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Auditingtestbankchapter10
AuditingandAssuranceServices,15e(Arens)
Chapter10InternalControl,ControlRisk,andSection404Audits
LearningObjective10-1
1)Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthethreeprimaryobjectivesofeffectiveinternalcontrol?
A)Reliabilityoffinancialreporting
B)Efficiencyandeffectivenessofoperations
C)Compliancewithlawsandregulations
D)Assuranceofeliminationofbusinessrisk
Answer:
D
Terms:
Internalcontrolobjectives
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Analyticskills
2)Whichofmanagement'sassertionswithrespecttoimplementinginternalcontrolsistheauditorprimarilyconcerned?
A)Efficiencyofoperations
B)Reliabilityoffinancialreporting
C)Effectivenessofoperations
D)Compliancewithapplicablelawsandregulations
Answer:
B
Terms:
Management'sassertions
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
3)Internalcontrols:
A)areimplementedbyandaretheresponsibilityoftheauditors.
B)consistofpoliciesandproceduresdesignedtoprovidereasonableassurancethatthecompanyachievesitsobjectivesandgoals.
C)guaranteethatthecompanycomplieswithalllawsandregulations.
D)onlyapplytoSECcompanies.
Answer:
B
Terms:
Internalcontrol
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Analyticskills
4)Internalcontrolsarenotdesignedtoprovidereasonableassurancethat:
A)allfraudswillbedetected.
B)transactionsareexecutedinaccordancewithmanagement'sauthorization.
C)thecompany'sresourcesareusedefficientlyandeffectively.
D)companypersonnelcomplywithapplicablerulesandregulations.
Answer:
A
Terms:
Internalcontrols;reasonableassurance
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Analyticskills
5)Describeeachofthethreebroadobjectivesmanagementtypicallyhasforinternalcontrol.Withwhichoftheseobjectivesistheauditorprimarilyconcerned?
Answer:
Thethreeobjectivesare:
•Reliabilityoffinancialreporting.ManagementhasbothalegalandprofessionalresponsibilitytobesurethattheinformationisfairlypresentedinaccordingwithreportingrequirementssuchasU.S.GAAPandIFRS.
•Efficiencyandeffectivenessofoperations.Controlswithinanorganizationaremeanttoencourageefficientandeffectiveuseofitsresourcestooptimizethecompany'sgoals.
•Compliancewithlawsandregulations.Public,non-public,andnot-for-profitorganizationsarerequiredtofollowmanylawsandregulations.Somerelatetoaccountingonlyindirectly,suchasenvironmentalprotectionandcivilrightslaws.Othersarecloselyrelatedtoaccounting,suchasincometaxregulationsandanti-fraudlegalprovisions.
Theauditor'sfocusinboththeauditoffinancialstatementsandtheauditofinternalcontrolsisonthecontrolsoverthereliabilityoffinancialreportingplusthosecontrolsoveroperationsandcompliancewithlawsandregulationsthatcouldmateriallyaffectfinancialreporting.
Terms:
Threebroadobjectivesmanagementhasforinternalcontrol
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
6)Section404oftheSarbanes-OxleyActrequiresthatpubliccompaniesissueaninternalcontrolreport.
A)True
B)False
Answer:
A
Terms:
Sarbanes-OxleyAct
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
Topic:
SOX
7)Managementhasalegalandprofessionalresponsibilitytobesurethatthefinancialstatementsarepreparedinaccordancewithreportingrequirementsofapplicableaccountingframeworks.
A)True
B)False
Answer:
A
Terms:
Internalcontrol
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
LearningObjective10-2
1)Whichofthefollowingisresponsibleforestablishingaprivatecompany'sinternalcontrol?
A)SeniorManagement
B)InternalAuditors
C)FASB
D)Auditcommittee
Answer:
A
Terms:
Internalcontrol
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
2)Twokeyconceptsthatunderliemanagement'sdesignandimplementationofinternalcontrolare:
A)costsandmateriality.
B)absoluteassuranceandcosts.
C)inherentlimitationsandreasonableassurance.
D)collusionandmateriality.
Answer:
C
Terms:
Internalcontroldesignandimplementation
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Analyticskills
3)ThePCAOBplacesresponsibilityforthereliabilityofinternalcontrolsoverthefinancialreportingprocesson:
A)thecompany'sboardofdirectors.
B)theauditcommitteeoftheboardofdirectors.
C)management.
D)theCFOandtheindependentauditors.
Answer:
C
Terms:
PCAOB;internalcontrolresponsibility
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
Topic:
Public
4)Whichofthefollowingpartiesprovidesanassessmentoftheeffectivenessofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingforpubliccompanies?
