

It is appropriate

b)

There is enough of it to afford a reasonable basis for an opinion on financial statements

c)

It has the qualities of being relevant, objective, and free from uknown bias.

d)

It has been obtained by random selection

4.

During an audit, auditors may employ analytical procedures at any time, nevertheless, they are required to be used at specific time. During which phase(s) of the audit is the auditor primarily concerned with using analytical procedures from a cost-savings perspective?

a)

Planning

b)

Testing

c)

Completion

d)

Auditor has nothing to say about it

5.

Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the primary purpose of audit procedures?

a)

To detect all errors or fraudulent activities as well as illegal activities

b)

To comply with the SEC

c)

To gather corroborative audit evidence about the management's assertions regarding the client's financial statements

d)

To determine the amount of errors in the balance sheet accounts in order to adjust the accounts to actual

6.

The appropriateness of evidence is measured through the

a)

Sufficiency of Evidence

b)

Meaning of Evidence

c)

Quantity of Evidence

d)

Quality of Evidence

7.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Test of Details of Balances focus on the ending balances of accounts

b)

Test of Details of Balances focus on the transactions during the period

c)

Test of Details of Balances focus on the auditor's understanding of internal controls

d)

Test of Details of Balances focus on comparisons of recorded amounts to expectations developed by the auditor

8.

Which of the following tests commonly occur together

a)

Substantive Tests of Transactions and Tests of Controls

b)

Substantive Tests of Transactions and Obtaining an Understanding of Internal Controls

c)

Analytical Procedures and Tests of Controls

d)

All of the above commonly occur together

9.

The use of comparisons and relationships to assess whether account balances or other data appear reasonable compared to the auditor's expectations is a definition of

a)

Analytical Procedures

b)

Tests of Transactions

c)

Tests of Balances

d)

Tests of Controls

10.

A procedure designed to test for monetary misstatements directly affecting the correctness of financial statement balances is a

a)

Test of Controls

b)

Substantive Tests

c)

Test of Attributes

d)

Monetary Unit Sampling Test

11.

Which portion of an audit is least likely to be completed before the balance sheet date?

a)

Tests of Controls

b)

Issuance of an Engagement Lette

c)

Substantive Procedures

d)

Assessment of Control Risk

12.

The primary objective of tests of details of transactions performed as substantive procedures is to

a)

Comply with generally accepted auditing standards

b)

Attain assurance about the reliability of the accounting system

c)

Detect Material Misstatement in the Financial Statements

d)

Evaluate whether management's policies and procedures are operating effectively

13.

In the context of an audit of financial statements, substantive tests are audit procedures that

a)

May be eliminated under certain conditions

b)

Are designed to discover significant subsequent events

c)

May be either tests of transactions, direct test of financial balances or analytical tests

d)

Will increase proportionately with the auditor's assessment of control risk

14.

Evidence is usually more persuasive for balance sheet accounts when it is obtained

a)

As close to the Balance Sheet date as possible

b)

Only from transactions occurring on the balance sheet date

c)

From various times throughout the client's year

d)

From the time period when transactions in that account were most numerous during the fiscal period

15.

Auditors may decide to replace tests of details with analytical procedures when possible because the

a)

Analytical Procedures are more reliable

b)

Analytical Procedures are considerably less expensive

c)

Analytical Procedures are more persuasive

d)

Tests of Details are more difficult to interpret