Question 1
Place the following steps in their proper order:
3. | Define attributes and exception conditions. |
4. | State the objectives of the audit test. |
5. | Specify the tolerable exception rate. |
◦ 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
◦ 4, 3, 1, 2, 5
◦ 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
◦ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Question 2
The acceptable risk of overreliance
◦ is the risk that the auditor will erroneously conclude that the controls are less effective than they actually are.
◦ is less of a concern to the auditors than the risk of underreliance.
◦ represents the auditor's measure of sampling risk.
◦ is determined by a statistical formula, and not by professional judgment.