A)
Management
Financialstatementauditors
Yes
Yes
B)
Management
Financialstatementauditors
No
No
C)
Management
Financialstatementauditors
Yes
No
D)
Management
Financialstatementauditors
No
Yes
Answer:
A
Terms:
Internalcontroleffectiveness
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
5)Anactoftwoormoreemployeestostealassetsandcovertheirtheftbymisstatingtheaccountingrecordswouldbereferredtoas:
A)collusion.
B)amaterialweakness.
C)acontroldeficiency.
D)asignificantdeficiency.
Answer:
A
Terms:
Employeesstealassets
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Ethicalunderstandingandreasoningabilities
6)Sarbanes-Oxleyrequiresmanagementtoissueaninternalcontrolreportthatincludestwospecificitems.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthesetworequirements?
A)Astatementthatmanagementisresponsibleforestablishingandmaintaininganadequateinternalcontrolstructureandproceduresforfinancialreporting
B)Astatementthatmanagementandtheboardofdirectorsarejointlyresponsibleforestablishingandmaintaininganadequateinternalcontrolstructureandproceduresforfinancialreporting
C)Astatementthatmanagement,theboardofdirectors,andtheexternalauditorsarejointlyresponsibleforestablishingandmaintaininganadequateinternalcontrolstructureandproceduresforfinancialreporting
D)Astatementthattheexternalauditorsaresolelyresponsible
Answer:
A
Terms:
Sarbanes-Oxley;Internalcontrolreport
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
Topic:
SOX
7)Whenmanagementisevaluatingthedesignofinternalcontrol,managementevaluateswhetherthecontrolcandowhichofthefollowing?
A)
Detectmaterialmisstatements
Correctmaterialmisstatements
Yes
Yes
B)
Detectmaterialmisstatements
Correctmaterialmisstatements
No
No
C)
Detectmaterialmisstatements
Correctmaterialmisstatements
Yes
No
D)
Detectmaterialmisstatements
Correctmaterialmisstatements
No
Yes
Answer:
C
Terms:
Internalcontroldesign
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Analyticskills
Topic:
SOX
8)Whenonematerialweaknessispresentattheendoftheyear,managementofapubliccompanymustconcludethatinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingis:
A)insufficient.
B)inadequate.
C)ineffective.
D)inefficient.
Answer:
C
Terms:
Internalcontrolweakness;Publiccompany
Diff:
Easy
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Analyticskills
Topic:
Public
9)Theauditorsprimarypurposeinauditingtheclient'ssystemofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingis:
A)topreventfraudulentfinancialstatementsfrombeingissuedtothepublic.
B)toevaluatetheeffectivenessofthecompany'sinternalcontrolsoverallrelevantassertionsinthefinancialstatements.
C)toreporttomanagementthattheinternalcontrolsareeffectiveinpreventingmisstatementsfromappearingonthefinancialstatements.
D)toefficientlyconducttheAuditofFinancialStatements.
Answer:
B
Terms:
Primarypurposetoauditsystemofinternalcontrol
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Analyticskills
Topic:
Public
10)Managementmustdisclosematerialweaknessesininternalcontrolinitsauditreport:
A)whenevertheweaknessisdeemedsignificanttoasingleclassoftransactions.
B)whenevertheweaknessissignificanttooverallfinancialreportingobjectives.
C)iftheweaknessexistsattheendoftheyear.
D)onlyiftheauditoridentifiestheweaknessassignificant.
Answer:
C
Terms:
Materialweaknessesininternalcontrol
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
Topic:
Public
11)Inperformingtheauditofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingtheauditoremphasizesinternalcontroloverclassoftransactionsbecause:
A)theaccuracyofaccountingsystemoutputsdependsheavilyontheaccuracyofinputsandprocessing.
B)theclassoftransactioniswheremostfraudschemesoccur.
C)accountbalancesarelessimportanttotheauditorthenthechangesintheaccountbalances.
D)classesoftransactionstestsarethemostefficientmannertocompensateforinherentrisk.
Answer:
A
Terms:
Internalcontroloverclassoftransactions
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinkingskills
Topic:
Public
12)Internalcontrolscanneverberegardedascompletelyeffective.Evenifcompanypersonnelcoulddesignanidealsystem,itseffectivenessdependsonthe:
A)adequacyofthecomputersystem.
B)properimplementationbymanagement.
C)abilityoftheinternalauditstafftomaintainit.
D)competencyanddependabilityofthepeopleusingit.
Answer:
D
Terms:
Internalcontroleffectiveness
Diff:
Moderate
Objective:
LO10-2
AACSB:
Ethicalunderstandingandreasoningabilities
13)Whenconsideringinternalcontrols,animportantpointtoconsideristhat:
A)auditorscanignorecontrolsaffec