Notes and Quiz Acctg 21 Bme 21 Review PDF
Notes and Quiz Acctg 21 Bme 21 Review PDF
Notes and Quiz Acctg 21 Bme 21 Review PDF
Integrated Reporting
GRI Sustainability Reporting
CHOPPER
3. Which of the following is the first step in conducting management’s risk assessment?
A. Identify the risks - anything that can prevent the company from achieving objectives.
B. Respond to the risks
C. Analyze the risks
D. Set clear business objectives - o, r, c
47. Which of the following does not fall within the entity’s control activities?
a. Authorization of transactions
b. Physical controls
c. Segregation of incompatible duties
d. Management philosophy and operating style
48. This internal control component is the foundation for all other
components. It sets the tone of the organization, provides discipline and
structure, and influences the control consciousness of employees.
a. control activities
b monitoring of controls
c. control environment
d. the entity’s risk assessment process
51. Proper segregation of duties reduces the opportunities to allow any
employee to be in a position to both
a. Journalize cash receipts and disbursements and prepare the financial
statements.
b. Monitor internal controls and evaluate whether the controls are
operating as intended.
c. Adopt new accounting pronouncements and authorize the recording of
transactions.
d. Record and conceal fraudulent transactions in the normal course of
assigned tasks.
54. Management philosophy and operating style most likely would have a
significant influence on an entity’s control environment when
a. The internal auditor reports directly to management.
b. Management is dominated by one individual.- at least if management is
vested in several individuals, there is no concentration of power.
c. Accurate management job descriptions delineate specific duties.
d. The audit committee actively oversees the financial reporting process
64. Which of the following controls most likely would reduce the risk of
diversion of customer receipts by an entity’s employees?
a. A bank lockbox system.
b. Prenumbered remittance advices.
c. Monthly bank reconciliations.
d. Daily deposit of cash receipts.
73. Which of the following controls would an entity most likely use to assist
in satisfying the completeness assertion related to long-term investments?
a. Senior management verifies that securities in the bank safe-deposit box
are registered in the entity’s name. -rights & obligations
b. The internal auditor compares the securities in the bank safe-deposit box
with recorded investments.
c. The treasurer vouches the acquisition of securities by comparing brokers’
advices with canceled checks. - occurrence
d. The controller compares the current market prices of recorded
investments with the brokers’ advices on file. - valuation
82. When there are numerous property and equipment transactions during
the year, an auditor who plans to assess control risk at a low level usually
performs
a. Tests of controls and extensive tests of property and equipment balances
at the end of the year.
b. Analytical procedures for current year property and equipment
transactions.
c. Tests of controls (to assess control risk as low, auditor performs tests of
controls) and limited tests (because control risk is low) of current year
property and equipment transactions.
d. Analytical procedures for property and equipment balances at the end of
the year.
7. Although fraud is a broad legal concept for purposes of the PSAs, the
auditor is concerned with fraud that
(a) Results to missing cash and other near-cash items
(b) Results to the bankruptcy of the entity
(c) Were perpetrated by management and those charged with governance
(d) Causes a material misstatement in the financial statements.
16. Which of the following would most likely be a way for concealing theft?
(a) Capitalizing stolen item as asset.
(b) Converting stolen item to cash.
(c) Charging stolen item to expense.
(d) Stealing cash and using the same to buy asset to replace the stolen item.
17. Which of the following would heighten an auditor's concern about the
risk of fraudulent financial reporting?
(a) Inability to generate positive cash flows from operations, while reporting
large increases in earnings.
(b) Management's lack of interest in increasing the dividend paid on
common stock.
(c) Large amounts of liquid assets that are easily convertible into cash.
(d) Inability to borrow necessary capital without obtaining waivers on debt
covenants.
23. Which of the following is a fraud risk factor that relates to fraudulent
financial reporting?
(a) Large amounts of cash on hand or processed. - MOA
(b) Inventory items that are small in size, of high value, or in high demand. -
MOA
(c) Marginal ability to meet exchange listing requirements or debt
repayment or other debt covenant requirements.
(d) Inadequate physical safeguards over cash, investments, inventory, or
fixed assets. - MOA
24. Which of the following is least likely to indicate a risk of possible
misstatement due to fraud?
(a) Management is dominated by a single person or a small group without
compensating controls such as effective oversight by those charged with
governance
(b) Excessive interest by management in maintaining or increasing the
entity’s stock price or earnings trends through the use of unusually
aggressive accounting practices
(c) Management commits to analysts, creditors and other third parties to
achieving what appear to be unduly or clearly unrealistic forecasts
(d) Use of conservative accounting practices - it will be a fraud risk factor if
it is aggressive accounting practices
26. Which of the following would most likely be a fraud risk factor relating
to fraudulent financial reporting?
(a) Large cash balances
(b) Small but high value inventory-misappropriation
(c) Negative operating cash inflows
(d) Spearheading of the strategy execution by the CEO
PSA 250
35. When the auditor becomes aware of the existence of, or information
about, the following matters, it may be an indication of non-
compliance with laws and regulations. Which is the exception?
(a) Investigations by regulatory organizations and government departments
or payment of fines or penalties-yes.
(b) Payments for unspecified services or loans to consultants, related
parties, employees or government employees-yes.
(c) Adverse media comment-yes.
(d) Transactions with apparent business purpose with companies registered
in tax havens.
43. An auditor who finds that the client has committed an illegal act would
be most likely to withdraw from the engagement when the
a. Illegal act affects auditor’s ability to rely on management
representations.
b. Illegal act has material financial statement implications.
c. Illegal act has received widespread publicity.
d. Auditor cannot reasonably estimate the effect of the illegal act on the
financial statements.
44. The most likely explanation why the auditor’s examination cannot
reasonably be expected to bring all noncompliance by the client to the
auditor’s attention is that
(a) Noncompliance by clients often relate to operating aspects rather than
accounting aspects.
(b) Noncompliance are perpetrated by management override of internal
accounting controls.
(c) The auditor is not required by PSAs to consider client’s noncompliance
in the audit of financial statements.
(d) The client’s system of internal accounting control may be so strong that
the auditor performs only minimal substantive testing.
48. Examples of the type of information that may come to the auditor's
attention that may indicate that noncompliance with laws or regulations has
occurred least likely include
a. Investigation by government departments or payment of fines or
penalties.
b. Sales commissions or agent's fees that appear reasonable in relation to
those ordinarily paid by the entity or in its industry or to the services
actually received.
c. Unusual transactions with companies registered in tax havens.
d. Adverse media comment.
50. Which of the following is not a required source of information for the
auditors' assessment of fraud risk?
a. Discussion among audit team members.
b. Fraud risk factors.
c. Results of tests of controls. - this is usually performed after conducting
risk assessment
d. Inquiry of management and others.